Pulverised Records – Metal Eclipse Reviews

Funebrarum – Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence

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Old School Death Metal time. Funebrarum is exactly what you expect when I say those words, but fear not—Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence is attempting to mix things up a bit. We’ll have to judge if the album succeeds at that, but for the moment, rest assured that I won’t be sugar-coating anything. I get more albums like this than potatoes for lunch. I already hate them, but hopefully this one doesn’t get that bad. I mean, you can’t overboil Death Metal and also forget the salt, right?

ORDH – Blind In Abyssal Realms

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It’s time for a debut, and judging by the artwork, I should have some expectations. ORDH is a strange name for a band that is planning to send us to hell and back. Blind In Abyssal Realms is supposed to be everything you want from a Prog/Tech/Death Metal experience. Yet, the band is still new in town, so we still need to give it a baptism of fire. Join me, and hopefully you won’t be more disappointed than the last time your vinyl order was indefinitely delayed.

Hating Life – Revenge From Beyond

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A name like Hating Life can’t inspire too many hugs. The real question is whether Revenge From Beyond is going to make me miserable the right way or the boring way. There’s little room for exploration in Death Metal, especially if you want to cook it the traditional way, which is why I approached this album with some legitimate stomach discomfort. I’m fed up with the same stuff over and over. But let’s hope again.

Eternal Darkness – Eternal Darkness

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I usually don’t give much context about the bands we review at MER, but this time is different—and not just because it’s a Swedish band again. Eternal Darkness – Eternal Darkness is a debut that took 35 years to get done. I wasn’t even born when the first idea for it started emerging! And yet, I find out the band has already split. Dead before being properly born—well, it can’t get more Death Metal than that. Let’s get to it!

Wombbath – Beyond the Abyss

I discovered Wombbath the way many of us have gotten into old-school Swedish Death Metal in this digital age—through a Bandcamp sale! I checked out a few of their albums and decided they were worth a shot. Needless to say, Wombbath is a pinnacle of consistency. To me, all its albums sit at least at a solid 3.5/5.0. However, there are only so many times you can pull off the chainsaw trick before it chops your arms off. And Beyond the Abyss is here to prove that the band can keep juggling familiar sounds without losing a limb.