Authors: Bryer Wharton
Napalm Flesh: To Hell We Go! Hells Headbangers
The US based record label and distro known as Hells Headbangers is quickly becoming a bastion of underground metal. Last year Hells Headbangers released highly lucrative offerings from the mighty Profanatica, Denouncement Pyre, Drunken Bastards and Nocturnal Blood. The label kicked off the new year with four releases last week, three of which are reviewed exclusively here. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Business As Usual
This week’s blog features exclusive reviews of new albums from Ulcerate, Abysmal Dawn, Psycho and Tuck From Hell. Also featured is a rundown of this week’s metal happenings and a link to hear the latest from experimental/drone/doom favorites Earth. … read more
Napalm Flesh Label Spotlight: Transcendental Creations
This week’s blog contains a rundown of the metal concert happenings of the week, plus a spotlight of the record label Transcendental Creations with reviews of two albums released this week. Also included is a review of the new album from Austrian black/death band Belphegor. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Eluveite-Folk on!
This week’s blog is chock full of stuff, from an Eluveite concert review to a rundown of the weekend’s local metal happenings and a slew of CD reviews. Reviews include folk metal new releases from Falkenbach and Korpiklaani as well as new releases from Impiety, Infernal War/Kreigsmaschine, Misery and Neuraxis. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Local Band Spotlight – Moon of Delirium
This week’s blog features an interview with Alex Jorgenson of Salt Lake City’s relatively new Moon of Delirium, a rundown of shows happening this week, exclusive CD reviews from Necronoclast, Evoken/Beneath the Frozen Soil, Woebegone Obscured and Tankard. Also in the blog is a link to download a free EP from Season of Mist recording artist The Southern Cross. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Grimm Scary Tales – Interview with Macabre
This week’s blog features an interview with Corporate Death of Macabre, who released their new album Grimm Scary Tales last month. Get your old school serial killer, mass murder or just plain weirdo fetish on and check out the bands tales of notorious characters done in only the way Macabre can. Also check out the run down of upcoming shows and CD reviews of new albums from Lifelover and W.A.I.L. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Take your Blood Oath-Suffocation
Coming from the vault is an interview with Mike Smith, drummer of the mighty NYC death metal kings Suffocation back when they made a tour stop in Salt Lake City last summer. Also included is the usual rundown of upcoming shows and some blog exclusive CD reviews of new albums from Blaspherian, Kvelertak, and Rotten Sound. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Love Your Life – Interview with Lifelover
This week we have a massive blog for every discriminating metal taste. Read on for a rundown of this week’s metal shows, blog exclusive CD reviews, a new section of super-short reviews called Quickies, a link to download Wormrot’s new album for free, and an interview with () aka Kim Carlsson of Lifelover, depressive black metallers from Sweden
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Napalm Flesh – Local Band Spotlight: Muckraker
This week’s metal blog features a quick interview with Salt Lake locals Muckracker, a rundown of this week’s metal happenings, some blog exclusive reviews and a couple of super-short quickie reviews. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Mexican death metal – Zombiefication
This week, on an all new day for SLUG’s weekly metal blog, we have a fine interview with Mr. Jacko from Mexican death metal two-piece Zombiefication, whose killer new album Midnight Stench is available now. We also have a show rundown and some blog exclusive CD reviews from Indian, Norther and Miasmal and shorter “quickie” reviews from Symfonia, Graveyard and Haeresiarchs of Dis. … read more
Napalm Flesh – Local Artist Spotlight: Sonic Prophecy
It’s maximum metal Wednesday today! this week’s blog features an interview with Utah metal crew Sonic Prophecy along with the usual lowdown of concerts for the week. Add on top of that a massive breakdown of album reviews from Satan’s Host, While Heaven Wept, Argus, Before the Dawn, Hrizg, Leave’s Eyes, Midnattsol, Samael, Shakra, Suidakra, Twisted Tower Dire, and Voodoo Circle, offering the first glimpse of future Napalm Flesh and Dead But Dreaming blogs to feature reviews of all the metal you can handle! … read more
Napalm Flesh: Dornenreich – Interview with Eviga
This week we have an interview with Eviga, who handles the bass, vocal and guitar duties for Austria’s all killer-no-filler Dornenreich. We also have a rundown of this week’s metal shows, links to new music from Boris, Enslaved and more, and a few blog exclusive reviews. If you read all the way to the end you get a special surprise of awfulness! … read more