Brodequin

Sermon to the Lambs – Sermon to the Lambs Review

Sermon to the Lambs – Sermon to the Lambs Review

By Alekhines Gun on March 6, 2026 in Reviews, 79 comments

“What’s your favorite slam album and why? Do you value catchiness in your big bruutz? Clear production? Melodic presence? My favorite slam alternates with my mood between Devourment’s Obscene Majesty and Analepsy’s Quiescence; the former for the excellent execution of such a narrow sound, and the latter for the colors and beauty imbued into the otherwise bone-shattering grooves. Though given a bad rap for its easy-to-emulate smoothbrain caveman stereotypes, slam has shown much evolution in recent years as bands continue to push and redefine the limits of extremity. Hailing from Chile, new outfit Sermon to the Lambs have arrived with their self-titled debut, coming with the usual aggrandizing promises of maximum aural violence and assurances of a downright traumatizing listen for anyone who has ears to hear.” Lambs to the killing floor.

Lightchapter – Where All Hope Begins Review

Lightchapter – Where All Hope Begins Review

By ClarkKent on October 1, 2025 in Reviews, Industrial Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Metalcore, 9 comments

“Death metal generally dabbles in the dark, the grisly, the violent, and the brutal. With the aid of ’80s-style synths, Lightchapter plays a version with a lighter, more hopeful touch. The aptly-named Where All Hope Begins marks album number two for this quartet out of Denmark. The band’s mission is to merge “despair and hope” and also “pain and joy” through not only their sound but their lyrics. Even on a blog that celebrates the angry and still makes fun of the brief Happy Metal Guy stint, I imagine something that infuses joy and lightness would find a welcoming audience.” Joy in the metalverse??

AngryMetalGuy.com’s Aggregated Top 20 Albums o’ 2024

AngryMetalGuy.com’s Aggregated Top 20 Albums o’ 2024

By El Cuervo on January 30, 2025 in Blog Posts, Lists, 235 comments

“Here we are. The culmination of not just two to five weeks of hardcore listing, but twelve months of hardcore metalling. The AngryMetalGuy.com Aggregated Top 20 Albums o’ 2024 represents the cream of the crop, or more accurately, the cream of a small corner of a field containing some crops. Using the unrestrained power of manual data entry and a mighty spreadsheet, our wonderful little website compiles our numerous year-end ranking articles and the dozens of metal albums therein into one final, dreadful ranking.” One List to Debase Them All, One List to Find Them…

Heavy Moves Heavy 2024 – AMG’s Ultimate Workout Playlist

Heavy Moves Heavy 2024 – AMG’s Ultimate Workout Playlist

By Ferox on January 14, 2025 in Blog Posts, 101 comments

“Before I was press-ganged into the Skull Pit, I, Ferox, began curating an exercise playlist named Heavy Moves Heavy. For a decade, I alone reaped the benefits of this creation–many were the hours spent preening aboard my Squat Yacht, mixing oils so that I could marvel at the glistening gainz unlocked by the List. My indentured servitude is your good fortune, because a new and improved version of the Heavy Moves Heavy playlist is now available to all readers of AMG in good standing.”

Brodequin – Harbinger of Woe [Things You Might Have Missed 2024]

Brodequin – Harbinger of Woe [Things You Might Have Missed 2024]

By Kenstrosity on December 9, 2024 in Reviews, Things You Might Have Missed 2024, Death Metal, 90 comments

“One of the earlier purveyors of brutal death, Tennessee trio Brodequin, established originally in 1998 and put on hiatus in 2008, reunited in 2015 after a seven-year break. Jan Van Lugtenburg filled in the percussive void in 2016 for a few years, ultimately tagging out for Brennan Shackelford in 2020. Rounded out by founding brothers Mike (Guitars) and Jamie (Bass, Vocals) Bailey, Brodequin worked diligently on crafting their fourth brutal assault of groovy death. Harbinger of Woe is the result, and it might very well be the best thing they’ve put to tape so far.” Woe Momma!

Scumbag – Homicide Cult [Things You Might Have Missed 2024]

Scumbag – Homicide Cult [Things You Might Have Missed 2024]

By Kenstrosity on December 2, 2024 in Things You Might Have Missed 2024, Death Metal, Slam, Technical Death Metal, 47 comments

“For the uninitiated, Scumbag constitutes a raucous combination of Brodequin-esque brutal death, deathgrind touches reminiscent of earlier Aborted, savage bounce that recalls brutal tech heavyweights Unfathomable Ruination and Abysmal Torment, and a certain irreverent personality not unlike The Black Dahlia Murder.” Name dropping scumbags!