PERCUSSOR - Remnants Of Horror The Final Cut Reissue

 

PERCUSSOR - Remnants Of Horror The Final Cut Reissue

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions

PERCUSSOR have been the premier Death Metal band out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a decade now. Their first two full lengths; Proclamation of Hate from 2015 and Disturbing Reality from 2016 both came out on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. Their sound is pure hate filled Old School sounding Death Metal. It's the stuff you love if you're into the old ways.

In 2017 the band released their third full length, Remnants of Horror, on another label. Why, I don't know but in 2019 they would reissue it. Then in 2022 the band returned to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions and released Ravenous Despondency which is a damm good album to say the least. 

Which brings us to 2025 and PERCUSSOR's third full length is reissued on Horror Pain Gore Death Productions. Where it should've been in the first place if you ask me. Be that as it may Remnants Of Horror is a damm good piece of work if you crave the old ways of the genre. What was always cool about PERCUSSOR's sound was that it came across more as pre-1990's DM but not Thrash oriented too much. 

When I listen to this album I can't help but think of em playing this stuff live to a packed club in South Philly. And of course I can envision the slam pit mayhem. As always Jack Carmichael's vocals are way up front in the mix. Which of course reminds ya of Don of the Dead from NUNSLAUGHTER. The riffs are low-fi and diabolical. The rhythm section works it all out perfectly. 

In the end this is an essential release if you're a fan of this Hostile City Death Metal band. Nuff Said.

https://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/

LISTEN HERE: 

https://hpgd.bandcamp.com/album/remnants-of-horror-the-final-cut

DET - Destructive Elite Terror review

 

DET - Destructive Elite Terror

Dying Victims Productions

I have to say that Finland has been the harbinger of great Extreme Metal in 2025. Now sure if you're into the cool and insane stuff like me (which most lame-stream people are not) then you know the great nation of Finland is home to some of the best Extreme sounding Metal regardless of genre out there. And obviously here's another damm good act to check out.

This is the debut full length from Helsinki, Finland’s DET. This is a Blackened Speed Metal / Thrash three piece act who have been around since 2022. Prior to this the band released two demos and a split release with fellow countrymen KRUISFOITU. Last year they put out a compilation, Death Night's Vengeance, which features their first two demos. 

As far as this release goes it's pretty much early BATHORY / VENOM worship rung though a Finnish filter. In the end it's what the title suggests. I like this release because it's got a burning sound to it and begs for destruction. Their next release will probably kick more ass than this one. 

https://dying-victims.de/

LISTEN HERE:

https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/destructive-elite-terror

SADISTIC GOATMESSIAH - Violence review

 

SADISTIC GOATMESSIAH - Violence

Dying Victims Productions

So for a decade now on or around my birthday I go out to dinner with a bunch of old friends. It's mostly about dinner but there's some drinking involved. OK there's a lot of drinking involved but not by me. I drink a little bit. Anyways one old friend of mine likes to give a toast to me at these gatherings. One time I remember him saying that I was the only person he knew that has a huge music collection with bands that have the words "wolf" or "goat" in their names. 

Yeah that's funny because it's true. So when I see a band called SADISTIC GOATMESSIAH you're damm right I'm gonna check em out. What we have here is the debut full length by this German three piece Blackened Thrash act. Of course it gets better since the band members are Morbid Goatpriest of Lust, Filth and Mayhem on guitar and vocals. Their drummer goes by the name of Goat Primator and their bassist is the Goatess of Fire. Yeah ya gotta love those nom de plumes. 

I had already given this release a listen and was a fan but learning all of the details about em made it better. SADISTIC GOATMESSIAH started out in 2012 but didn't put out stuff until 2019. From then to now the band has put out a bunch of demos and Split releases. Interested parties should check out the band's Evil Witchcraft & Sado Magic compilation from 2024. 

Musically what we have here is a release with more Tom G Warrior grunts then the whole CELTIC FROST full length collection. Now does that mean this is a HELLHAMMER / CELTIC FROST worshiping retro act? Nah not really because I also hear some DARKTHRONE influence as well. 

Actually what I hear on these ten tracks is a newer band taking some old sounds, running em through their own filter and creating something fresh as well as exciting to hear. I mean the vocals are insane to say the least. Lots of drunken shouting and screaming. The riff work is decent. I give props for the bass work being so prominent. And of course the drum work is fuckin damm good.

So yeah it's rude, chaotic sounding Blackened Thrash and Hessian Speed Metal. It's also an exciting listen throughout. In other words it's a perfect fucking album. I admit I'm an old fucker who always looks to find bands like this. As far as my peers go I don't know how they would go for SADISTIC GOATMESSIAH. But for the younger crowd who hate mainstream bullshit and yearn for the chaotic then here ya go.

https://dying-victims.de/

LISTEN HERE:

https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/violence

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