Dark Descent Records Archives - The Sleeping Shaman

Qrixkuor ‘Poison Palinopsia’

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Review: Qrixkuor ‘Poison Palinopsia’

10th August 202115th September 2021 Jamie Grimes Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Invictus Productions, Quixkuor

The musician known publicly as simply ‘S’ has endured various obstacles over the last five years to bring this first

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Engulfed 'Vengeance Of The Fallen'

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Review: Engulfed ‘Vengeance Of The Fallen’

6th January 20218th February 2021 Jamie Grimes Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Engulfed, Me Saco Un Ojo Records

There’s something deeply satisfying about hearing a band hit their full potential, and Turkish malcontents Engulfed arrive gloriously at their

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Gorephilia ‘In The Eye Of Nothing’

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Review: Gorephilia ‘In The Eye Of Nothing’

2nd October 20203rd November 2020 Matt Alexander Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Gorephilia, In The Eye Of Nothing, Me Saco Un Ojo Records

Oh man! Finland has such a rich history of producing some of the finest death metal that the entire world

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Review: Proscription ‘Conduit’

28th September 202028th October 2020 Jamie Grimes Conduit, Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Proscription

Death metal is at absolute saturation point in 2020, and quantity absolutely does not equate to quality. With their roots

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Swallowed ‘Lunarterial’ CD/LP/DD 2014

17th September 20143rd September 2019 Kevin Kentie 2014, CD, Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Digital, Doom, Heavy, Kevin Kentie, LP, Lunarterial, Review, Swallowed

A while ago I heard the EP of Finnish Swallowed and they immediately drew me into their web of slow

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