Blasphemer

2017's "Blasphemer" is a love letter to early ’90s British death metal, delivered with grit under the fingernails and zero interest in modern polish. If originality is the yardstick, there’s little here that Benediction hadn’t already hammered into stone decades ago. But sheer execution? That’s another story.

The musicianship is outstanding. Riffs are sharp, muscular, and genuinely engaging, played with a ferocity that feels earned rather than nostalgic. ... read more