Tomb Mold, Horrendous, Left to Rot

Damn you to hell, Austin. Every single vacation for the last three decades, ya gotta break my MF-ing stones – literally. Astride Ontological Mysterium, last year’s fourth album from Philly reanimators Horrendous, and The Enduring Spirit, full-length No. 4 by Torontoans Tomb Mold – plus Gatecreeper’s new Dark Superstition – modern death metal just initiated its Golden Era. The progressive zeal and ardor with which these groups fuse classic rock to contemporary extremity resounds positively Rush-like. And to experience the top two genre LPs of 2023 at this biker haven? Metallurgic Show of the Year. Me … I’ll be at the Stones in Santa Clara. @#$%&!!! Left to Rot opens. – Raoul Hernandez