Citing bands like Demigod, Sentenced, and Adramelech as similar acts, the brand of death metal that Finnish band Hekatoxen evokes is relatively clear: no-frills rippers deeply indebted to their homeland’s nineties scene. Formed in 2020, the upcoming Obsidian Majesty record will be the band’s first full-length (following up 2022’s Utter Darkness EP), which is an important make-or-break moment for any band – metal or otherwise. Moreover, its increasingly difficult for death metal groups to stake their claim in the scene due to the metric shit-ton of metal music that comes out every Friday (or whenever else bands decide to drop their latest work) … Continue reading Track Premiere: Hekatoxen – “Grave Reveries”