2024 Iron Blood and Death Corporation (CD)
ironbloodanddeath.bandcamp.com
5/10 CRUSHED FUCKING SKULLS
This is the first EP from this Quebecois band, with just one demo coming before. This is fairly run-of-the-mill death/thrash with a blackened edge that hearkens back to Dissection and bands of that era. Nothing truly spectacular jumps out, but it's at least solid stuff, just not terribly memorable. They do have a pronounced sense of melody and use it well within their songs, whether as a solo or a blackened riff to add dimension to their sound. This isn't something I'm going to actively track down and buy, but I wouldn't be upset if it wound up in my collection at some point.