out today: Relic - in-your-face nonstop death metal brutality

This is a four-song EP of Midwest-American unrelenting, frenetic, punishing black/death metal to make people run through a wall. The vocals are low-growling, higher-growling, and gremlin-screeching. The rhythm section does not know how—and does not want—to stop; it's just a fierce attack, and after that, they keep attacking. The guitarists are going to get tendonitis and arthritis from playing this fast and intense: thrash, death, and black metal riffs jump one after another. You might get a hint of a melody during a guitar solo, if you are lucky. This is the type of Midwest extreme metal brutality that pushes everything—everything!—to the limit. Recommended for metal fans who live for brutal metal. Come get in here if you ready to rumble!

Relic

Crown of Flies

3 April 2026

ABOUT THE BAND: "Milwaukee (WI) - A new Blackened Death Metal entity has formed. Featuring veterans of the Milwaukee metal scene, RELIC is set to release debut EP, Crown of Flies, April 3 on CD and digital formats."

Kevin Forsythe (Jungle Rot, Emblazoned) – Guitar / Bass; Jeff Plewa (Micawber, Emblazoned) – Vocals; Alex “Pulverizer” Pulvermacher (Decrescent, Emblazoned) – Drums; Vinny Alvarez (A Night At The Chalet, Slam Pig) - Guitar.

Crown Of Flies by Relic