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Their fourth new song of 2026.

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October’s doomed.

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Me Saco Un Ojo Records has fast become one of my favorite death metal labels, signing bands whose music sates my sickened sweet tooth and reeks with the dirty, rotten, filthy, stinking, rich stench of death! Warranted tags that also describe Costa Rica’s newest OSDM export and Me Saco Un Ojo rosterlings, Candarian. Inspired by early 90s death metal, guitarist Christopher G. De Haan and bassist/vocalist José Pablo Phillips (Astriferous) birthed Candarian in 2020, gigging extensively throughout their local scene on the strength of a handful of songs that would eventually end up on their 2022 demo, Stagnant Livor Mortis—a meaty morsel of moldy maleficence. Four years further down the cemetery path with tandem label partner Memento Mori in tow and that charmingly grotesque Grant Hatfield cover art in hand, Candarian prepare to dump their debut bucket of blood, Trepanación, on you, and the heads of unsuspecting prom queens everywhere. Having precariously lived through the original 90s death metal wave, I was curious to see whether Candarian would have any fresh ideas to offer. Is Trepanación the death shroud I’ll cozily wrap myself up in on a cold night, or will it have me praying for someone to strap me down and drill a hole in my skull, too?

Candarian peddle in plague-laden, gore-soaked, horror-themed OSDM, with Trepanación serving up steaming bowls of slop bloated with chunks of Incantation and Autopsy. Not entirely original perhaps, but still not a bad place from which to draw inspiration, especially if well executed. Which Candarian does, sans feats of technical wizardry, as De Haan and fellow string-slayer Felipe Tencio (Astriferous) opt instead to perform ear-hole surgery with a Golgothan bag full of rusty, tremoloed riffs, serrated squealies, and mangled, meat-hammered chugs (“Altars and Ancestors”). On drums stretched taut with human skin, blunt force butcher Pablo Umaña keeps the Candarian brain-drill from boring any errant head holes while Phillips, whose bass lines lurk and gurgle below like blood-clogged lungs (“Psychosurgery Ecstasy”) and whose cavernous bellows strike a very John McEntee chord, rounds out the cadaverous quartet. It’s clear these Ticos know death metal.

Candarian muscles their way through Trepanación with biceps built on strongwriting. Shifts in tone and pace within tracks are written with alacrity and performed with a transitional maturity that never feels forced or too abrupt. Basking in beams of light cast by “The Ibex Moon,”¹ the ghoulishly fun “Zombie Miscarriage” morphs smoothly from down-tuned tremolo-monstrous riffs over lumbering double-bass rolls to drunkenly swerving doom chords and mid-paced chug ‘n squeals, all punctuated by Phillips’ rancorous roars. Another limb retaining some viably meaty moments is “Relinquished Viscera,” its sluggish, Morbificated opening riffs acquiescing easily to speedier harmonic leads and oft-used pus-pinching harmonics. The last of my odious shoutouts goes to album closer “Vilipendio del Cadaver”² which sweats Mental Funeral-filled beads of ichor as it trudges and stomps a path filled with doomy goodness, Sabbathian trills, and a swingy section that could give “In the Grip of Winter” a run for its money.

Candarian hit the nail on the head of 90s death metal. Paying tribute to their influences without sounding overtly derivative and accomplishing this through a production that maintains just the right amount of rawness to stay menacing without devolving into the overly cloudy, reverberant depths of early cavern-core. Manageably brief, with a runtime barely cresting 33 minutes, Trepanación tends to feel longer than it is, thanks in part to all the inter-song twists and turns and to four of the seven tracks exceeding the 5-minute mark. Not a major knock, but it was something I felt on all my play-throughs. Working most against them, without having done anything egregiously bad or exceptionally good, is Candarian’s throwback “no more but no less” approach, as this can only take them so far. Which also reinforces guidance I once received from one wizened, hairy primate related to scoring death metal of this ilk.

If you’re ever in the mood for better than passable, old-school, filthy death metal, the Me Saco Un Ojo roster—Cryptworm, Invictus, Phrenelith, Ossuary, Diabolizer and many more among them—does not disappoint. Candarian, a band I’ll certainly be keeping tabs on, is another fine addition, and you could do a lot worse than spend an afternoon or three getting skull fucked by Trepanación.

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Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320kbps mp3
Label: Me Saco Un Ojo | Memento Mori
Websites: Bandcamp | Instagram
Releases Worldwide: April 27th, 2026

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If ever the phrase “You can’t keep a good man down” applied to anyone, Peter Frampton is a viable candidate. Along with incredible highs like the success of Frampton Comes Alive, there have been a few lows — from what happened after Frampton Comes Alive, to a muscular condition called inclusion body myositis he contracted in 2019 that nearly ended his musical career. Though he struggles to get around and his fingers are not as nimble, Frampton continues to tour sporadically and release albums — ballet, acoustic, blues and covers. His last full-on rock album of new originals was 2010’s Thank You Mr. Churchill. For 2026, he’s taking risks, doing the unexpected, and including an eclectic roster of guests to make Carry The Light one of his most adventurous outings.

Co-written and produced with his son Julian, the 10-song collection features guest appearances from Sheryl Crow, Bill Evans, H.E.R., Tom Morello, Graham Nash, and Benmont Tench. Together, Frampton and Son take their collaborators and listeners on a joyride filled with fun and surprises. Cue the opening title track, and a chant erupts before Frampton takes the reins through a slow, disruptive groove.

There’s a reason “Buried Treasure” has a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers vibe. Featuring Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench and written as a tribute to the late musician, the song takes its name from the SiriusXM radio show Petty hosted. The lyrics even tap Petty song titles. The guitar lead that winds down the number even sports a Mike Campbell attitude, though by its end, you can tell it has that unmistakable Frampton tone written all over it.

Graham Nash harmonizes on the album’s tear-jerker, “I’m Sorry Elle” and Sheryl Crow takes a verse and joins the chorus on the mid-tempo “Breaking the Mold.” A couple of nice and easy listening fodder for the counterbalance no doubt. Tom Morello actually “breaks the mold” with a flourish of spaghetti notes to the industrial-strength protest anthem “Lions At The Gate.” It’s a strong enough statement to reveal Frampton hasn’t lost his edge. Easing off the gas, he is joined by H.E.R. to swap guitar lines on the jazz-oriented instrumental “Islamorada.”

Saxophonist Bill Evans, who served his time with Miles Davis in the 1980s, cuts the rug on both “Can You Take Me There” and “Tinderbox,” the latter flooded with some of Frampton’s most expressive playing on the record. Though it could be argued that “At The End Of The Day,” the album’s final number, finds the guitarist at his most earnest.

Now that he’s a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer with accolades to boot and little else to prove, you’d think Peter Frampton would be kicking back, resting on his laurels and enjoying the spoils of a life well lived. The rules have changed; age and health issues certainly don’t make it any easier. Still, with Carry The Light, the man is determined to say more on the musical front. Up or down, he’s not about to stop now. And no living being, thing, or condition should even think about standing in his way.

~ Shawn Perry

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PRIMAL ANNOUNCE MEXICO CD RELEASE, EUROPEAN SHOW TALKS, AND NEW MUSIC IN THE WORKS

International heavy metal outfit PRIMAL is moving forward with a wave of new activity, including a special Mexico release, developing European tour plans, and the early stages of a new full-length album.
Following a recent band meeting, the group has shared the next steps in their ongoing global push.
First up, PRIMAL will be releasing a CD exclusively for fans in Mexico through Old Skull Records. The release is titled Fin De Los Tiempos (End Times) and serves as a compilation drawn from the band’s catalog, including material from Primal , Humachine , and Iron Age . The band is also actively looking to support the release with live shows in Mexico, and is encouraging promoters and bookers in the region to get in touch.
On the European front, Hightree Booking and Management is currently in discussions to bring PRIMAL to the Netherlands for shows in November 2026, with final dates expected to be confirmed soon.
Looking ahead, the band has already begun work on new material for a forthcoming full-length album. One song is already in development, signaling the start of the next creative chapter for PRIMAL.
More updates will follow soon as plans continue to take shape.
PRIMAL comments:


“Hi guys here is an update. We had a band meeting yesterday to talk about what’s next. Here is what’s up. First we are releasing a cd for our fans in Mexico on Old Skull Records. The cd is called Fin De Los Tiempos (End Times). This is a comp cd from our albums Primal, Humachine, and Iron Age. We hope to book some shows in Mexico to support the release. Any bookers in Mexico please reach out. Next are booking agency in Europe Hightree Booking and Management is in talks to book us in the Netherlands for November 2026. We hope to finalize the dates. Stay tuned for more on that. As for new music we will start writing music for a new full album. We have one song already working, and It wont take long once we get going. We hope to see you on the road please show your support and spread the word. Thanks again from Primal.”




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For the first few thousand years of human civilization, writing was strictly anonymous. It was a dull, utilitarian tool used to count grain and track sheep. Nobody ever claimed ownership of a clay tablet. That changed in 2300 BCE. Enheduanna is the very first person in recorded history to sign her name to a text, effectively inventing the concept of authorship. Her legacy extends far beyond inventing the byline. She was a political mastermind. When the world’s first empire was violently tearing itself apart, she used her writing to fuse a fractured society back together.

Her father, King Sargon, forged the world’s first empire by conquering rival city-states through sheer, brutal force. The aftermath was a powder keg. The Sumerians and Akkadians despised each other, and military might could not erase deep-rooted cultural hatred. Sargon appointed Enheduanna as the High Priestess of Ur to stabilize the region. She tackled the problem systematically, blending the warring religions through massive, politically charged poetry. Her hymns created a shared cultural identity that held the fragile empire intact.

Decades into her reign, a rebel warlord named Lugalanne launched a violent coup to seize her power. He stormed her temple, physically removed her from her position, and stripped away her title. He then banished Enheduanna into the lethal, scorching desert. His goal was absolute erasure. He expected her to succumb to the wasteland and be forgotten by history.

Instead of dying in the sand, she forged a weapon out of words. She wrote The Exaltation of Inanna, a blistering, devastating poem begging the gods to annihilate the rebels. Most importantly, she proudly stamped her own name onto it. The piece became an ancient war anthem. It spread rapidly, rallying her supporters and sparking an uprising that completely crushed Lugalanne’s rebellion. With the usurper defeated, Enheduanna marched right back into her temple and reclaimed her throne.

Enheduanna proved that an insecure man might temporarily steal a woman’s physical space, but he can never confiscate her intellect. She took a medium previously reserved for accounting and weaponized it to orchestrate her own return to power. Claiming ownership of your work and using your voice loudly is the most indestructible form of authority. Enheduanna wrote herself back into command, establishing a blueprint for survival that has lasted for over four thousand years.

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Their 35th anniversary run has them digging deep.

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A French experimental extreme music collective going by the moniker of Non Serviam (“I will not serve” in Latin) is definitely not going to fit into any easy genre category. On their latest single, “Victory to Kali,” taken from their upcoming third full-length, La Lune Dont Mon Âme Est Pleine, they blenderize ear-scrape black metal with an unrelenting industrial blast beat and top it off with some larynx-destroying vokills from Mirai Kawashima of Sigh. You get a full blast of extreme noise terror in a quick three minute explosion.

La Lune Dont Mon Âme Est Pleine is set for release on CD, vinyl, cassette and digitally via Lay Bare Recordings on June 12. Place your preorder here and here.

The band had this to say about the track and the accompanying video:

“After writing some lyrics inspired by Ramprasad Sen’s poems and a few riffs inspired by destruction and chaos, we reached out to Mirai from Sigh to ask him to contribute to the track. To us, he’s a guiding figure, one of our major inspirations, a true genius, and a legendary presence in the extreme music scene we love. In just a few days, everything was wrapped up thanks to Mirai’s efficiency, and we can’t thank him enough for his effectiveness and talent.

Depictions of Kali are fascinating; their freedom and their joyful yet destructive deviance call for dance, for she herself always seems to be dancing. That is why we filmed this music video over the course of nine months, as our dancer Ilse (from the duo Pourchasse Carcasse, who dances to our music live and in our videos) went through her pregnancy. Kali frees us from the fear of destruction, which is the true beginning of emancipation, since behind all powers there is always the threat that disobeying them will lead to oblivion, barbarism, hell, or something else; thus, freeing oneself from the fear of destruction is opening the path to emancipation.”

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