A tip of the sombrero to Post-Trash for allowing me to write seven capsule reviews among the 50 presented in the esteemed website’s Year In Review: The Best of 2025. The first one I’m presenting on The Bad Penny is Degraved’s Spectral Realm of Ruin (Dark Descent / Me Saco Un Ojo),
Seattle’s death-metal dealers took a helluva long windup before finally pitching their first full-length, concentrating for five years after their formation to ensure their opening salvo landed smack-dab in the middle of the strike zone. Indeed, the band hit right on the money.
Go to Post-Trash to read my full review.
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