What’s up Butcher Crew?! It’s me! The Saw! And I’ve got another new Album Review for you (hasn’t late 2021 been great for dropped Metal?)! On November 12, 2021, the O.G.s, Suffocation, released Live in North America. It’s a live record (obviously) featuring the final performances of Frank Mullen (vocals). So, this is more a Review … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher’s Shop: Suffocation – Live in North America (2021) – HEAVY BREAKDOWN
Album Reviews
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Archspire – Bleed the Future (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s ya girl, The Saw; and if you aren’t listening to Archspire's new album, Bleed the Future (2021, Season of Mist), you are missing out on a Math Metal masterpiece. You already know that The Saw's favorite is Death Metal, and Archspire are at the top of the Technical Death Metal … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Archspire – Bleed the Future (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Whitechapel – Kin (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
Knoxville, Tennessee natives Whitechapel, released their 8th studio album on October 29th, 2021. Kin is the next evolution of Whitechapel’s sound, which is very different from the rest of their discography. As mentioned in my album preview of Kin, this is a sequel to their 2019 release, The Valley. Although their 2019 release created a new sound for the band, Kin is even … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Whitechapel – Kin (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop – Arch Enemy: Deceiver, Deceiver SINGLE REVIEW
The staple of Melodic Death Metal, Arch Enemy, dropped a new single (and video), “Deceiver, Deceiver” on October 21st. The last new material that we heard from them was 2017s Will to Power. I went to the Masquerade in Atlanta to see them on this tour, and reviewed the show and the new record at … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop – Arch Enemy: Deceiver, Deceiver SINGLE REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Hypocrisy’s ‘Chemical Whore’ & ‘Dead World’ SINGLE REVIEW
The Swedish Melodic Death Metal legends, Hypocrisy, have returned, after eight years, with two new singles (and music videos) off their upcoming new album, Worship (Nuclear Blast), due to be released in November 2021. When we last left off with Hypocrisy, it was 2013 and the release of End of Disclosure (Nuclear Blast). The mastermind of Hypocrisy, Peter Tagtgren … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Hypocrisy’s ‘Chemical Whore’ & ‘Dead World’ SINGLE REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Dying Wish – Fragments of a Bitter Memory (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
What’s going on Butcher Crew?! It’s Your Master Butcher, The Saw, and I have an album that is a contender for my 2021 album of the year. Fragments of a Bitter Memory by Dying Wish is the band’s debut album that was released on October 1, 2021, via SharpTone Records. I have been a fan of Dying … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Dying Wish – Fragments of a Bitter Memory (2021) ALBUM REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Creeping Death – The Edge of Existence (2021) EP REVIEW
What’s going on Butcher Crew?! It’s ya girl, your Master Butcher, The Saw; and there have been so many record releases this month! One of my favorites that was released in October is Creeping Death’s The Edge of Existence EP. It’s been a while since we have gotten music from Creeping Death, but it was worth the … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Creeping Death – The Edge of Existence (2021) EP REVIEW
Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Carcass – Torn Arteries (2021) ALBUM REVIEW 
Torn Arteries (Nuclear Blast) is the seventh studio album by the pioneers of Goregrind and major influence of Melodic Death Metal, Carcass. The record was released on September 17, 2021 after being recorded in 2018/2019, with an original release date of August 2020 (Covid squashed those plans). In December of 2019, “Under the Scalpel Blade” was … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Carcass – Torn Arteries (2021) ALBUM REVIEW 
Album Review: Iron Maiden – Senjutsu (2021)
Senjutsu (BMG; September 3rd, 2021) is the seventeenth studio album (41st release overall) by the British Heavy Metal titans, Iron Maiden. The title is Japanese and is being translated, “tactics and strategy" by the band. Senjutsu is the band’s first record since 2015's “Book of Souls,” and their second double album in their discography. The album cover features the … Continue reading Album Review: Iron Maiden – Senjutsu (2021)
Album Preview: Whitechapel – Kin (Release date 10.29.21)
The 8th studio album from Whitechapel will be released for our consumption on October 29th, 2021. I have been waiting for Whitechapel to announce their new album for a while now and it has finally happened! Over the past few months, Phil Bozeman (vocalist) has been posting videos of him in the studio working on the … Continue reading Album Preview: Whitechapel – Kin (Release date 10.29.21)