#grave hex

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[thereadingcafe]

REVIEW:

GRAVE HEX (Coven of the Wolf 1) by #JadeMarshall at The Reading Cafe:

'The character driven premise is engaging and dark; the romance is edgy'

GRAVE HEX (Coven of the Wolf 1) by Jade Marshall-review

Emilia thought she'd buried her past.After being rejected by her fated mate nearly a decade ago, the half-witch, half-wolf built a quiet lif

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REVIEW:

GRAVE HEX (Coven of the Wolf 1) by Jade Marshall at The Reading Cafe:

'The character driven premise is engaging and dark; the romance is edgy'

GRAVE HEX (Coven of the Wolf 1) by Jade Marshall-review

Emilia thought she'd buried her past.After being rejected by her fated mate nearly a decade ago, the half-witch, half-wolf built a quiet lif

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GRAVE HEX - Vermian Death (Full Album 2025)

[onlyhurtforaminute]

GRAVE HEX-VULTURAL SCOURGE

[onlyhurtforaminute]

[dustedmagazine]

Grave Hex — Vermian Death (Night Terrors)

Photo by Anni Lassila

“Steeping Master Worm Flesh” is the first song on Grave Hex’s new tape Vermian Death, and its title is one of those delights of syllabic and syntactic chaos that death metal seems to specialize in producing. Things get a bit more legible as you move along: “worm flesh” is clear enough (and gross enough for the gruesome variety of OSDM Grave Hex likes to play), and if “Master Worm” takes a fantastical turn, then the worm has certainly turned for us in all the relevant ways. “Steeping” is the kicker, and it delivers its kick right at the phrase’s outset, disorienting and strange. What’s a “steeping master”? By the time you attach the participial adjective to the right term — steeping flesh from that Master Worm, achieving just the right degree of corruption and stink — you’ll catch on to the exact kind of yuck the song has on offer, but your brain will be spinning, too.

That’s one of the sure signs that you’re listening to effective death metal. Another of the strong and satisfying tunes Grave Hex presents on Vermian Death feels right here: “Endless Impossible Constructs,” which thunders and churns with an appealing scrim of punk grime on its unpleasant surface. Turns out those “constructs” are entirely possible and are also very much present. The Finnish band layers on the fuzz and prefers straightforward metalpunk riffage, as opposed to the weirdly distorted song structures with which classic Finnish death metal is often associated.

The band is at its best when the snarls are harsh and the playing is fast. “Vultural Scourge” has the venom and sharp edges of a Rattus song, c Uskonto On Vaara (1984), and the filthy swagger of Undergang. “Den of Evil” commences with a nasty midtempo stomp and then shifts into dive-bombing frenzy. The music evokes a noisome underground tunnel — through which all that worm flesh squeezes — and also a dark city alleyway, full of unhappy characters in black boots and greasy denim. Against all odds, Vermian Death is a huge amount of fun. You may need to scrape some rotten, verminous tissue off your bootheels after you play the tape, but isn’t that the idea?

Jonathan Shaw

[dreamsofconsciousnessmetal]

Formed by veterans of the Finnish doom metal and hardcore scenes, Grave Hex play old school death metal as it was immortalized by Sunlight Studios. Their debut album Vermian Death will be co-released on August 22nd through Night Terrors Records (cassette) and Cavernous Records (CD).

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