ASPHYX
Death metal’s old guard refuse to rely on past glories
METROPOOL, HENGELO, NETHERLANDS
Asphyx: classic death metal from the Nether regions
CHRISTEL PHOTOGRAPHY
IT’S RARE TO find yourself looking at a metal band that’s been going for three decades and thinking, “They’re as brilliant now as they’ve ever been.” However, that’s exactly what Asphyx evoked when they unchained January’s Necroceros album: a comprehensive death metal slab whose flecks of thrash and doom made it an early standout for 2021.