Axiom Chaos - Primacy Arrival (2025)

Axiom Chaos released their debut full-length album, "Primacy Arrival," on May 9, 2025, via Comatose Music. The band consists of Justin Vølus on vocals and Ben Vanweelden handling guitars, bass, and drums. Reviewers note the album's style as a blend of brutal and technical death metal, incorporating progressive elements.

Metal Noise highlights "violently turbulent drumming" and "crushing guitars and Slam inspired vocal moments," creating a "nightmarish vision." The review also points out "eerie and hauntingly evil ambient fade outs" and atmospheric moments that "send a chill down the spine." Metal Temple Magazine praises the band's ability to push boundaries, stating that the music is "really technical, but still has the right level of that to keep the flow," and that the band "pushes the limits, and they do it well."

THE HEADBANGING MOOSE describes "Primacy Arrival" as a "ruthless creature" that blends the "devastating impact of Death Metal with the untamable capricious might of pandemonium." The album is lauded for its "inhumane roaring" vocals and "crushing riffs and drums," delivering a "frantic, no shenanigans explosion of Death Metal." The overall consensus indicates a challenging and powerful listening experience that fuses traditional death metal ferocity with a unique, unsettling atmosphere.