Rating: 9 / 10 Stars
ANOXIA is: Joey Scott (vocals), Elias Niahos (guitar), James Taylor (bass), Marco Alvarez (drums), with additional vocals by Anthony Blayney
REVIEW – Revel in Sin—the long-awaited full-length from Sydney’s own ANOXIA—arrives April 17, 2025, via Brilliant Emperor Records and Gutter Prince Cabal Records, and it doesn’t waste a second of its runtime. Clocking in at just over 33 minutes, the album is a violent, blood-soaked throwback to early ’90s US death metal, yet polished with the sweat and fury of a band that’s honed its edge in the pit.
Following their crushing EP Languish in Suffering, this debut full-length feels like a weapon fully unsheathed. Right out the gate, the two-minute title track “Revel in Sin” sets a foreboding tone with ominous atmospheres and ritualistic pacing—acting more like a grim invocation before all hell breaks loose. Then “Blood on the Altar” crashes down like a cathedral collapsing, built on massive riffs and cavernous growls that echo Morbid Angel’s chaotic reverence.
“M.N.W.” stomps forward with militant precision, anchored by Marco Alvarez’s propulsive drumming and James Taylor’s guttural low-end. Vocals from Joey Scott are absolutely unrelenting—ripping and snarling with the kind of ferocity that would make early Cannibal Corpse blush. Then there’s “Rule by Cold Steel”, a clear standout, where the riffing from Elias Niahos becomes downright oppressive and the arrangement leaves room for a seething buildup before it hits like a falling slab of concrete.
Mid-album crusher “In the Wake of Desolation” delivers on its title, feeling like a sonic war march through scorched earth. “Dwell in Death” follows with a slow-burn menace that leans hard into a Bolt Thrower-style trudge before launching back into double-kick mayhem. “Darker Forms of Knowledge” plays with tempo and feel, pushing against the walls with subtly complex rhythms while maintaining that signature ANOXIA savagery. Closer “Merciless Sin” ends things on a triumphant note—if your idea of triumph is being chewed up and spat out by death metal itself. It’s a relentless finale with additional vocal attacks by Anthony Blayney, bringing a final unholy roar.
Produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Matt Clarke, the album captures that murky, suffocating atmosphere death metal demands without sacrificing clarity. The artwork by Paolo Girardi is just as brutal and apocalyptic as the music, and the band’s tour alongside Left to Die and Atheist only reinforces what this album already proves: ANOXIA is ready for the world stage.
Revel in Sin doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it doesn’t need to—it straps that wheel to a tank and drives it through your face. If you worship the grim legacy of death metal’s golden age but still want something that feels immediate and relevant, this one earns a permanent place in your rotation.
For more information on ANOXIA, visit:
www.Facebook.com/AnoxiaDM
www.Instagram.com/Anoxia_Death
www.YouTube.com/@Anoxia
www.Spotify.com/Artist/Anoxia
www.AnoxiaDeath.Bandcamp.com
