heavy-metal-darkness: Season Of The Dead | Zombie Chronicles Vol.1

Monday, October 27, 2025

Season Of The Dead | Zombie Chronicles Vol.1 | Time To Kill Records

Release Date: November 14, 2025

Format: CD/Vinyl/Cassette

Genre: Death Metal

Country: United States/Italy

The twisted trio behind Season Of The Dead, Titta Tani, Giacomo Anselmi, and Enrico Giannone, know exactly what kind of nightmare they’re summoning. With roots that trace back to the cult horror lineage of Necrophagia and Goblin, they’re reviving that vintage VHS stench of death and decay that defined underground horror metal decades ago. Add guest monsters like John McEntee and Chuck Sherwood of Incantation, Fiore Stravino of Fulci, and Dave Neabore of Dog Eat Dog, and “Zombie Chronicles Vol. 1” becomes a meeting point of death metal history and horror obsession.

The album unfolds like a blood-soaked anthology. Each track plays as a short horror story, splattered with rotten riffs, gurgling growls, and that slow-burning tension familiar to Italian horror cinema. You can almost hear the flicker of the film reel between songs, as if Lucio Fulci himself was somewhere behind the curtain orchestrating the carnage. The guitars buzz with that grainy, necro production that recalls the earliest Necrophagia releases, while the drums move with ritual precision, hammering through scenes of possession, cannibalism, and apocalypse.

Vocally, the dual presence of McEntee and Stravino keeps the horror shifting between styles of terror, the deep cavernous growls of Incantation’s tombs and the more theatrical, splatter-soaked screams from the Fulci camp. The result sounds like a séance between American and Italian horror traditions. Giacomo Anselmi’s guitar work has a cinematic streak, throwing eerie melodies and unsettling chord shapes into the gorefest, while Titta Tani’s drumming brings structure and chaos in equal measure.

“Zombie Chronicles Vol. 1” succeeds in being exactly what it promises: a horror soundtrack disguised as a death metal album. It’s made to please those who grew up on late-night VHS marathons and still remember the stench of fake blood and burning film. The production keeps everything raw enough to match the aesthetic, grimy, loud, and menacing.

There’s a sense of purpose behind the madness. Each track contributes to a larger horror vision, one that honors the undead and the spirit of old-school terror metal. “Necromancy” opens the portal with ritualistic intent, while “Voodoo Ritual” and “Events Of Flesh” plunge straight into the slaughterhouse. “The Other Side” and “Bloodfreak” close the cycle in total decay, like the final reel melting in the projector.

“Zombie Chronicles Vol. 1” is made for horror maniacs, death metal purists, and anyone who believes that the best art still comes from the grave. It’s the sound of shovels digging into old soil, resurrecting something foul and familiar. A grotesque and fitting tribute to horror’s most unholy corners. Play it loud, and preferably, in the dark.

Score: 7.5