heavy-metal-darkness: My Dominion |Extinction |Independent

Friday, January 23, 2026

My Dominion |Extinction |Independent

Release Date: November 28^th, 2025
Format: CD/Digital
Genre: Death Metal
Country: Germany

Twenty years is a hell of a long time to stay relevant in the underground, but the Essen-based death metal crew My Dominion finally clawed their way back with their second full-length. These guys started out back in 2005, and after their sci-fi obsessed debut "Consumed," they took a massive break before hitting us with this new pile of rot. The lineup, Martin Rätzke, Stefan Etscheid, Nico Dittelbach, and Jan Tacken, has been brewing this follow-up for years, ditching the aliens for the ugly reality of a world circling the drain.

If you’re looking for those clean, melodic choruses from the first album, forget it. My Dominion chopped that crap out for "Extinction." This record is meaner and focused on a pessimistic view of the absolute mess the world is in right now. Songs like "Desolation" and "Riot!" take a cynical look at capitalism and disinformation without acting like some preachy political hardcore band. They’re just standing there watching the fire happen. The production handled by Martin Rätzke is thick, giving the songs enough room to kick you in the teeth without sounding like a computerized mess.

The sound on this album is a strange beast to pin down. You can hear the DNA of "Maximum Violence" era Six Feet Under and the heavy groove of Obituary, mixed with some of that cold atmosphere you’d get from Satyricon. They managed to dodge that annoying Sweden vs. Florida debate by just doing their own thing. It’s got melody, sure, but it’s the kind that gets stuck in your head while you’re thinking about the end of civilization. "Destroy The Old World Order" and the title track "Extinction" are proof they haven't lost their touch for writing hooks that actually hurt.

The band spent a lot of time re-working and re-mastering the singles they dropped over the last few years to make sure they fit the vibe here. This isn't a collection of random tracks. It’s 42 minutes of mid-tempo crushing and dark themes. From the gore-soaked ending of "Butchered" to the grim pulse of "It Follows," the album stays ugly. It’s a solid return for a band that’s been quiet for way too long. If you want a soundtrack for the apocalypse that actually sounds like it was made by guys who live in the real world, this is it.

Score: 7.5