#obituary — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #obituary, aggregated by home.social.
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Joshua Gil, Pioneer of L.A. Alta California Cuisine, Dies https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/521/ #Alta #California #CaliforniaCuisine #CaliforniaDining #CaliforniaFood #CaliforniaRestaurants #CaliforniaWine #Chef #food #JoshuaGil #Obituary #Riverside
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Yasuchika Hasegawa, former president of Takeda Pharmaceutical and former chair of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, died on July 3 at the age of 80. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/11/japan/doyukai-hasegawa-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #obituary #pharmaceuticals
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One Piece Star Mike McFarland Passes Away After Cancer Battle, Tributes Flood Social Media
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One Piece Star Mike McFarland Passes Away After Cancer Battle, Tributes Flood Social Media
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One Piece Star Mike McFarland Passes Away After Cancer Battle, Tributes Flood Social Media
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One Piece Star Mike McFarland Passes Away After Cancer Battle, Tributes Flood Social Media
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One Piece Star Mike McFarland Passes Away After Cancer Battle, Tributes Flood Social Media
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Mike McFarland Dies: ‘One Piece’, ‘Dragon Ball Z’ Voice Actor Was 56
#News #Obituaries #MikeMcFarland #Obituaryhttps://deadline.com/2026/09/mike-mcfarland-dead-one-piece-dragon-ball-z-1237073700/
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Mike McFarland Dies: ‘One Piece’, ‘Dragon Ball Z’ Voice Actor Was 56
#News #Obituaries #MikeMcFarland #Obituaryhttps://deadline.com/2026/09/mike-mcfarland-dead-one-piece-dragon-ball-z-1237073700/
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Mike McFarland Dies: ‘One Piece’, ‘Dragon Ball Z’ Voice Actor Was 56
#News #Obituaries #MikeMcFarland #Obituaryhttps://deadline.com/2026/09/mike-mcfarland-dead-one-piece-dragon-ball-z-1237073700/
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Mike McFarland Dies: ‘One Piece’, ‘Dragon Ball Z’ Voice Actor Was 56
#News #Obituaries #MikeMcFarland #Obituaryhttps://deadline.com/2026/09/mike-mcfarland-dead-one-piece-dragon-ball-z-1237073700/
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Caroline Bienstock, Former President/CEO of Carlin Music, Dies at 68
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"There are a thousand forms of subversion, all of them interesting," he told The Observer. "But few, in my opinion, can equal the convenience and immediacy of the cream pie." ...
He and his co-conspirators had a particular revulsion to the French public intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy, who once called himself ‘the most gifted writer of my generation,’ a statement of such pomposity that the brigade was moved to pie him eight times."
#giftlink #nytimes #pie #obituary
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/world/europe/noel-godin-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1._lA.QlQ6.n1mq1WaNUewR&smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime, Has Passed Away at 85
Link: https://film-book.com/peter-cullen-voice-of-optimus-prime-passed-away/?fsp_sid=245912
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RAPPLER | Philippine & World News | Investigative Journalism | Data | Civic Engagement | Public Interest [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who turned hallucinations into art, dies at 97
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/people/obituary/artist-yayoi-kusama-dies/
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Tamisuke Watanuki, a former speaker of Japan's Lower House, has died of old age. He was 99. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/24/japan/politics/former-lower-house-speaker-tamisuke-watanuki-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tamisukewatanuki #lowerhouse #obituary #ldp #postalservices
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Tyler Duckworth Dies: MTV’s ‘The Challenge’ Alum Was 44
#News #Obituaries #MTV #Obituary #TheChallenge #TylerDuckworthhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/tyler-duckworth-dead-mtv-the-challenge-1237033450/
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Keigo Higashino's mysteries were rooted in Japan, but their appeal proved universal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/07/30/books/keigo-higashino-literary-legacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #keigohigashino #awards #books #obituary #translation #japaneseliterature
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Japanese author Keigo Higashino, a prolific writer best known for his numerous hit mystery novels and lauded for his intricate plotting and creativity, has died. He was 68. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/07/27/books/keigo-higashino-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #keigohigashino #awards #books #publishers #obituary
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/133049/ New Berlin Police Chief passes away | Local News #berlin #CommunityService #EmergencyResponse #Germany #leadership #Obituary #PublicService #SangamonCountyRescueSquad #SpringfieldIllinois #TerryNydegger
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/132963/ New Berlin Police Chief passes away | Local News #berlin #CommunityService #EmergencyResponse #Germany #leadership #Obituary #PublicService #SangamonCountyRescueSquad #SpringfieldIllinois #TerryNydegger
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Cristina Sanz Dies: ‘Born This Way’ Reality Star Was 36
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Joanna Pettet Dies: ‘The Group’, ‘Casino Royale’, ‘Knots Landing’ Actor Was 83
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Village People's Victor Willis dies at 74, Trump pays tribute to himself
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/victor-willis-village-people
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Doug Goldstein Dies: Longtime Guns N’ Roses Manager Who Saw The Band Through Success And Chaos Was 65
#News #Obituaries #AxlRose #DougGoldstein #GunsN039Roses #Obituary #Slashhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/doug-goldstein-dead-guns-n-roses-manager-1236968589/
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Clive Davis: All His No. 1 Hits on the Billboard Hot 100, From Whitney Houston to Simon & Garfunkel
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Margaret Kerry Dies: Model For Disney’s Animated Tinker Bell Was 97
#News #Obituaries #MargaretKerry #Obituary #PeterPan #TinkerBellhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/margaret-kerry-dead-tinker-bell-1236954680/
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Matt Brown, ‘Alaskan Bush People’ Star, Dies at 42
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After more than two weeks, the Grauniad now has an #obituary for #CraigVenter: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/14/craig-venter-obituary I was kind of surprised that he died at a normal age, rather than using his resources to engineer his own immortality.
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Jungle Rot – Cruel Face of War Review
After four years of studio silence, Kenoshan cavemen Jungle Rot emerge from the bush with twelfth platter, Cruel…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #2.0 #2026 #AmericanMetal #BoltThrower #CruelFaceofWar #DeathMetal #Entertainment #Hatebreed #JungleRot #May26 #obituary #review #Reviews #SlaughtertoPrevail #UK #UniqueLeaderRecords #UnitedKingdom
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Jungle Rot – Cruel Face of War Review By Grin ReaperAfter four years of studio silence, Kenoshan cavemen Jungle Rot emerge from the bush with twelfth platter, Cruel Face of War. For the uninitiated, Jungle Rot plays groovy death metal that’s hostile, bludgeoning, and never dares to overthink anything. Their output has been more reliable than our coverage, and reviewing every other album since 2011’s Kill on Command, each has earned a ‘Mixed’ rating. Interestingly, the two albums we missed reviewing, Terror Regime and Jungle Rot, are the best of that group, particularly their self-titled effort. Now faced with our first consecutive Jungle Rot evaluation, can Cruel Face of War break the mold, or does it run through the Jungle on cruise control?
‘Consistency is key’ perseveres as a pillar of advice I mete out and live by,1 and this lesson sticks with Jungle Rot like flies on a decomposing carcass. After three decades of mouth-breathing death jams, the band still delivers freshly forged OSDM every two to four years that reeks of Obituary and Bolt Thrower. While the hardcore and deathcore vestiges have diminished,2 trace amounts of Hatebreed and Slaughter to Prevail lurk within Jungle Rot’s fetid funk, especially Dave Matrise’s vocals. To be fair, any fluctuations in their sound become conversations of degrees, and since Fueled by Hate dropped in 2004, Jungle Rot has been lodged in a groove so deep they haven’t pulled out from it yet.
Jungle Rot sounds best when they inject a bit of melody into their formula, and those crumbs unerringly serve as the best morsels on Cruel Face of War. Maybe that’s because only those moments break up the monotony of an otherwise wearisome chuggathon, where an unvarying landscape of riffs and grooves blur together into an indistinct sea of homogenous death metal. For instance, the riffs on “When the Elders Rise” and “Rot Riffs” carry just enough character to help differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack, but otherwise, I can’t distinguish between most others without playing them back-to-back. To Jungle Rot’s credit, they possess a sound uniquely their own. But like a painter who only uses a single color, they lock themselves into a self-imposed prison of uniformity that undercuts any notion of tension or contrast.
Despite the detractors, Jungle Rot’s adherence to convention pays dividends as well. Pit-ready grooves and stank-inducing verses make great fodder for good ol’ fashioned head-banging, and while the simplicity limits Cruel Face of War’s upside, it also ensures a stable foundation to build upon. Regarding pacing, Jungle Rot plays with two speeds: a menacing, mid-paced skulk and a faster, more predatory trot. Though they never commit to woebegone plods or balls-out blitzes, there’s just enough variety to keep things engaging without moving too far away from Jungle Rot’s established sonic ideal. Additionally, Cruel Face of War merits praise for the efficient yet expressive solos, particularly on “Cruel Face of War” and “Horrors Vile,” with Geoff Bub and David Matrise credited for guitars.3 Bassist James Genenz rumbles and groans alongside, supplying a meaty dimension to Cruel Face of War, and drummer Spenser Syphers pounds and pummels as needed. Dan “The Man” Swanö even handles mixing and mastering, granting the immediate boost he bestows to nearly everything he touches.
Cruel Face of War never outright errs, yet Jungle Rot proves so reticent to stray from the path oft-traveled that I wonder why they recorded new material. Jungle Rot felt like a promising step forward, infusing wicked melodies into the band’s brutish brand of death metal. Since then, Jungle Rot seems content to churn out mildly different flavors of the same core recipe with rapidly diminishing returns. After thirty years of staying the course, I’m not hopeful that Jungle Rot will venture into unfamiliar territory, but without stepping outside their comfort zone, I don’t foresee them bursting free from their Jungle Rut.
Rating: Disappointing
#20 #2026 #AmericanMetal #BoltThrower #CruelFaceOfWar #DeathMetal #Hatebreed #JungleRot #May26 #Obituary #Review #Reviews #SlaughterToPrevail #UniqueLeaderRecords
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 224 kbps mp3
Label: Unique Leader Records
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: May 15th, 20264 -
Jungle Rot – Cruel Face of War Review By Grin ReaperAfter four years of studio silence, Kenoshan cavemen Jungle Rot emerge from the bush with twelfth platter, Cruel Face of War. For the uninitiated, Jungle Rot plays groovy death metal that’s hostile, bludgeoning, and never dares to overthink anything. Their output has been more reliable than our coverage, and reviewing every other album since 2011’s Kill on Command, each has earned a ‘Mixed’ rating. Interestingly, the two albums we missed reviewing, Terror Regime and Jungle Rot, are the best of that group, particularly their self-titled effort. Now faced with our first consecutive Jungle Rot evaluation, can Cruel Face of War break the mold, or does it run through the Jungle on cruise control?
‘Consistency is key’ perseveres as a pillar of advice I mete out and live by,1 and this lesson sticks with Jungle Rot like flies on a decomposing carcass. After three decades of mouth-breathing death jams, the band still delivers freshly forged OSDM every two to four years that reeks of Obituary and Bolt Thrower. While the hardcore and deathcore vestiges have diminished,2 trace amounts of Hatebreed and Slaughter to Prevail lurk within Jungle Rot’s fetid funk, especially Dave Matrise’s vocals. To be fair, any fluctuations in their sound become conversations of degrees, and since Fueled by Hate dropped in 2004, Jungle Rot has been lodged in a groove so deep they haven’t pulled out from it yet.
Jungle Rot sounds best when they inject a bit of melody into their formula, and those crumbs unerringly serve as the best morsels on Cruel Face of War. Maybe that’s because only those moments break up the monotony of an otherwise wearisome chuggathon, where an unvarying landscape of riffs and grooves blur together into an indistinct sea of homogenous death metal. For instance, the riffs on “When the Elders Rise” and “Rot Riffs” carry just enough character to help differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack, but otherwise, I can’t distinguish between most others without playing them back-to-back. To Jungle Rot’s credit, they possess a sound uniquely their own. But like a painter who only uses a single color, they lock themselves into a self-imposed prison of uniformity that undercuts any notion of tension or contrast.
Despite the detractors, Jungle Rot’s adherence to convention pays dividends as well. Pit-ready grooves and stank-inducing verses make great fodder for good ol’ fashioned head-banging, and while the simplicity limits Cruel Face of War’s upside, it also ensures a stable foundation to build upon. Regarding pacing, Jungle Rot plays with two speeds: a menacing, mid-paced skulk and a faster, more predatory trot. Though they never commit to woebegone plods or balls-out blitzes, there’s just enough variety to keep things engaging without moving too far away from Jungle Rot’s established sonic ideal. Additionally, Cruel Face of War merits praise for the efficient yet expressive solos, particularly on “Cruel Face of War” and “Horrors Vile,” with Geoff Bub and David Matrise credited for guitars.3 Bassist James Genenz rumbles and groans alongside, supplying a meaty dimension to Cruel Face of War, and drummer Spenser Syphers pounds and pummels as needed. Dan “The Man” Swanö even handles mixing and mastering, granting the immediate boost he bestows to nearly everything he touches.
Cruel Face of War never outright errs, yet Jungle Rot proves so reticent to stray from the path oft-traveled that I wonder why they recorded new material. Jungle Rot felt like a promising step forward, infusing wicked melodies into the band’s brutish brand of death metal. Since then, Jungle Rot seems content to churn out mildly different flavors of the same core recipe with rapidly diminishing returns. After thirty years of staying the course, I’m not hopeful that Jungle Rot will venture into unfamiliar territory, but without stepping outside their comfort zone, I don’t foresee them bursting free from their Jungle Rut.
Rating: Disappointing
#20 #2026 #AmericanMetal #BoltThrower #CruelFaceOfWar #DeathMetal #Hatebreed #JungleRot #May26 #Obituary #Review #Reviews #SlaughterToPrevail #UniqueLeaderRecords
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 224 kbps mp3
Label: Unique Leader Records
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: May 15th, 20264 -
Jungle Rot – Cruel Face of War Review By Grin ReaperAfter four years of studio silence, Kenoshan cavemen Jungle Rot emerge from the bush with twelfth platter, Cruel Face of War. For the uninitiated, Jungle Rot plays groovy death metal that’s hostile, bludgeoning, and never dares to overthink anything. Their output has been more reliable than our coverage, and reviewing every other album since 2011’s Kill on Command, each has earned a ‘Mixed’ rating. Interestingly, the two albums we missed reviewing, Terror Regime and Jungle Rot, are the best of that group, particularly their self-titled effort. Now faced with our first consecutive Jungle Rot evaluation, can Cruel Face of War break the mold, or does it run through the Jungle on cruise control?
‘Consistency is key’ perseveres as a pillar of advice I mete out and live by,1 and this lesson sticks with Jungle Rot like flies on a decomposing carcass. After three decades of mouth-breathing death jams, the band still delivers freshly forged OSDM every two to four years that reeks of Obituary and Bolt Thrower. While the hardcore and deathcore vestiges have diminished,2 trace amounts of Hatebreed and Slaughter to Prevail lurk within Jungle Rot’s fetid funk, especially Dave Matrise’s vocals. To be fair, any fluctuations in their sound become conversations of degrees, and since Fueled by Hate dropped in 2004, Jungle Rot has been lodged in a groove so deep they haven’t pulled out from it yet.
Jungle Rot sounds best when they inject a bit of melody into their formula, and those crumbs unerringly serve as the best morsels on Cruel Face of War. Maybe that’s because only those moments break up the monotony of an otherwise wearisome chuggathon, where an unvarying landscape of riffs and grooves blur together into an indistinct sea of homogenous death metal. For instance, the riffs on “When the Elders Rise” and “Rot Riffs” carry just enough character to help differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack, but otherwise, I can’t distinguish between most others without playing them back-to-back. To Jungle Rot’s credit, they possess a sound uniquely their own. But like a painter who only uses a single color, they lock themselves into a self-imposed prison of uniformity that undercuts any notion of tension or contrast.
Despite the detractors, Jungle Rot’s adherence to convention pays dividends as well. Pit-ready grooves and stank-inducing verses make great fodder for good ol’ fashioned head-banging, and while the simplicity limits Cruel Face of War’s upside, it also ensures a stable foundation to build upon. Regarding pacing, Jungle Rot plays with two speeds: a menacing, mid-paced skulk and a faster, more predatory trot. Though they never commit to woebegone plods or balls-out blitzes, there’s just enough variety to keep things engaging without moving too far away from Jungle Rot’s established sonic ideal. Additionally, Cruel Face of War merits praise for the efficient yet expressive solos, particularly on “Cruel Face of War” and “Horrors Vile,” with Geoff Bub and David Matrise credited for guitars.3 Bassist James Genenz rumbles and groans alongside, supplying a meaty dimension to Cruel Face of War, and drummer Spenser Syphers pounds and pummels as needed. Dan “The Man” Swanö even handles mixing and mastering, granting the immediate boost he bestows to nearly everything he touches.
Cruel Face of War never outright errs, yet Jungle Rot proves so reticent to stray from the path oft-traveled that I wonder why they recorded new material. Jungle Rot felt like a promising step forward, infusing wicked melodies into the band’s brutish brand of death metal. Since then, Jungle Rot seems content to churn out mildly different flavors of the same core recipe with rapidly diminishing returns. After thirty years of staying the course, I’m not hopeful that Jungle Rot will venture into unfamiliar territory, but without stepping outside their comfort zone, I don’t foresee them bursting free from their Jungle Rut.
Rating: Disappointing
#20 #2026 #AmericanMetal #BoltThrower #CruelFaceOfWar #DeathMetal #Hatebreed #JungleRot #May26 #Obituary #Review #Reviews #SlaughterToPrevail #UniqueLeaderRecords
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 224 kbps mp3
Label: Unique Leader Records
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: May 15th, 20264 -
Jungle Rot – Cruel Face of War Review By Grin ReaperAfter four years of studio silence, Kenoshan cavemen Jungle Rot emerge from the bush with twelfth platter, Cruel Face of War. For the uninitiated, Jungle Rot plays groovy death metal that’s hostile, bludgeoning, and never dares to overthink anything. Their output has been more reliable than our coverage, and reviewing every other album since 2011’s Kill on Command, each has earned a ‘Mixed’ rating. Interestingly, the two albums we missed reviewing, Terror Regime and Jungle Rot, are the best of that group, particularly their self-titled effort. Now faced with our first consecutive Jungle Rot evaluation, can Cruel Face of War break the mold, or does it run through the Jungle on cruise control?
‘Consistency is key’ perseveres as a pillar of advice I mete out and live by,1 and this lesson sticks with Jungle Rot like flies on a decomposing carcass. After three decades of mouth-breathing death jams, the band still delivers freshly forged OSDM every two to four years that reeks of Obituary and Bolt Thrower. While the hardcore and deathcore vestiges have diminished,2 trace amounts of Hatebreed and Slaughter to Prevail lurk within Jungle Rot’s fetid funk, especially Dave Matrise’s vocals. To be fair, any fluctuations in their sound become conversations of degrees, and since Fueled by Hate dropped in 2004, Jungle Rot has been lodged in a groove so deep they haven’t pulled out from it yet.
Jungle Rot sounds best when they inject a bit of melody into their formula, and those crumbs unerringly serve as the best morsels on Cruel Face of War. Maybe that’s because only those moments break up the monotony of an otherwise wearisome chuggathon, where an unvarying landscape of riffs and grooves blur together into an indistinct sea of homogenous death metal. For instance, the riffs on “When the Elders Rise” and “Rot Riffs” carry just enough character to help differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack, but otherwise, I can’t distinguish between most others without playing them back-to-back. To Jungle Rot’s credit, they possess a sound uniquely their own. But like a painter who only uses a single color, they lock themselves into a self-imposed prison of uniformity that undercuts any notion of tension or contrast.
Despite the detractors, Jungle Rot’s adherence to convention pays dividends as well. Pit-ready grooves and stank-inducing verses make great fodder for good ol’ fashioned head-banging, and while the simplicity limits Cruel Face of War’s upside, it also ensures a stable foundation to build upon. Regarding pacing, Jungle Rot plays with two speeds: a menacing, mid-paced skulk and a faster, more predatory trot. Though they never commit to woebegone plods or balls-out blitzes, there’s just enough variety to keep things engaging without moving too far away from Jungle Rot’s established sonic ideal. Additionally, Cruel Face of War merits praise for the efficient yet expressive solos, particularly on “Cruel Face of War” and “Horrors Vile,” with Geoff Bub and David Matrise credited for guitars.3 Bassist James Genenz rumbles and groans alongside, supplying a meaty dimension to Cruel Face of War, and drummer Spenser Syphers pounds and pummels as needed. Dan “The Man” Swanö even handles mixing and mastering, granting the immediate boost he bestows to nearly everything he touches.
Cruel Face of War never outright errs, yet Jungle Rot proves so reticent to stray from the path oft-traveled that I wonder why they recorded new material. Jungle Rot felt like a promising step forward, infusing wicked melodies into the band’s brutish brand of death metal. Since then, Jungle Rot seems content to churn out mildly different flavors of the same core recipe with rapidly diminishing returns. After thirty years of staying the course, I’m not hopeful that Jungle Rot will venture into unfamiliar territory, but without stepping outside their comfort zone, I don’t foresee them bursting free from their Jungle Rut.
Rating: Disappointing
#20 #2026 #AmericanMetal #BoltThrower #CruelFaceOfWar #DeathMetal #Hatebreed #JungleRot #May26 #Obituary #Review #Reviews #SlaughterToPrevail #UniqueLeaderRecords
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 224 kbps mp3
Label: Unique Leader Records
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: May 15th, 20264 -
Jungle Rot – Cruel Face of War Review By Grin ReaperAfter four years of studio silence, Kenoshan cavemen Jungle Rot emerge from the bush with twelfth platter, Cruel Face of War. For the uninitiated, Jungle Rot plays groovy death metal that’s hostile, bludgeoning, and never dares to overthink anything. Their output has been more reliable than our coverage, and reviewing every other album since 2011’s Kill on Command, each has earned a ‘Mixed’ rating. Interestingly, the two albums we missed reviewing, Terror Regime and Jungle Rot, are the best of that group, particularly their self-titled effort. Now faced with our first consecutive Jungle Rot evaluation, can Cruel Face of War break the mold, or does it run through the Jungle on cruise control?
‘Consistency is key’ perseveres as a pillar of advice I mete out and live by,1 and this lesson sticks with Jungle Rot like flies on a decomposing carcass. After three decades of mouth-breathing death jams, the band still delivers freshly forged OSDM every two to four years that reeks of Obituary and Bolt Thrower. While the hardcore and deathcore vestiges have diminished,2 trace amounts of Hatebreed and Slaughter to Prevail lurk within Jungle Rot’s fetid funk, especially Dave Matrise’s vocals. To be fair, any fluctuations in their sound become conversations of degrees, and since Fueled by Hate dropped in 2004, Jungle Rot has been lodged in a groove so deep they haven’t pulled out from it yet.
Jungle Rot sounds best when they inject a bit of melody into their formula, and those crumbs unerringly serve as the best morsels on Cruel Face of War. Maybe that’s because only those moments break up the monotony of an otherwise wearisome chuggathon, where an unvarying landscape of riffs and grooves blur together into an indistinct sea of homogenous death metal. For instance, the riffs on “When the Elders Rise” and “Rot Riffs” carry just enough character to help differentiate themselves from the rest of the pack, but otherwise, I can’t distinguish between most others without playing them back-to-back. To Jungle Rot’s credit, they possess a sound uniquely their own. But like a painter who only uses a single color, they lock themselves into a self-imposed prison of uniformity that undercuts any notion of tension or contrast.
Despite the detractors, Jungle Rot’s adherence to convention pays dividends as well. Pit-ready grooves and stank-inducing verses make great fodder for good ol’ fashioned head-banging, and while the simplicity limits Cruel Face of War’s upside, it also ensures a stable foundation to build upon. Regarding pacing, Jungle Rot plays with two speeds: a menacing, mid-paced skulk and a faster, more predatory trot. Though they never commit to woebegone plods or balls-out blitzes, there’s just enough variety to keep things engaging without moving too far away from Jungle Rot’s established sonic ideal. Additionally, Cruel Face of War merits praise for the efficient yet expressive solos, particularly on “Cruel Face of War” and “Horrors Vile,” with Geoff Bub and David Matrise credited for guitars.3 Bassist James Genenz rumbles and groans alongside, supplying a meaty dimension to Cruel Face of War, and drummer Spenser Syphers pounds and pummels as needed. Dan “The Man” Swanö even handles mixing and mastering, granting the immediate boost he bestows to nearly everything he touches.
Cruel Face of War never outright errs, yet Jungle Rot proves so reticent to stray from the path oft-traveled that I wonder why they recorded new material. Jungle Rot felt like a promising step forward, infusing wicked melodies into the band’s brutish brand of death metal. Since then, Jungle Rot seems content to churn out mildly different flavors of the same core recipe with rapidly diminishing returns. After thirty years of staying the course, I’m not hopeful that Jungle Rot will venture into unfamiliar territory, but without stepping outside their comfort zone, I don’t foresee them bursting free from their Jungle Rut.
Rating: Disappointing
#20 #2026 #AmericanMetal #BoltThrower #CruelFaceOfWar #DeathMetal #Hatebreed #JungleRot #May26 #Obituary #Review #Reviews #SlaughterToPrevail #UniqueLeaderRecords
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 224 kbps mp3
Label: Unique Leader Records
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: May 15th, 20264 -
Mariclare Costello Dies: ‘The Waltons’ Actor Was 90
#News #Obituaries #MariclareCostello #Obituary #TheWaltonshttps://deadline.com/2026/04/mariclare-costello-dead-1236873373/
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Desmond Morris, 98, Dies; Zoologist Saw Links Between Humans and Apes
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/science/desmond-morris-dead.html
#HackerNews #DesmondMorris #Zoology #HumanAnimalConnection #Apes #ScienceNews #Obituary
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Six Feet Under – Next to Die Review By Alekhines Gun
Here in the hall, we have a tradition called “Squatter’s Rights”. This ensures that if you had the fortune to review something good, you get first dibs on that band’s next release; it also helps prevent the staff from mass-slaughtering each other when trying to see who gets to cover bigger names. Impossibly long-running “Little Engine That Would” outfit Six Feet Under are a remarkable inversion of that rule as the only “big” name where the opposite is true. Rapidly passed about like a blunt when the cops roll up, their last seven albums reviewed here have been through no less than five writers, and now their newest “opus” has fallen to me.1 Previous album Killing for Revenge had the inimitable Iceberg shower the band with praise enough to justify upping their classification from embarrassing to “merely” bad, which is, at least, an improvement in the most scientific sense of the word. Can Barnes and the Boys keep this upward trajectory?
That Next to Die suffers from self-sabotaging of good ideas is no surprise; what may be surprising is how many good ideas there are to sabotage. Against all odds and seemingly with the sole purpose of ruining entertaining writing, Six Feet Under has managed to assemble an album I find very difficult to outright hate. From a collection of fun, tasteful solos (“Destroyed Remains”, “Next to Die”) to grooves and riffs which manage to carry a whiff of old-school authenticity without devolving completely into boneheaded ignorance (“Mutilated Corpse in the Woods”), Next to Die is mostly barren of the rage-triggering flaws of olde. There are moments in here to get my toes tapping and noggin’ joggin’, with high-energy Obituary-isms and riffs that recall the stench of the oldest of old school death.
For the most part, Chris Barnes has managed to get out of his own way, discovering high-brow concepts like hot tea and honey between takes and maybe not smoking all the time. The utter ghastliness of Nightmares of the Decomposed has been mercifully abandoned, as he turns in a performance which manages to straddle a sweet spot between The Bleeding and Butchered at Birth, albeit more sun-bleached and war-torn. True, the more open spaces do him no favors when he tries to fill them with sustained growls, and from time to time, he still sounds like he’s struggling with his pacing (“Grasped From Beyond”, “Wrath and Terror Takes Command”), but he doesn’t sound like he’s trying to talk through a tight and possibly fuzzy leather belt anymore. He’s brought a smidgen more tonal range this go-round, digging deeper for some extra lows in “Skin Coffins” and squeezing out the last drops of juice from his throat in the high-belted chorus of “Ill Wishes”. While it’s only taken a decade or three, Barnes can’t be considered the defining weak link of his band anymore.
Instead, everyone gets to have a hand in things!2 Drummer Marco Pitruzzella often zigs when he should zag, with bizarre drum arrangements and surprisingly minimal beats (“Unmistakable Smell of Death”, “Mind Hell”) which turn into real momentum killers. Some artistic ideas can’t stick the landing, like the aforementioned “Ill Wishes,” which swings for a real album climax in presentation but is ruined by Barnes licking my ears with wildly moist ASMR verses,3 and album kickoff “Approach Your Grave” tries to return death metal to its horror roots with a nifty curtain-raising styled riff that takes two and a half minutes too long to get to the point. Then there’s the paradox of the album: “Mister Blood and Guts.” Musically speaking, this is the crown jewel, with a curb stomping, pit igniting, grin-inducing wad of chug-heavy fun in the chorus, as long as you try not to think too hard about how the lyrics sound like they were written by Sid from Toy Story. Really, that’s the album in a nutshell: there’s some unexpected joy in here, but the sense of relief you feel as the average and mediocre lifts its head is palpable.
“Stand tall, score it appropriately.” That’s what my Freezer Brother Tyme said. Well, I have, and frankly, I’m angry about it. This was not the dumpster fire I was looking forward to. It is not irredeemable, it is not atrocious, and it is not appallingly terrible. It is instead a cumulative result of a surprising amount of good ideas, riddled with enough flaws and imperfections to drag the final product down to average. Many bands would find that devastating. For Six Feet Under, it is a crowning accomplishment, a continuation of their upward trajectory from the unforgivable to the merely appallingly milquetoast.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
#25 #2026 #AmericanMetal #Apr26 #DeathMetal #NextToDie #Obituary #Review #Reviews #SixFeetUnder
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 256 kbps mp3
Label: Metal Blade Records
Website: Album Bandcamp
Releases Worldwide: April 24th, 2026 -
DESMOND MORRIS, OBSERVER OF HUMANITY AND APES, DIES AT 98
Zoologist Desmond Morris, famous for 'The Naked Ape', has died at 98. His work looked at humans like animals, sparking debate.
#DesmondMorris, #NakedApe, #Zoology, #HumanBehavior, #Obituary
https://newsletter.tf/desmond-morris-naked-ape-author-dies-98/
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Desmond Morris, who wrote 'The Naked Ape', has passed away at 98. His books, like 'The Naked Ape', sold millions worldwide.
#DesmondMorris, #NakedApe, #Zoology, #HumanBehavior, #Obituary
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that explains the delay in the Grauniad's #obituary for #DesmondMorris: They had to summon Tim Radford back from the dead: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/apr/20/desmond-morris-obituary
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longer piece about #DesmondMorris's life and legacy on the BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51y797v200o #science #obituary #scienceWriter
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R.I.P.: Canadian Music Industry Legend Donald K. Tarlton Passes Away at Age 82
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#ChuckNorris , action hero and star of 'Walker, Texas Ranger,' dies at 86
The martial artist and actor was best known for playing #CordellWalker , a #TexasRanger who dispensed Lone Star justice with roundhouse kicks and a decidedly old-school moral code
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Actor #RobertDuvall has #died — he brought a compassionate center to edgy hard roles
Over his long career, Robert #Duvall brought a wide range of characters to life, from tough Marines to wistful, tender-hearted cowboys.
Duvall died on Sunday. "Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort."
He was 95 years old.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/1133879591/robert-duvall-dead-obituary
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Actor #RobertDuvall has #died — he brought a compassionate center to edgy hard roles
Over his long career, Robert #Duvall brought a wide range of characters to life, from tough Marines to wistful, tender-hearted cowboys.
Duvall died on Sunday. "Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort."
He was 95 years old.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/1133879591/robert-duvall-dead-obituary
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Actor #RobertDuvall has #died — he brought a compassionate center to edgy hard roles
Over his long career, Robert #Duvall brought a wide range of characters to life, from tough Marines to wistful, tender-hearted cowboys.
Duvall died on Sunday. "Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort."
He was 95 years old.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/1133879591/robert-duvall-dead-obituary
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Actor #RobertDuvall has #died — he brought a compassionate center to edgy hard roles
Over his long career, Robert #Duvall brought a wide range of characters to life, from tough Marines to wistful, tender-hearted cowboys.
Duvall died on Sunday. "Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort."
He was 95 years old.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/1133879591/robert-duvall-dead-obituary
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Actor #RobertDuvall has #died — he brought a compassionate center to edgy hard roles
Over his long career, Robert #Duvall brought a wide range of characters to life, from tough Marines to wistful, tender-hearted cowboys.
Duvall died on Sunday. "Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort."
He was 95 years old.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/1133879591/robert-duvall-dead-obituary
