THE BEAST

Bone Gnawer Return With Idioms Of Gore : Old School Death Metal, No Apologies

Some bands don’t chase trends. They chase entrails. Bone Gnawer are back with Idioms Of Gore , their third full length slab of no nonsense death metal, and it lands exactly where it should. Right in the gut.

Released on CD December 26, 2025 via Iron, Blood and Death Corporation, Idioms Of Gore is pure old school filth, dripping with the kind of cannibalistic, horror soaked vibes that built this genre in the first place. No polish. No gimmicks. Just riffs, gore, and authority.

At the center of it all is Kam Lee. If you know death metal history, you know the name. Long before the rulebook existed, Lee was already breaking it. From his early days in Mantas, the band that soon became Death, to his tenure in Massacre starting in 1985, Kam Lee has been there since the primordial ooze. This record proves he never left the swamp.

Bone Gnawer have always lived in that classic gore lane, pulling equally from Swedish grit and Florida brutality. Formed in 2001, the band went quiet for a stretch before returning to active duty in 2023, and Idioms Of Gore sounds like a mission statement. This is death metal as it was meant to be. Chunky. Hook driven. Rotten to the core.

Joining Lee on this outing are Rogga Johansson on guitars and Jon Rudin on drums. That lineup alone tells you this is not a nostalgia act phoning it in. The album was recorded at the Rotpit and various locations, then mixed and mastered by Jonny Pettersson, giving it a thick, muscular sound that hits hard without sanding off the rough edges. Just how it should be.

If you’ve followed Bone Gnawer from Feast Of Flesh in 2009 through Cannibal Crematorium in 2015, this record feels like a natural continuation. Same DNA, sharper knives. The songs lock into that old Floridian tradition where riffs lead the charge and every track sticks in your skull like a cleaver.

The first taste comes via the video for “The Gory Details” , and it does exactly what the title promises. No metaphors. No mercy. Just straight to the point, because death metal doesn’t need a thesis statement.

Idioms Of Gore is not trying to reinvent anything, and that’s the whole point. This is a reminder of why this style still matters. If you like your death metal classic, bloody, and unapologetic, Bone Gnawer just served you a full plate.

Bottom line. Bone Gnawer are flying the flag high, the old flag, the one soaked in blood and history. Idioms Of Gore is proof that some traditions are worth keeping alive, even if they smell like a slaughterhouse.

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