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Mortuary Drape - Wisdom Vibration Repent (Peaceville Records) [Paul Scoble]Anyone who knows their underground black metal will be familiar with Mortuary Drape. The Italian band formed in 1986, and...
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Saxon – Carpe Diem (Silver Lining Music) [Simon Black]So the thing about Saxon, the thing that has well and truly earned them the ‘Mighty’ prefix, is that they never fail to deliver. OK, maybe that’s...
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Amorphis - Halo (Atomic Fire Records)Amorphis have never been a band to shy away from their melodic side. As their career has progressed the usage of folksy power metal elements and clean vocals have...
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Voivod - Synchro Anarchy (Century Media Records) [Paul Scoble]Voivod have been in existence since 1981. The Jonquière, Quebec based band was founded by original Guitarist Denis ‘Piggy’ D’Amour, and...
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Possessor - The Speed Of Death (APF Records) A rip snorting four track EP from the serves as the final hammer blow from horror sludge thrashers Possessor. With this release, these purveyors of the...
View ArticleReviews: The Silent Wedding, Vorga, Zetra, Burned In Effigy (Reviews By Matt...
The Silent Wedding - Ego Path (Self Released/Dutch Music Works/Underground Music Studios)Much like how Pink Floyd and Dream Theater used to connect their albums, so have Greek progressive metal band...
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Once Human - Scar Weaver (earMusic)The Logan Mader/Lauren Hart metal machine return with their crushing sound for a third full length album. Scar Weaver goes further in terms of sound than their last...
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Hangman’s Chair - A Loner (Nuclear Blast) [Rich P]Hangman’s Chair have been a long-time purveyor of the “doom” that many of you know and love. I have seen comparisons to Type O Negative and Paradise...
View ArticleReviews: Matt Pike, Immolation, Nightrage, Author & Punisher (Reviews By Matt...
Matt Pike - Pike Vs The Automaton (MNRK Heavy)If you don't know Matt Pike, then you don't know what riffage is. There I said it, disagree if you want, but I know I'm right. The man spearheaded the...
View ArticleReviews: Zeal & Ardor, Fostermother, Slash, Holy Witch (Reviews By Matt Cook,...
Zeal & Ardor – Zeal & Ardor (MKVA) [Matt Cook]Avant-garde by its very nature encourages experimentation and embraces the odd, the unique and the untapped. Essentially, it’s a label for artists...
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Star One - Revel In Time (InsideOut)Out of all of the Arjen Anthony Lucassen's projects my favourite is Star One. This is because I'm a huge sci-fi fan so having a set of albums that feature the same...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Desert Storm, Suns Of Thunder & Made Of...
Desert Storm, Suns Of Thunder and Made Of Teeth, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff 17/02/22Riffs. There you go, that's basically the only word you need to describe this trio of bands that descended upon Clwb...
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Firebreather - Dwell In The Fog (RidingEasy Records) [David Karpel]I come to Gothenburg, Sweden’s Firebreather and their new album, Dwell In The Fog, havingunfortunately missed their earlier efforts...
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Allegaeon - Damnum (Metal Blade Records)Damnum more like Dayum! The sixth album from Colorado technical extreme metal mavericks Allegaeon, is one of those album that is both instant and needs several...
View ArticleReviews: Sleepwulf, Annihilator, Bitter Branches, KYOTY (Reviews By Rich P,...
Sleepwulf - Sunbeams Curl (Heavy Psych Sounds) [Rich P]“Come to realize, life will begin when Satan is king”. This is how Sleepwulf’s 2020 debut record ends and how their new album, Subeams Curl,...
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Shape Of Despair - Return To The Void (Season Of Mist) [Paul Scoble]The last few years have been very good if you are a fan of funeral doom, some exceptional huge, slow and very melancholy albums have...
View ArticleReviews: Corpsegrinder, Tuskar, Bad Omens, Kajgūn (Reviews By Charlie Rogers...
Corpsegrinder - Corpsegrinder (Self Released) [Charlie Rogers & Dr Claire Hanley]George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher is a man who needs no introduction. With a successful career as one of the genre’s...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Green Lung, Sigiriya, Haast, Suns Of...
Green Lung, Sigiriya, Haast, Suns Of Thunder, Lacertilia & Lowen. Clwb Ifor Bach, 27/02/22Expectation is an odd thing, the hyperbole, the press, the word of mouth all do their bit in creating...
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Hammerfall - Hammer Of Dawn (Napalm Records) [Matt Bladen]The one problem I have with this album is Not Today. The ballad kills a lot of the momentum the Swedish power metal survivors have built up on...
View ArticleReviews: Naxatras, The Same River, Mind Erasure, Trailer Park Girl (Reviews...
Naxatras - IV (Self Released)The fourth album from Greek psych/proggers Naxatras, sees them expanding their scope yet again. What was once a trio of jam rock journeymen, exploring the realms of mind...
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