Reviews: Imperium Dekadenz, Dudes, Druids Of Eld, Cold Comfort (Reviews By...
Imperium Dekadenz - Into Sorrow Evermore (Napalm Records)German black metallers once again from the Black Forest with some more visceral, volatile black metal that conjures foreboding atmospheres which...
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...And Oceans – As In Gardens, So In Tombs (Season Of Mist) [David G]A part of the late 90’s/early 00’s industrial black metal scene alongside contemporaries such as Aborym and Dodheimsgard, Finland’s...
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Girish And The Chronicles - Back To Earth (Frontiers Music Srl) [Rich Piva]If Girish And The Chronicles were around in 1987-91, they would have appeared on every mix tape I made. The Bangalore, India...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Top Surgery Of The Pop's Fundraiser (Live...
Top Surgery Of The Pop's Fundraiser: Telgate, Banshi, Small Miracles & Frankie Parris, Clwb Ifor Bach, 28.01.23It’s a sensational kind of night at Clwb Ifor Bach. Sensational, partly in the sense...
View ArticleReviews: Atrocity, Mask Of Prospero, Electric Mob, Conjureth (Reviews By...
Atrocity - Okkult III (Massacre Records) [David G]Atrocity have a bit of a wayward history, one of the earlier German death metal bands they released some classic albums including Todessehnsucht (which...
View ArticleReviews: Sanguisugabogg, EYES, Blackwülf, The Miser (Reviews By Erick...
Sanguisugabogg - Homicidal Ecstasy (Century Media) [Erick Willand]Go ahead and just try to say that name properly. Take it a step further and say it three times while looking in a dark mirror in some...
View ArticleReviews: Osiah, Elderseer, Warp, Lansdowne (Reviews By Matt Bladen, Paul...
Osiah - Chronos (Unique Leader) [Matt Bladen]From the dark North East comes some deathcore that is bound to annihilate anything it touches, but also transforms what many will think deathcore is about....
View ArticleReviews: Memoriam, BRUIT ≤, Giant Sleep, Seven Doors (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Memoriam - Rise To Power (Reaper Entertainment)Birmingham brutes Memoriam, continue to be the yang to Sabaton's ying as their blistering death metal tells of the harrowing brutality of war. For this...
View ArticleReviews: DeWolff, Holy Water, Malleus, Ronnie Romero (Reviews By Rich Piva,...
DeWolff - Love, Death & In Between (Mascot Records) [Rich Piva]Can I get a hallelujah? How about an Amen? DeWolff are back (they rarely go away as the are an output machine) with their latest album...
View ArticleReviews: DeadBlondeStars, Seum, Shallow Truths, Full Circle (Reviews By Rich...
DeadBlondeStars - Metamorphosis (Self Released) [Rich Piva]Being of a certain age, current bands that pay homage to the days of flannel, bad goatees, and musicians spawned from a certain city in the...
View ArticleReviews: In Flames, Frozen Dawn, Lüger, Fugit (Reviews By Mark Young, Richard...
In Flames - Foregone (Nuclear Blast) [Mark Young]I confess to not knowing that much about In Flames. I’ve seen them live, back in 2007 supporting Slayer and Lamb Of God on the Unholy Alliance tour and...
View ArticleReviews: Doomsday Outlaw, The Winery Dogs, Jupiter Zeus, Cerbère (Reviews By...
Doomsday Outlaw - Damaged Goods (Republic Of Music) [Matt Bladen]Third album, third time to shine and Doomsday Outlaw have seemingly grabbed the gauntlet, smashed it with a hammer and told everyone...
View ArticleReviews: Conspiracy Of Zero, Dødsferd, Seer Of The Void, Manos Six And The...
Conspiracy Of Zero - Athos Arouris (Self Released)Thessaloniki based band Conspiracy Of Zero play the kind of progressive death metal so often associated with bands such as Opeth, Coroner or anything...
View ArticleReviews: eMolecule, Klone, Delain, Divided By Design (Rerviews By Matt Bladen)
eMolecule - The Architect (Inside Out Music)Released in 2013 Dimensionaut by Sound Of Contact was one of my favourite albums that year and is on regular repeat even now. The combination of Simon...
View ArticleReviews: STORMO, DDENT, Sermon, Cadaver Shrine (Reviews By AV4Apod, Mark...
STORMO – Endocannabalismo (Prosthetic Records) [AV4Apod]The subgenre descriptor of “post” was once explained to me as when a band uses the conventions of their chosen musical tribe in a way that...
View ArticleReviews: Xandria, STAHV, Various Artists, Nothing Sacred (Reviews By Simon...
Xandria - The Wonders Still Awaiting (Napalm Records) [Simon Black]I really hate way the term “female-fronted Symphonic Metal” is used currently. Not the genre itself, you understand, but the fact that...
View ArticleReviews: Khymera, Deviser, Godiva, Victor Smolski (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Khymera – Hold Your Ground (Frontiers Music Srl)Dennis Ward is a legend in the melodic rock/AOR/power metal scene, having been the bassist of Pink Cream 69 since 1989, being the current bassist of...
View ArticleReviews: Bridear, Unto Others, Wig Wam, T3nors (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Bridear - Aegis Of London... Live! (Setsuzoku Records)Recorded at London's Boston Music Rooms in September 2022. Aegis Of London...Live! Is the first live album (they've previously released DVDs) from...
View ArticleReviews: Narrow Head, Motive Black, Infinite And Divine, Fredlös (Reviews By...
Narrow Head - Moments Of Clarity (Church Road Records/Run For Cover) [David Karpel]This album grabbed me by surprise. So much 90s, but so solidly a sound for 2023. Out of Houston, Narrow Head has...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Karnivool & The Ocean Collective (Live...
Karnivool And The Ocean Collective, O2 Academy, Bristol 03.02.23I have to start this review by saying that I was disappointed with the turnout for this gig, as it wasn’t completely sold out. My...
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