Back in the mists of time, in March 2008, I got sent an album to review, from a band I knew of, but didn’t know very much about at the time. I’m not even sure exactly where I was writing… Continue Reading →
Polish black metal band Blaze of Perdition are back with their sixth full album release. From fury to sludge, the band here reflect in summary the repression resulting from ideologies and religions. These five substantial pieces start with “W kwiecie… Continue Reading →
The Wraith’s debut Gloom Ballet (Southern Lord) was one the surprises of 2019 and a favourite with many a listener and reviewer who happened upon it. But the album had the bad luck of being released at the beginning of… Continue Reading →
Five years had already passed since Green Lung’s last and first visit to Thessaloniki, back when the band was simply promising. Since then, a considerable amount of time had gone by, marked by heavy contracts with record labels and companies,… Continue Reading →
Love it or loathe it but genre definition is one of those things us music writers seem unable to not dissect and in the case of Dutch band Dool it still makes me tut when I open go to site… Continue Reading →
Finnish Extreme Folk Metal band Verikalpa’s current studio output is bordering on prolific, dishing out quality albums every other year since 2018. With a stable line-up in place now for the last three, this talented six-piece are steadily focusing and… Continue Reading →
Heavy Temple is a band that I’ve been hoping to see live for quite some time now, but have yet to do so. As well as really enjoying their prior releases (see Ave Noctum passim), vocalist High Priestess Nighthawk has… Continue Reading →
This album explores memory for its theme. Dementia being a terrifying thief of personality and experience that is affecting more and more of our aging population in the West. It is somewhat ironic that I had forgotten, until I searched… Continue Reading →
34 years and 15 albums on, and I’m still enjoying these guys as much as when I first heard them 30 years ago. The 7 songs complete the just shy of an hour-long album, and are exactly what you’d expect,… Continue Reading →
Ethnic-Thrash outfit Concrete Age hail from the Stavropol Krai region of the North Caucasus, an area rich in culture, tradition and history. This strip of land situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea has played host to empires… Continue Reading →
This US band are currently celebrating their 40th Anniversary, whilst there was a notable gap in the 90’s, the band came back with full force. Blimey, it’s been 16 years since I saw them live in Germany when I checked!… Continue Reading →
It is my principle to never pass on anything which contains at least 10 seconds of wall of sound. I go gogo and gaga and agog and amok for that stuff. I had a half mind to spare you this… Continue Reading →