Author Pete Woods
Back with their third “painting” it’s time to dip into the still life tapestry of these six strange masked figures from France. The group impressed with last album ‘Vestige,’ the striking cover of that particular release being a portrait but… Continue Reading →
Although I had brief communication with musician Efraah Enhsikaah asking about review possibility, there is hardly any information available about the mysterious artist and I thought it would be impertinent to dig for further facts. In this time of everything… Continue Reading →
What have Radical Dance Faction, Culture Shock, Balaam & The Angel, PWEI, Sex Gang Children and Rubella Ballet got in common? They have all played The 100 Club in the space of a week or so. I wish I could… Continue Reading →
Cover albums are not only a good way for a band to express their interests but also can allow them the freedom of expression. I’m stating the obvious here but it all stems down to the choices the band make… Continue Reading →
The corpse is bloated, noxious gasses escaping from every conceivable orifice as it settles on the slab prior to the mortician impaling it and cutting open. Organs will be removed and plonked into stainless-steel receptacles, the brain examined and dissected… Continue Reading →
Ah yes, the cover of this album reminds me it is Shroom season. Back in more long-haired and youthful times foraging of liberty caps was an occupation I enjoyed although having brewed them up and digested it was tinged with… Continue Reading →
Here we have an album for those who don’t like their music to stagnate and stand still. This trio from Italy include G.G. from Cosmic Putrefaction, Summit and The Clearing Path in their ranks and make a strange sound which… Continue Reading →
Taking their name from a river in hell this Irish / Icelandic band was conceived at first as a one-man project by Joseph Deegan also of Verminous Serpent. By debut album ‘Deluge’ he was joined by highly regarded drummer Bjarni… Continue Reading →
There doesn’t seem to be any definitive answer regarding what happened to Jex Thoth who have been mysteriously silent now for a decade. Vanishing Kids who have been active for six albums have two ex-members of the band in their… Continue Reading →
This Swiss / Norwegian outfit may well be new with only this album proceeded by a couple of singles but their line-up certainly had me intrigued and wanting to hear more. Set up by guitarist B. (yes one of those… Continue Reading →
I’m always more than happy to get Ruined by Krieg. First encounter at the beginning of the century with the likes of ‘Black Church’ EP and ‘Destruction Ritual’ were certainly harrowing and I have followed studio output since then as… Continue Reading →
Those furious Nekrofolk from Poland’s ‘Let The World Burn Collective’ are back and who knows what the hell to expect after the experimentally deranged approach of last EP ‘W śnialni’ a couple of years ago? Well it’s barking mad and… Continue Reading →