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Author Pete Woods

Quickly discovering in formative years that I was never quite going to fit in anywhere, I spent time growing up listening to punk, futurist, goth, industrial, metal and psychedelic sounds ranging from Hawkwind to The Sex Gang Children via Japan through to Crass mangled in with Psychic TV and New Model Army. Catching my first band live by accident; The Poison Girls at a G.L.C. free festival, I never looked back. Musical tastes have developed accordingly and I now spend time writing for both Terrorizer and Dominion magazine as well as co-running www.avenoctum.com and pushing the boundaries of genre definition to mould around my own eclectic tastes. Not having the patience to play any instrument myself, I see my writing, to a certain degree as putting something back into the music I love. If I didn't spend time doing this I would be an alcoholic slumped without hope on the cold streets of London. Instead I can be found pint, camera and notepad in hand covering bands both old and new and will happily accept free cider without

Lurking Fear – C Courtney Joiner (88 Films)

“The thing came abruptly and unannounced; a demon, rat-like, scurrying from pits remote and unimaginable, a hellish panting and stifled grunting, and then from that opening beneath the chimney a burst of multitudinous and leprous life – a loathsome night-spawned… Continue Reading →

Blood Red Fog – On Death’s Wings (Saturnal)

Well we all get a blood red fog in front of our eyes at times and here you can get one in your ears for good measure. This Finnish death worshipping black metal horde have quite a few releases behind… Continue Reading →

We Are The Damned – Doomvirate (Lifeforce)

Portuguese band We Are The Damned have done three albums prior to this one all apparently on Raging Planet Records based in their own country. Chances are therefore unless you live there it’s likely that they are as new to… Continue Reading →

Mayhem, Merrimack and Stahlsarg – London Garage 21/5/14

A load of rancid food stalls and hippy head shops got slightly singed a couple of days before this date was due to hit town and the gig was moved from Camden to the Garage down the road. A lot… Continue Reading →

Thy Flesh – Thymiama Mannan (Odium)

It’s taken quite some time for this debut album to arrive from this Hellenic black metal horde. Apparently when they started out in 2004 and released a demo it was well received although was more of a death, thrash hybrid…. Continue Reading →

Interview – Nightsatan

True warriors of the wastelands Nightsatan are a band forged on the futuristic sounds of the past. If that sounds paradoxical well it is, as the trio are a real enigma whose ‘laser metal’ is synonymous with soundtracks from (mainly… Continue Reading →

Interview – Xandria

With brand new album ‘Sacrificium’ just released and the rejuvenated band in town to perform tracks from it with a brand new singer and bassist, we had the opportunity to grab a quick interview with main songwriter and guitarist Marco… Continue Reading →

Raus / Perunwit – Under The Sign Of The Black Sun (Odium Records)

Here we have two bands both sharing one member and both containing Poles displaced and living in London. In the case of Raus this is their first recorded work whereas Perunwit are described as “legendary and the oldest Pagan band… Continue Reading →

Scutum Crux – The Second Sun (Immortal Frost Productions)

Taking their name from a stream of stars and matter from the trailing arm spiralling out towards the end of the milky way, Scutum Crux are a band that if you go to underground shows in London, chances are you… Continue Reading →

Christian Death, Manflu & Puffer – London Garage 14/5/14

Sometimes it makes things more interesting knowing nothing about support bands and it allows you to go into watching them without any preconceived notions. Both the ones on the bill tonight were unheard of as far as I was concerned… Continue Reading →

Incineration Festival – London Garage 10/5/14

  This new and highly anticipated festival catering for the extreme black and death metal audiences had been creating a lot of interest almost as soon as it was announced and with each new band getting added, the bill just… Continue Reading →

Landskap – I (Iron Bonehead)

Normally this bonehead bangs fast and furiously with kvlt black metal of death in very limited formats but with Landskap they have something quite different and have got their doom, psyche and rock head on. If you live in London… Continue Reading →

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