Author Pete Woods
Japanese prog, black mentalists Sigh are not the most prolific touring band and their shows are few and far between. I was lucky enough to catch them way back around 1995 at the long demolished Sir George Robey in Finsbury… Continue Reading →
Unhallowed be thy name… especially as far as practitioners of black metal are concerned. This lot are relatively new, apparently forming in 2021 and with that in mind no surprise that this is their debut release. As for the players… Continue Reading →
Hurrah, it’s time to get bonkers from Bergen once more as carrion critters Vulture Industries return with album number five. I admit to having had a long lead time with this and played it to death as soon as I… Continue Reading →
We are back in the world of the wyrd wolves from Warsaw and our duo of Louve and Nidhogg show no signs of slowing down. This is their fourth release since 2020 and like its predecessors is no less non-conformist… Continue Reading →
It’s only been just over a year since this black horde dropped second album Divinity’s Fall so it’s still nice and rotting in the memory. That doesn’t stop a highly enjoyable refresher course of it for purposes of compare and… Continue Reading →
This gathering of grave diggers started out in the early 2000’s and have since then amassed five albums of which I note have all been released on different labels. Their latest succinctly entitled ‘Ruins’ sees them on the highly respected… Continue Reading →
Anyone who follows Godflesh on social media cannot have helped notice comments from Justin Broadrick about how uncomfortable being scrutinised and questioned by fans of their music makes him feel. Battling with autism and PTSD his music is incredibly personal… Continue Reading →
This is the third slab of “hate” from Viennese malcontents Cyruss and kind of a posthumous one. The group split up after two full length albums in 2009 and since then founding members Klaus and Andy went on to form… Continue Reading →
With a name that may suggest a gore-grind band this is in fact a completely different kettle of fish and I may have got slightly out my depth taking this progressive rock outfit from Bergen to review. But perhaps feeling… Continue Reading →
Obviously a simple umlaut on their name is not enough for this band. Comprising of four gents and a lady and hailing from various parts of France, not a huge amount is known about them other than the fact this… Continue Reading →
I guess with a combined running time of 75-minutes long-running Australian doomsters Mournful Congregation could have just about fitted their two part EP releases on one disc but what listener would have been able to endure it all in one… Continue Reading →
You may not yet have heard of RUÏM but when learning that this new project is a case of going “back to the black with Blasphemer”, no doubt your interests should be peaked. Of course since leaving the hallowed halls… Continue Reading →