Author Pete Woods
Trouble, not half! Another female director with a strong pedigree of films behind her is Claire Denis who is probably best known for her simmering and taboo busting pairing of two of France’s major cult stars in her Trouble Every… Continue Reading →
We had a quick listen to a couple of tracks of this when we were offered it amongst the hundreds of download reviews we get pitched each month and thought “nah it’s a little too Eurovision,” for comfort. A while… Continue Reading →
It’s not the first time I have woken up after a night at a gig in London to find a Necrosadistic Goat Torture CD in my pocket and it probably won’t be the last. However this time it’s the bleaters… Continue Reading →
Nestling between ‘Ravishing Grimness and ‘Hate Them’ Darkthrone originally released their eighth studio album ‘Plaguewielder back in 2001 on Moonfog Productions. It is the latest reissue from Peaceville and comes with new artwork and a bonus disc of ‘director’s commentary… Continue Reading →
If back in the early days as a fledging reviewer, when I was casting judgment on a very vicious disc of Swedish black metal by Armagedda ‘The Final War Approaching’ I had been told I would be covering one of… Continue Reading →
Two bands from the Portland and Oakland areas of the USA both hit my radar with excellent debut albums last year. Alaric with their self titled album did things in a way that I would not have expected from an… Continue Reading →
As I mentioned in my review of [Coldstrain] on these pages, Russian black ambient sorcerers Karna are now no more. Despite this it appears that they managed to slip a final full length album ‘Circle Of Nav’ past me on… Continue Reading →
It would appear that Russian ambient black practitioners of very dark arts Karna are no more. This is a shame as they released some excellent albums such as the excellent Raven (2006). It is not the last of them you… Continue Reading →
If like me you have been sitting there attempting to pronounce this bands name and letting it roll off your tongue you probably also want to know its meaning. Well the name translates as roughly ‘Mystic Mountain’ and alludes to… Continue Reading →
I take a lot of the Australian black metal acts very seriously. It is almost as though they are trying not to be discovered and remain hidden from the public eye, making the music for themselves rather than anyone else…. Continue Reading →
The thing that really bugs me about this reissue is that it is Dodheimsgard’s last album, originally out in 2007 and they have not done anything new since it came out. I have no problems with it being put out… Continue Reading →
I have an unwritten rule that a band should have at the very minimum ten years history behind them before they release a live product. Sure it is a necessary revenue stream for them but it is something that they… Continue Reading →