Author Pete Woods
Finlandia, oh how you are spoiling us. Having just about recovered from the excellent new Swallow The Sun album in February, barely a breath can be drawn before more atmospheric gloom and doom is served up by Barren Earth, who… Continue Reading →
I was intrigued when this one turned up. Black Crow King is essentially a one man work apart from some help in the guitar department from Corvus an artist who Metal Archives list as ‘international’ and his webpage as ‘Un.’… Continue Reading →
This is one of those bands I have been meaning to check out, completely expecting to really like them but annoyingly letting them slip me by. It’s really a certainty that anyone who grew up loving gothic music should enjoy… Continue Reading →
Ah Napalm Death, a bloody British institution, up there with tea and cucumber sandwiches, ale from the cask on a sunny summer afternoon, punting down the river and playing cricket. Yeah right! Over three decades and stronger than ever Napalm… Continue Reading →
Has the unimaginable happened, have Peaceville run out of albums to re-release? Joking aside it is good news all round if they have (which we very much doubt) as this has meant that they have gone and unearthed some real… Continue Reading →
Anne Marie Hurst is a name from the past and one that may not be familiar with all our readers so a brief bit of history is perhaps necessary. Yorkshire may well be renowned for rough and rugged men, sheep,… Continue Reading →
I quite enjoyed the debut album from Thunderkraft ‘The Banner Of Victory released in 2005. Although it did not perhaps gel with the greatest of clarity due to the convoluted marriage of styles it was difficult to resist and indeed… Continue Reading →
Thriller also known as En Grym Film and They Call Her One Eye was directed by Swedish film maker Bo Arne Vibenius back in 1973 and it pretty much can be seen as a predecessor for the likes of Last… Continue Reading →
Artist: Sigh Title: In Somniphobia Type: Album Label Candlelight It’s always a great pleasure to be confronted with a new Sigh album but the Japanese maestros do make us work for it by twisting any preconceived notions around and turning… Continue Reading →
Artist: Deus Mortem Title: Darknessence Type: EP Label: Witching Hour For once it’s not going to be the longest of reviews and the reason for that is simple. We have a band with their first release and it is a… Continue Reading →
Having caught the excellent Seventh Void on their first trip over to the UK it would have been rude not to have also gone and given A Pale Horse Named Death a watch too. The bands are linked by the… Continue Reading →