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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

Ensanguinate – Eldritch Anatomy (Emanzipation Productions)

From the Laibachan capital of Slovenia which is Ljubljana we have a hungry and relatively new death metal horde here. ‘Eldritch Anatomy’ is the debut album from this quartet who formed in 2020 and have just a demo and couple… Continue Reading →

Christian Death & Ghost Dance – London Underworld 31/8/22

A mix of all ages queue outside the Underworld and there has been plenty of effort made with face paint and make-up looking very colourful this evening. It was difficult to gauge who exactly everyone was here for, Valor and… Continue Reading →

Phase IV – Phase IV (Moribund)

I have just done a bit of geeking on Star Trek pages to see what the effects are of setting phasers on level 4 and anything after 3 which is meant to stun for an hour is pretty deadly. “Heat… Continue Reading →

Αuriferous Flame – The Great Mist Within (True Cult Records)

Greek multi-instrumentalist Ayloss is a busy chap, already well known for his work with Spectral Lore and Mystras among many other projects, his flame burns bright. Here he has a brand new project and one where his intention is to… Continue Reading →

Ebola Syndrome – Herman Yau (Vinegar Syndrome / 88 Films)

It’s been an interesting week on the Blu-ray announcement front. Well-done to 88 Films for pulling off the miraculous and somehow getting Ebola Syndrome through the BBFC, which has to be one of the most unexpected releases EVER passed by… Continue Reading →

Peurbleue – La Ciguë (LADLO)

Time for a French dose of Morbid Fear who are ready to poison us with their debut dose of Hemlock. Established by musician JCEX who was later joined by vocalist Sakrifiss their work is described as ‘Haunting black metal’ and… Continue Reading →

½ Southern North – Narrations Of A Fallen Soul (LADLO)

Time to pack those musical travel bags and head off in the mind at least to Greece. A nice place for sure but as we travel from South to North the narrations at hand are not going to be full… Continue Reading →

GWAR & Party Cannon – London Dome 18/8/22

If you have watched the recent documentary This Is GWAR, the one most important thing you should have taken away with you is the fact that “the world needs GWAR.” Theirs is a lesson of survival against the odds and… Continue Reading →

Autaar & 404 – In de Kiem Gesmoord (S/R)

Experimental soundscapes and drone here from this collaboration borne out of that pesky pandemic. Autaar is German artist Mark Lindhout and 404 is likeminded Dutchman Joost Van Ophem. The title of the release translates to ‘nipped in the bud’ and… Continue Reading →

Sigh – Shiki (Peaceville)

By album number twelve most fans of Sigh should be well aware that taking anything for granted is a foolish folly. I was well aware that even a week’s intensive listening here was not going to do more than scratch… Continue Reading →

Hours Of Worship – The Cold That You Left (Iron Bonehead)

Type the band name into a search engine and you are more likely to be invited to church than anything else. Listen to their music though and you may find yourself in need of some redemption. As I guessed, this… Continue Reading →

Uada, Panzerfaust, Trivax – London Electrowerkz 10/8/22

It’s a relief walking into the coolness of the venue as it’s damn hot in the city tonight. We look for the best positions in the air conditioning and trip out to the red spotlights twirling around on the ground… Continue Reading →

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