Author Pete Woods
This Canadian death-cult with their debut release may well be unknown to many but when you realise that they have members of Sortilegia, Nuclearhammer as well as players having done live duties with Vermod and Antediluvian, well you are probably… Continue Reading →
Well, the label name is there to make a statement about just what we have in front of us and is actually a new imprint of Odium Records designed for unearthing buried treasures of the kvlt underground. Likheim may well… Continue Reading →
Well, nobody expects a funeral doom band to do anything in a particularly fast fashion and it has been four years since we last heard from these Australians on last album ‘The Incubus Of Karma.’ This is the first of… Continue Reading →
This gig was originally meant to be at Nambucca down the Holloway Road but as many are no doubt aware the venue was suddenly and unceremoniously shut down. It’s the same old curse of gentrification and greedy scumlords putting rent… Continue Reading →
‘Wisdom Kings’ Heruka are back with a new album following a burst of activity that has seen them release 2 other studio full length’s an EP and a live album since 2018. I have stumbled around their somewhat philosophical work… Continue Reading →
Founding fathers of the Swedish melodic black metal scene Lord Belial have been active since right back in 1992. With a steady flow of material and some landmark albums all went well up to the release of 2018’s The Black… Continue Reading →
A condensed version of this interview was published in Fistful Of Metal Magazine (available in all good newsagents). This is the full transcript in Q&A format celebrating the return of melodic Swedish BM forerunners Lord Belial and their first album in… Continue Reading →
It’s been a long and life-changing road for Cadaveria since last album ‘Silence’ in 2014. In fact, ‘Emptiness’ is an album that we are very lucky to have today as the former Opera IX vocalist and self-monikered artist had a… Continue Reading →
Well, I was glad that this turned up with some extensive liner notes as it is a baffling enough listen in its own right before even getting to the cast list involved. In Lingua Mortua are a collective essentially put… Continue Reading →
It’s hard to forget the last time Mayhem played this venue back in Dec 2010. They brought blizzards of snow with them meaning many fans and even support bands were stranded and unable to get here. Suitably grim it was… Continue Reading →
It seems somewhat negligent on our behalf not having seemed to have covered a Déhà release in the past. Since 2018 this Belgian whose real name is Olmo Lipani has well over 40 releases to his name, the majority of… Continue Reading →
You can always rely on Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions to unearth new and interesting bands from France and here we have just that, with a CD taking in 2, 4 track EP’s released together on a split album. Although… Continue Reading →