Author Pete Woods
One of many surprises this last year has flung at us is the unexpected emergence of a new Hate Forest album. I had always assumed them to be pretty much dead as far a new recorded output was concerned but… Continue Reading →
This one is right on our fringes being described as Dark Doom Jazz but many facets of its sound cross over and it certainly struck as an interesting proposition. This is expanded even more as the main contributors to the… Continue Reading →
Pete Woods (Editor) 2020 – annus pandemicus. You don’t really need it pointing out that this year has been a bit of a shit one and that’s putting in mildly. From when it emerged with an air of normality about… Continue Reading →
“Old skull death metal” from France anyone? The EC Comics inspired artwork is enough to draw anyone into OSDM into the realms of Putrid Flesh and an inverted cross on a tombstone inside the cover with HM 2 written on… Continue Reading →
It saddens me that people today wouldn’t know the difference between a VHS and Betamax cassette if it hit them square between the eyes. What a time they missed and the joy of collecting films by this clunky medium is… Continue Reading →
We should have been invaded by filthy Finns this weekend and had the delights of an already postponed show from Sargeist and Behexen. Alas it was never to be and the plague carriers have been scuppered by that thing that… Continue Reading →
Seemingly a fairly new label from Poland, Ossuary Records previously sent the melodic metal of Divine Weep our way. This time around things are slightly darker with the recently reviewed Okrutnik and Kira coming to assault our ears. The Polish… Continue Reading →
This is an intriguing proposition from Norway, a new act featuring some old friends taking things in an unexpected direction. Vocally we have ex Tristania singer Vibeke Stene who is naturally associated with symphonic metal. With her we are joined… Continue Reading →
Forged in Manchester from the remnants of NekroDrako and now combined with key elements of Reign Of Erebus The Machinist may be new but have plenty of pedigree within their ranks. Considering it took Reign Of Erebus 14 years between… Continue Reading →
To say this album has had its trials and tribulations would be an understatement. Well it didn’t actually get a trial but was found guilty without one. It’s been well documented that following a name in the thank you credits… Continue Reading →
I doubt it will surprise anyone if there is an absolute plethora of live albums getting released in 2021 due to the very obvious music stopping in 2020. Nobody ever really envisaged the death of gigs and the very best-case… Continue Reading →
If ever you needed proof that a Cadaver could rise and roar again, here it is! Reanimated after the Necrosis of the last album had set in, the limbs were flexed and rigor-mortis was eased by a new E.P D.G.A.F…. Continue Reading →