Author Andrew Doherty
A couple of years ago I reviewed a very decent album called “Entheogen” by an Australian progressive metal band called Mish. The leader of Mish went off and formed Hence Confetti, and this is their debut EP. The “emotional heavy… Continue Reading →
A concept album becomes a concept-reality hybrid after a near brush with death. That’s the background of this “death metal / hardcore for the deep thinker”. Ten years in existence, this is the second full release by the band from… Continue Reading →
From the Godz ov War extreme metal factory come Abominated. This death metal band formed five years ago in Poland. Their stated intention was that of “digging out the rotten sounds the Swedish were providing in the early 90s”. I… Continue Reading →
There’s something satisfying about Ramage Inc’s music. I first became acquainted with them in 2013 both through their album “Feel the Waves”, which I bought at the time, and their dynamic appearances at ProgPower Europe in the same year and… Continue Reading →
This album is described as “an occult rock opera dimming the lines between first wave black metal, classic heavy metal and progressive rock”. “Vertumnus Caesar” is the group’s third album release in five years. The strange intro takes us back… Continue Reading →
I knew it was going to be cosy tonight. The Six Six club in Cambridge is very small, housing by my reckoning not much more than 100 spectators including the bar space. Realising this, I booked a ticket early. It… Continue Reading →
If the title of this album sounds like some grandiose prog album from the 1970s, then the accompanying publicity suggests that this isn’t so far out. Nods are given to bands like Dream Theater, Threshold, Rush, Tesseract, Haken and Vola… Continue Reading →
If you want to be firmly put in your place, then you can do worse than to listen to a Hegerøth album. “Disintegrate” is the band’s fifth album. Thematically it’s about the mindlessness of society where only one kind of… Continue Reading →
Sunday 8th October Omnerod – didn’t he used to play for Blackpool? Oh no, that was Brett Ormerod. This is the band Omnerod from Belgium. Dry ice rose. Accompanied by an introduction which suggested that “before we go into the… Continue Reading →
The term “raw black metal” tends to be used as a marketing tool, but not here. Noitila’s music is described as “an invocation of darkness, devil worship, death adulation and ancient Finnish folk magic”. What I found more interesting is… Continue Reading →
Saturday’s proceedings started at 1.30pm. Earlier I had been impressed with the fact that my wife, who was with me this year, had embraced the culture and was practicing her Dutch. It turned out she was clearing her throat. Following… Continue Reading →
The mission is straightforward: to create pure Satanic black metal with a 90s feel and dark psychedelic influences. This is the band’s third album. It’s not long before Asagraum is spewing fire and filth. The dismal riff and hard-hitting drum… Continue Reading →