Author Andrew Doherty
This is the second album by Sweden’s One Inch Giant and is the sequel to “Malva“, which is one of the tracks on this one. Considered less “safe” than its predecessor, this riff-inspired progressive work with deep stoner influences has… Continue Reading →
“We want the music to make you feel like you can move mountains with it”. So says one of the members of The Moth Gatherer. Patient build-ups, crashing worlds and five long tracks to explore these works put them in… Continue Reading →
“Age is not and will not ever be a handicap”. From this old crock to the young men of Apothesary, it’s good to hear it. Decapitated were doing it at the age of 14. These old men from the US,… Continue Reading →
There’s a child-like innocence, it’s 4 o’clock in the morning and it sounds like the ghosts are out there. It’s sinister and suggestion is of nightmares. So begins this debut album from Belgium’s Dyscordia. An explosion occurs and we’re confronted… Continue Reading →
For those of a djenty disposition, here’s Benea Reach from Norway. This collection of ten wide-reaching and substantial chunks makes up their third album release. Let me say now that Benea Reach not a version of Uneven Structure or Vildjharta…. Continue Reading →
It’s to Australia and a bit of New York that we look for a bit of culture. Well, not really as Deez Nuts treat us to their 16 little ditties. The delicacies include “Unfuckwithable”, “What We Eat Don’t Make You… Continue Reading →
Persefone have just released their fourth album “Spiritual Migration”. It is a complex work containing elements of a number of metal genres, its heaviness and turbulence being supported by light, classical and orchestral moments. Andrew Doherty interviewed Carlos Lozano, the… Continue Reading →
It occurred to me that Seven Impale should really be called Six Impale on account of the number of band members but then I wondered if the number might be referring to the number of different styles they play. The… Continue Reading →
Five guys stand in a sultry pose. There’s nothing unusual about that. The angelic-looking one at the front reminds me a bit of Black Polaris’s Sam Burgess. But Beyond the Shore come from the USA, not Hertfordshire They do have… Continue Reading →
Lilla Weneda is the name of a 19th century tragic drama about the invasion by the Lechians of the Wened tribe and is very significant in Polish history. The band Lilla Veneda from Wroclaw have taken on the spirit of… Continue Reading →
I looked up this band and found that they came into existence in 1994, since when they have released an EP and four demos, including this 15 minute one. Given their seniority as a band, it’s perhaps not surprising that… Continue Reading →
I’m always up for a bit of avant-garde black metal, and this band seems to fit the bill nicely. I’ve not heard Way to End’s previous album “Desecrated Internal Journey” (2009) but reading reviews of it and listening to “Various… Continue Reading →