Author Andrew Doherty
I’ve heard enough of Persefone to know that they don’t operate in half measures. I go back with them to “Core” (2006), their second album which exuded heavily complex patterns, which are clearly their trademark. So it was too with… Continue Reading →
The name Jacob Hansen seems to follow me everywhere I go. This former member of Anubis Gate is more noteworthy in my book for his production and mixing work with Mercenary, Volbeat, Arkan, Wolverine and seemingly countless others. He is… Continue Reading →
Dark imagery is at the centre of this work by Resonance Room from Italy. The tones and structures are in the mould of Katatonia, Anathema and Moonspell, and there’s a leaning towards the progressive end of things. But what dominates… Continue Reading →
I like both progressive and post metal music, so as this, the fourth album from the US band Intronaut, is designated as “post-prog”, there was always going to be a good chance I’d like it. A bit of imagination helps… Continue Reading →
Mors Principium Est from Finland have just released their fourth album “….And Death Said Live”. To ask about the new album and the direction the technically-inspired melodic death/thrash metal band is taking, Andrew Doherty interviewed vocalist Ville Viljanen. AN: Hi… Continue Reading →
KEN mode isn’t the name of some dodgy East End jewellery trader, but is the name of a well-established post hardcore / noise rock band from Canada. I understand that KEN stands for “Kill Everyone Now”. “Entrench” may be their… Continue Reading →
A solitary man looks upwards through the branches of the giant twisted tree for inspiration. The sun struggles to penetrate the grey and swirling clouds. All the customary signs are here of Finnish forests and man’s impotence as nature acts… Continue Reading →
One of the most striking features of this, the third album from Norway’s In Vain, is the quality of production. As you would expect of a Progressive Metal album, there is completeness of sound which captures all the elements. The… Continue Reading →
Over the course of their 17 years of existence and now 9 album releases, Soilwork have become a worldwide phenomenon. The band has branched out beyond Europe and toured Asia, Russia and USA, supporting Lamb of God and Killswitch Engage… Continue Reading →
This is the second album by Australian prog rock band Manic Opera. The first was in 2002. Between 2006 and 2010, the band had a self-imposed gap. Maybe the effect of the time lapse prior to “All That Matters” would… Continue Reading →
Industrial mind games greet us. This would normally be the intro and then we would move onto other things, but this is En Nihil. The clue is in the name. This band, which has been around since 1994, specialises in… Continue Reading →
“You don’t want to miss Omnium Gatherum. They’re really good”. This recommendation came from the member of another band playing at the Neckbreakers Ball at the end of 2011. We drank up and crossed the road to The Garage where… Continue Reading →