Author Andrew Doherty
A recent attendee at Bloodstock, Outergods express turbulence through death metal, black metal and grindcore, quoting Morbid Angel and Strapping Young Lad as influencers. This is the band’s debut album following a couple of singles which are both here. The… Continue Reading →
Sylosis sounds like a medical condition and indeed is, but what we’re interested in here is the band of this name. In existence for 23 years now, this seasoned and well-travelled band from Reading is now on its fifth album… Continue Reading →
In summary, Nixil’s mission is to explore freedom in amongst all the rubbish and “the oppressive grasp of this rotting society”. The means of expression is black metal, influence and inspiration being taken from bands like Rotting Christ, Blut aus… Continue Reading →
Dispensing a brutal form of technical death metal, this is the experienced German band’s fourth full album release. Fire and brimstone are guaranteed. There’s no surprise element here – it’s as advertised so heavy, hard, brutal and technical. It’s the… Continue Reading →
First, I’d like to recognise what the band has done here. Often I’ll receive an album with a reference to an important but not universally known piece of history. The band might be lucky if I know of the events,… Continue Reading →
If you have a member from each of Threshold, Within Temptation, Darkwater and the Devin Townsend Band, as Oblivion Protocol do, then it’s fair to regard this band as a supergroup. There’s even Threshold’s stellar guitarist Karl Groom on here…. Continue Reading →
This album is described as a “volatile mix of nu-metal, hardcore and metalcore”. The follow-up to the “Bitter Picture” EP, it is produced, mixed and mastered by Connor Sweeney, formerly of Loathe who UK TechFest attendees will know. Starting with… Continue Reading →
Progressive metal bands don’t tend to do things by half measures, and this one is no exception. Reading that this album “draws influences from neo-soul, world music, ambient and psytrance” sucked me in. I read also that it has a… Continue Reading →
In Greek mythology, the Acheron river was regarded as cursed. Although not a theme album as such, this work’s subjects cover the underworld, plague, fire, decay and hell. The band portray all this with their brand of death metal, and… Continue Reading →
Jyrki Portin, the artist behind Aarniseppä described his music, when I asked, as “a special mix of ambient, electroacoustic, jazz, prog, chamber music, field recordings, drone, folk and psychedelic”. But the story here transcends mere description. Just as an actor… Continue Reading →
The band name wasn’t familiar to me but I could see that Besta have been pumping out death-grindcore for more than 10 years and that this is their fourth album release. I can also see that three of the members… Continue Reading →
Attending UK TechFest recently means that I ran the risk of being deathcored out, but it’s all good. Here’s another example of the genre from Signs of the Swarm. Their fifth album, “Amongst the Low and Empty” promises for our… Continue Reading →