Author Andrew Doherty
Although a new name, the band members of The Howling Chaos have done the rounds in the world of death and black and extremely brutal metal. No doubt there’s plenty of blood and gore in there. One of the band… Continue Reading →
This may only last 25 minutes but having heard this Lithuanian band’s two previous, I had no doubt that this would be another journey of post metal intensity with many variations to keep us honest. Negation, lethargy, epiphany, alienation: I’m… Continue Reading →
My first observation on this album is to compliment the artwork and packaging. Of course this doesn’t tell us that it’s a great album. The packaging is also a question of money as well as creativity, although this is self-released… Continue Reading →
This duo from USA earned tributes for their 2020 ep “Wounds Ever Expanding”. Progressive black metal is their style with infusions of atmospheric and technical elements. “Ash in Realms of Stone Icons” is their first full album release. As the… Continue Reading →
The fatal flaw and the downfall: this is Hamartia. The epic Greek mythological tale of Tantalus is the story behind this album. Through 70 minutes of instrumental progressive music, Noorvik have the task of telling it. Having previously reviewed their… Continue Reading →
This album intrigued me on a number of levels. It’s epic black metal through “that dark forest of our minds”. Conceived during a blizzard in the band’s native Finland, the band’s line-up has links with Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, Paradise Lost… Continue Reading →
As the band name and album title might suggest, here we’re heading into the realms of industrial, post-metal sludge and all that surrounds it. Although not a name previously known to me, Lament Cityscape have been around for a while,… Continue Reading →
Drama and dazzle are at the centre of this, the third album from hyper-speed metal band Armory out of Gothenburg, Sweden. I do believe one or two bands may have come from Gothenburg over the years. There’s a retro feel… Continue Reading →
The message behind all this is blunt and harsh. In their sleeve artwork, Somalgia go to great pains to represent their bleak and dystopian vision. I read such slogans as “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored”…. Continue Reading →
In true or should I say trve Godz ov War fashion, this album came with minimal information, although it wasn’t hard from the artwork, the band name and the album title to work out that we’re dealing in black and… Continue Reading →
It’s all about self-extinction, transformation and starting again. Well, the album is, this being Blood Torrent’s third full release. Devotees of original black metal and 70s / 80s hard rock, the band bring in some of this with progressive touches…. Continue Reading →
Black but wider than that in musical style, Terzij de Horde interest me, still more so when I read a comparison to one of my favourite bands Laster. In fact both Terzij de Horde and Laster hail from Utrecht in… Continue Reading →