Author Andrew Doherty
Here, for me at least, is today’s mystery band. There was a chance that I might have known this band as Shamash are from Malaysia, but I didn’t, and nor to my surprise did my well-connected Malaysian musician friend Leon… Continue Reading →
I remember Withering Surface from seeing them play live in London in the early 00s. Who they were supporting I can’t remember but I do remember going home with a good impression after seeing they were a decent band whose… Continue Reading →
Although this is a debut album, there’s a good deal of experience in Parfaxitas, including contributions by members of Slidhr, Suffering Hour and Oculus. Described as intricate black metal, “Weaver of the Black Moon” is put forward as “a grand… Continue Reading →
“Contact info/social media: Nothing”. Nothing wrong with this of course, and the risk is duly avoided of me being sullied by words in advance of listening. I do know that Kråbøl are an established band from Norway, play black metal… Continue Reading →
Now on their fourth album, Belgian progressive stoner rock band My Diligence have stayed with the same line-up since coming together in 2015. The latest album “Death.Horses.Black” is described as a blend of genres, including post-metal, psych-metal, doom and shoegaze…. Continue Reading →
“Experience the enigmatic allure of [ówt krì]”, it is written. I can vouch for this, having listened to much of what Kenneth Kovasin, the artist behind [ówt krì], has created over the years. Based on previous offerings I expected ambient… Continue Reading →
Atmosphere and intensity and much black metal can be expected on this, the fourth album from Norway’s Vredehammer. Let the nightmare begin. The sinister and darkly orchestral intro over, a thunderous metal wind blows up. The drums pound mercilessly. All… Continue Reading →
An intersection of “forward-thinking Thrash and Prog Metal” is what’s offered by this US band. “When Time Becomes Loss” is their fourth album. Old school, technical thrash … such is “Morbid Reflections”. Round and round goes the riff in a… Continue Reading →
The band Ancient Settlers may be from Hispanic countries but their style is more akin to Swedish melodeath with their “storming heavy riffs, thick grooves and catchy hooks”. “Oblivion’s Legacy” is their second album release. After a theatrical verbal introduction,… Continue Reading →
Exploring themes as various as modern-day warmongering, space colonisation and declining mental health, progressive black metal band Svneatr are here releasing their third album. Solid and heavy is “Mechanical Wolves”, which gets us under way. This is a heavy metal… Continue Reading →
The title sounds about right. I expected nothing but creative interpretations of extreme metal weirdness from former Ephel Duathers Davide Tiso and Luciano Lorusso George, who comprise half of this band. It was no surprise to read the promoter’s description… Continue Reading →
“Fans will rejoice at the knowledge that this vital band has returned”, I read. I guess that counts me out because I knew almost nothing about this band. In fact shortly before I received this, I read a post by… Continue Reading →