Author Angela Brown
The last of the 10-date Beehoover ‘Primitive Powers’ tour comes to an end in London, with the avantgardistic German duo bringing their psyched out noise to The Black Heart. Unfortunately, support act, Noisepicker, have had to pull out of this… Continue Reading →
Hailing from Oslo, Norway, Okkultokrati belong to the Black Hole Crew, alongside the likes of Blackest Woods and Haust. The band have quite a colourful history; in 2013, guitarist BlackRace injured his hand and was told he could not play… Continue Reading →
To round off a four-date UK tour, Canadian sludge fiends, Dopethrone, roll into Camden this evening to spark blunts and riotous pits at The Underworld. Wizard Fight get things off to an explosive start, with high octane riffs and bellowing… Continue Reading →
A quick glance at Morrow’s past affiliations will give you an insight into whether this is a release you’ll enjoy or not (Fall of Efrafa, Light Bearer, Anopheli, etc.) They are considered to be something of an underground super group… Continue Reading →
If you have even the slightest of interest in modern doom metal and its accompanying sub-genres, then it’s unlikely that SubRosa will have escaped your notice. The mystical quintet hail from Salt Lake City, Utah and, unusually, boast two highly… Continue Reading →
As well as being a member of Minsk, Corrections House and Buried at Sea, Sanford Parker is a helluva producer. Having been involved with so many important metal bands, his new, electronic release ‘Lash Back’ is quite a departure from… Continue Reading →
Bloody hell, Belgium, leave some for the rest of us, will you? The surge of bands coming from this country are all consistent in quality, with the likes of Amenra and Oathbreaker all setting the benchmark high. This surely would… Continue Reading →
2016 has been a busy year for Sonance; they’ve welcomed former Grey Widow vocalist, Les Makepeace, into the fold and released a split with Torpor, as well as full length ‘Blister the Maw’, alongside a string of live shows. For… Continue Reading →
German black metal musician, Fyrnd, returns once more from the Northern Rhinelands to deliver his third full length release ‘Fórn’. While originally self-released (the reasons for Fyrnask parting ways with Temple of Torturous are unknown) as a digital-only album, Ván… Continue Reading →
Finally, this Crowd Funded project sees fruition; featuring stunning artwork (a rendering of Dylan’s wife, Holly), ‘Falling with a Thousand Stars and Other Wonders from the House of Albion’ is a reworking of folk songs from the British Isles. All… Continue Reading →
Seeing the multitude of ‘sell outs!” and “not as good as their first record” comments, that have plagued the comments sections of preview tracks released from this album, forces you to wonder whether this is actually the case, or just… Continue Reading →
Yet more collateral damage from Temples Festival, however, this show has the advantage of three bands that weren’t going to play Bristol at all, so those that choose to attend this gig are perhaps getting a better deal; hats off… Continue Reading →