Author Angela Brown
One of the most anticipated gigs of this year, given that all three bands have put out absolutely crushing releases in 2014 and have acquired legions of adoring fans within their respective careers. Despite the fact that this show is… Continue Reading →
Further enforcing the notion that the UK currently has one of the strongest black metal scenes in the world are Swansea-based trio Ghast. This band has failed to get the media attention they deserve with debut ‘May the Curse Bind’… Continue Reading →
Doom is one of the few metal subgenres that are genuinely timeless; the pioneers that first started the genre, Black Sabbath and Pentagram, are still just as essential today as they were all those decades ago when they first started… Continue Reading →
You know there’s something truly special about a band when they have universal appeal; when Pallbearer released ‘Sorrow and Extinction’ back in 2012 they captured the hearts of not just doom aficionados, but music lovers the world over. ‘Sorrow and… Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Blake Judd, the music industry’s biggest troll. After announcing a few months back that Nachtmystium were due to disband and upcoming opus ‘The World We Left Behind’ would be their swansong, music writers the world over were clamouring… Continue Reading →
It may have taken five albums to get there, but Swedish crust sweethearts, Martyrdöd, have finally found their signature sound in ‘Elddop’ and it’s surprisingly mature and clean cut. Unlike previous album ‘Paranoia’ (their fourth full length and debut with… Continue Reading →
The voice that forged the term “desert rock” – from his years in Kyuss, to follow up bands Unida, Slo Burn, Hermano and, most recent, Vista Chino – John Garcia has spent over two decades setting the standard for the… Continue Reading →
When Austin Lunn released ‘Kentucky’ he set himself an extremely difficult challenge; in creating one of the most immersive crossovers of folk and black metal that’s been written to date, he raised the bar incredibly high and it was unlikely… Continue Reading →
2011’s ‘The Obsidian Plains’ is a helluva album to have to follow, however, considering the superstar line up of the Minneapolis/Chicago trio that is Wolvhammer – Jeff Wilson (ex-Krieg and Nachtmystium), Adam Clemans (ex-Iron Thrones and Veil of Maya) and… Continue Reading →
Worshippers of the riffs of Sleep and Om, set down your bongs and take note; Canadian duo Zaum are about to become your new favourite band. The Middle Eastern sounding twang of the sitar that is the driving force behind… Continue Reading →
Woah, New Orleans, you really are spoiling us this year – Down, Crowbar and Eyehategod have each put out their respective releases following varying hiatuses and the world might just implode under the weight of all those riffs. Most surprising… Continue Reading →
German musician, Herbst, has created two of the most iconic albums in blackgaze music – ‘.neon’ and ‘Agape’ – both were collaborations with Alcest’s Neige and fans have been anxiously awaiting the product of Herbst’s solo effort, after the pair… Continue Reading →