Author Gizmo
Crisix, Spanish thrashers, used to be called Crysys but apparently were forced to change their name by EA the publishers of the computer bench testing franchise…er… computer game franchise of the same name. Which is kinda fun in a Sarah… Continue Reading →
‘Mysterious duo ‘. Oft used words but in this case well used as aside from the record label sheet and webpage, I could find very fuck all about them. They are apparently Russian, this is their debut EP and it… Continue Reading →
Minnesotans Blood And Sun may or may not like the description (I have no idea, but some people can be touchy about it), but to me we are very, very firmly in neo-folk territory here. A bit of Weh, a… Continue Reading →
Just as a bit of background, Edinburgh’s sons of the sombre Of Spire & Throne have been around less than four years and ‘Toll Of The Wound’ is their third EP following on from a recent gigantic split with the… Continue Reading →
Day 2 Sat 3rd May Well this was an odd day for me I’m afraid. Good intentions had gone out of the window and distracted by Bristol we arrived late for… well the first half I’m afraid. Still, for me… Continue Reading →
Being only half on duty this is more a snapshot than detailed band by band review but hopefully it will give you a flavour of the fun we all had. The festival itself deserves a review too though as it… Continue Reading →
There’s this game everyone can play: What music do various fantasy/folklore races listen to? Nasty Hobittses? Folk music. Maybe a bit of Korpiklaani. Giants? True doom, bit of sludge doom. Orcs? Black and death exclusively. Dwarves? Metal metal metal heavy… Continue Reading →
Greek metal outfit BattleroaR (apparently that last capital R is important…) are one of those bands I’ve been aware of for years but save for a fleeting listen a long time ago have never properly crossed my path. So here… Continue Reading →
I’m not sure you could get a better example of ‘orthodox black metal’ than this album by Spanish stalwarts Empty, on the Osmose label. And no that is not a criticism in the slightest. These guys have been around since… Continue Reading →
Borknagar’s Oystein G. Bryn had some nice things to say about these Brazilian black metallers which, even if like me you have been underwhelmed by Borknagar’s output over the last decade or so, carries intrigue and weight in equal measures…. Continue Reading →
The debut album by this dark, hybrid band Coltsblood begins with a terrifying black abyss of noise; of screams and a descent into some hell that I haven’t heard the like of since ‘Into The Crypt Of Rays’. ‘Beneath Black… Continue Reading →
Pact’s debut full length The Dragon Lineage Of Satan, with its somewhat crude but oddly effective and altogether appropriate cover art, was a surprise bundle of nasty, very accomplished black metal with hard and fast values to match the bestial… Continue Reading →