Author Gizmo
Melencolia Estatica’s album Hel, inspired by Fritz Lang’s classic film Metropolis with its imaginative and talented mix of modern, harsh and complex black metal with a broad use of vocals was one of 2012’s musical highlights for me. Masterminded and… Continue Reading →
You know, I can’t help wondering what Solitude put in their water cooler as their release rate as a label is phenomenal. Whatever it is, it doesn’t seem to impair their judgement as they have a pretty fine quality threshold…. Continue Reading →
All the way from Appleton, Wisconsin comes the no fucking about crust crew Wartorn. First release on Southern Lord after a fair few records on punk labels like Profane Existence and as the title track kicks off it’s easy to… Continue Reading →
Some people like to be noticed and considering the large, hideously expensive to post box file that this CD and bio arrived in Warseid are amongst them. The CD also sported a cover and insert whose quality puts quite a… Continue Reading →
Not sure where this came from as it appears to be a 2011 release. Still if it came all the way from Spain at its own pace then it probably explains it. Yeah, doom. Slow doom. More sludge and drone… Continue Reading →
A new UK black metal label here, always nice to see, and their first release is this split between two Russian depressive black metal bands. It’s a neatly turned out disc with two tracks each from the bands. There also… Continue Reading →
Firstly, if you like Vomitor, just buy this already. They still sound like Vomitor so you’ll be happy as pigs in shit. But wait! Some people haven’t heard them! Well I shall guide you to the light… er dark and……. Continue Reading →
I think it’s fair to say that I’ve been a bit off a fan of Fen since their debut full length ‘The Malediction Fields’. Their blend of howling, genuine black metal and slowly undulating quieter post-rock moments nestled inside me… Continue Reading →
Andre Matos is, I am reliably informed, the Brazilian ex-lead singer of both progressive/power metal bands Angra and Shaman. No, not bands I know in depth and so I come to this very much as new ears seeking to be… Continue Reading →
This should be a total no-brainer as far as essential purposes go. Another outing for the band based around Tim Schmidt’s distinctive classic heavy metal guitar and Phil Swanson’s deeply emotive vocals and once again with the backing of the… Continue Reading →
Never say die; well it’s a pretty appropriate motto for my favorite bunch of undead Luftwaffe pilots and after the fog of war clears, Stuka Squadron re-emerge from their coffins under the fine new name Iron Knights and the eternal… Continue Reading →
I suspect that there are no UK metal bands who I want to like more than Old Corpse Road. They seem to want to play live at the drop of a hat and that kind of work ethic can only… Continue Reading →