Author Gizmo
Anything new by US psyched out doomsters Orchid is always going to perk me up. Their debut EP Through The Devils Doorway hooked me, their debut full length Capricorn reeled me in and their set at Desertfest floored me. Now… Continue Reading →
Subtlety, hidden meanings, ballads: Yeah that’s the red squishy mess left behind when Sturmtiger roll over those concepts. Look: They are called Sturmtiger, they have a member of Necrosadistic Goat Torture in their ranks, have a b&w picture of a… Continue Reading →
I don’t get much punk to listen to these days, but when I do and when its the real stuff, punk-as-fuck like The Casualties rather than college rock with hair gel it is usually a pleasure and Resistance I’m happy… Continue Reading →
Bullet. Is it really album number four? Their no frills heavy metal charm, all leather beer and armpit swear, has been entertaining the hell out of me since Heading To The Top so I was really pleased to get this… Continue Reading →
I have a lot of time for Shadow Kingdom records; they continually unearth both items well worthy of resurrection and new releases of serious class. Basically they know Heavy Metal. So despite the fact I didn’t exactly get on withDenmark’s… Continue Reading →
I really like my ambient/atmospheric black metal. In part I guess it goes back to Burzum of course, but also Mortiis when Keiser Av En Dimension Ukjent came out and Akhenaton and, oh, stuff like that. The press release for… Continue Reading →
Prickly kind of band, Winterfylleth, or so I always think. Or maybe they are just being open and keen to discuss their ideas of culture and heritage as it impacts on their creativity makes me weirdly defensive. There again their… Continue Reading →
Shit week, shit job (but , yeah, at least it is a job I know) and Vesen seem just the ticket: This is some unleashed rage and then some. Short opener ‘The Threat’ is an oddly muffled bit of bestial… Continue Reading →
OK, this is a little difficult to review. For a starter it dates back to 1978, and had been around on vinyl via a couple of labels since 2004. For another reason; to NWOBHM aficionados it is a rock solid… Continue Reading →
‘Living By The Sword’, the first track on here has some great harmony backing vocals. I mention it because, well, they really add a hook onto the chorus that makes this a classy opener and because it made me realise… Continue Reading →
In the first song, ‘Saviour’ there is the line “On your knees and swallow the sword….” Hmm. It’s not a great start, though it does sound very seventies which in a way at least is what was intended. Now Angel… Continue Reading →
Ah, there we are. A beautiful clearing in the forest. The perfect woodland scene, a lilting, delicate sylvan song in the hazy air. Fresh air, beauty. Happy inebriated trolls enjoying the sights and the sounds of nature as they play…. Continue Reading →