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DAY THREE is now upon us. Billed as the first horror film to come from Laos, Chantaly is a slow and ponderous ghost story in which a reclusive young woman with a heart condition is haunted by visions of her… Continue Reading →
Every November for the past 7 years, the horror faithful have descended upon Aberystwyth for the growing horror film festival that is Abertoir. Originally a three day festival, it has since spread out to a sprawling six, offering up… Continue Reading →
Swedish progressive death metallers Descend returned with “Wither” which can only be described as a brilliant follow up to their 2012 effort, “Through the Eyes of the Burdened”. Everything in this new record is masterfully thought out, and its tight… Continue Reading →
Kampfar has always been one of the most individual and underrated bands in the black metal pantheon and the impossibly high benchmark by which I judge all things pagan and folk metal. I’ve put the first four albums so high… Continue Reading →
Nope don’t get all excited those of you who like pantomime metal and bangs and explosions on stage, this is not the British NWOBHM Hell. It is a band like Amarok who they share this 2 track split album with… Continue Reading →
If you’re a prog rock fan and you’ve never heard about Legend, it might be somewhat understandable, since their name isn’t referred that often over rock’s most reputed and trustworthy news sources. However, if you consider yourself to be an avid… Continue Reading →
Pagan metal is a tricky business so its always a surprise that, when so many bands fall so short of what is possible, bands like Gandreid can appear out of nowhere with the light from their blackened torches burning so… Continue Reading →
Another Russian funeral doom album from the ever-reliable Solitude Productions, Everlasting’s album cover and title had me expecting something in the vein of Skepticism/Thergothon. This proved to be largely true, with empyreal, church-organ-like synths enveloping each of the album’s four… Continue Reading →
Raw Swedish black metal here with little in the way of finesse and absolutely no screwing around as this band inject their debut album chock full of ten songs in a “blink and you’ll miss them” 25 minutes. There’s absolutely… Continue Reading →
Irminsul are one of those bands whose sound consists on a mix of folk, pagan and viking metal, but unlike a lot of others practicing these styles, they’ve also managed to enter the realms of progressive music in their second… Continue Reading →
The album title may seem a bit naff at first sight but I’m glad to say this band is anything but. Black metal meets Accept with a punk ethic and lord only knows what else these guys have in store… Continue Reading →
There are some seriously depressed people in Russia right now if the glut of funeral and gothic doom bands currently looming out of the country’s underbelly is anything to go by. Thankfully the surge in quantity is broadly matched by… Continue Reading →