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Cult Cinema – Iscariot (Siege of Amida Records)

With a band name sounding like a film genre, I had no expectations of the music from this band. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad one? Cult Cinema is a hardcore/thrash band from London that has… Continue Reading →

Immolith- Storm Dragon (Metalhit.com)

Taking their name from a skeletal, flaming daemon from the D&D universe, New Jersey’s Immolith specialise in a hybrid of the old Norwegian and Swedish styles of BM, the songs forever tumbling into the abyss as they are dragged along… Continue Reading →

In Loving Memory – Negation of Life (Bad Mood Man Music)

I had quite high hopes for ‘Negation of Life’, as a quick look at the band’s previous works suggested that it would be a melodic doom album with some bite to it. And sure enough, there are crunchy riffs aplenty… Continue Reading →

The Stranglers – On Stage On Screen DVD (Weinerworld)

Ahh The Stranglers, it’s now been almost 38 years since this band came into being. Formed by drummer Jet Black in ’74, the line-up has gone through a few changes throughout the years, finally culminating (at the time of this… Continue Reading →

Reido – Minus Eleven (Slo Burn Records)

Polyrhythmic Sludge Doom. Now there’s something you don’t hear every day. Two-man outfit Reido come from a funeral doom background, but have since moved on into more experimental territory with ‘Minus Eleven’. The guitars are downtuned and crushing, pounding along… Continue Reading →

Diabulus In Musica – The Wanderer (Napalm)

Diabulus In Musica are a female fronted Spanish symphonic Metal band. Unusually for one of Napalm Records’ recent signings, they have no pretensions to wearing chainmail. Pretensions they do have in abundance, but involving flowing dresses, the supposed virtues of opera, and… Continue Reading →

Funeral In Heaven/ Plecto Aliquem Capite – Astral Mantras of Dyslexia

  Artist: Funeral In Heaven/ Plecto Aliquem Capite Title: Astral Mantras of Dyslexia Type: Album (Split) Label: Dunkelheit Produktionen  This sounded too good to be true! Black metal from Sri Lanka? Now don’t get me wrong I’m not looking down… Continue Reading →

Heidevolk – Batavi

Artist: Heidevolk Title: Batavi Type: Album Label: Napalm Records Heidevolk is one of the hoard of heathen acts comprising Napalm Records’ increasingly enormous Viking army. Compared to some they are pretty good, even though they are from The Netherlands. For… Continue Reading →

Corrosion of Conformity – Self Titled

Artist: Corrosion of Conformity Title: Corrosion of Conformity Type: Album Label: Candlelight Records Righto, put any doubt from your mind, I’m an old bastard. Yep, I’m 42. Too old to review and too old for metal some may cry. Well,… Continue Reading →

Venom Interview

Anyone with any sense knows that when you get right down to it there is only one band to thank for black metal, death metal, thrash metal, speed metal and all such glorious creations. That band is, of course, Venom…. Continue Reading →

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