Author Jamie
One of the primary conundrums affecting this Dutch death metal troupe as they approached their sophomore album must have been how to top their debut’s cover art. Sporting, as it did, a shot of a lady’s peach, there’s not really… Continue Reading →
Tonight marks Down’s Luxembourg debut, and unsurprisingly, it’s a sell-out. Then again, according to the modest tour shirts (whose dates are obscured by a giant red ‘SOLD OUT’ stamp), so is the whole tour. It came as a bit of… Continue Reading →
With some albums, the press release proves to be a rather unnecessary affair. In the case of Grand Supreme Blood Court’s debut, however, it is essential. Within this manifesto, is revealed the concept behind this Dutch band, and their process… Continue Reading →
Formed in 2006 by drinking buddies, Sweden’s Zombified released their debut, ‘Zombified Slaughtermachine’, in 2010. Having no knowledge of this band or their debut, I could at least glean from their name that death metal was the order of the… Continue Reading →
Having just released his blistering debut album, Entrapment’s Michel Jonker kindly offered to talk to Ave Noctum about his band, its influences and the death metal genre in general. Based on the crazed lunatic evident on his album, ‘The Obscurity… Continue Reading →
Entrapment is a one-man death metal project led by Michel Jonkers from Groningen in the Netherlands. ‘The Obscurity Within…’ is the debut album from this entity of his, and judging by the logo and fantastically painted artwork, everything here screams… Continue Reading →
Having released two demos around 1992 and split up soon after, Evocation resurfaced in 2004, spawning a belated debut album in the form of 2007’s ‘Tales from the Tomb’. Since then, the band has released another couple of critically acclaimed… Continue Reading →
Bearing a cover with computer-generated comic book Nazis, I didn’t know quite what to expect from this sophomore album of Canadian band, Mortör. Naturally the themes of war and weaponry (as further evidenced in their song titles) hinted at thrash… Continue Reading →
‘Crimes Against Humanity’ is this North Carolinian quartet’s debut album, having been preceded by by just one demo in 2011. For a new band, the press release certainly sets them up in distinguished fashion, drawing parallels with such luminaries as… Continue Reading →
Okay, so first thing’s first: lots of people detested the last Cryptopsy album, ‘The Unspoken King’. Personally, I have no idea what the exact problem was as I’ve never listened to it. Not enough cash = no CDs, therefore I… Continue Reading →
‘Age of Perversion’ is Offending’s second album, and exhibits a number of French musicians whose backgrounds are predominantly rooted in black metal. Coming from Deepsend though – the same label which recently introduced me to the enjoyable Deadly Remains –… Continue Reading →
Now, US brutal death metal obviously has its lovers and haters – especially given the kind of one-dimensional stuff that certain labels began spitting out in the late 90s and early 00s. Taking their inspiration from the fast, brutal and… Continue Reading →