Author Lee Kimber
Monsterworks are a slippery bunch in a good way in that not only do they experiment quite wildly with musical genres but also with a very refreshing and intelligent approach to subject matter. Whilst the music may occasionally suggest traditional… Continue Reading →
Johan Ericsson has what I would describe as a touch of Peter Tägtgren syndrome, in so much as he is a complete workaholic. Not satisfied with being guitarist for gothic doom heavyweights Draconian, he is also the driving force at… Continue Reading →
Gothic doom metal is a relatively easy genre to write and perform but a very difficult one to master. Take Grimfaith for example and their latest full length ‘Preacher Creature’. Once you get past the intro track which screams (quite… Continue Reading →
Whilst Poland may be more famous for its brutal death metal scene, its black metal scene is often overlooked. Bands like Mgla, early Graveland, and of course Behemoth hold their head high against their Nordic contemporaries. As with their death… Continue Reading →
I’ve never been quite sure why companies and bands seem to hold such sway in rebranding. I mean, why would you spend a number of years building an identity, attracting fans and customers to that particular brand only to destroy… Continue Reading →
The realisation that Front Line Assembly have been going for 27 years now makes me feel very old, as there is a part of my brain that still sees the electronica and industrial revolution as a ‘new’ thing. After leaving… Continue Reading →
Yes I know it has been well over a month since the release of this and it is yesterday’s news for most of you; but I have a very good reason for leaving things so long. The thing is, I’m… Continue Reading →
Whilst Amon Amarth clearly split opinion in the Ave Noctum office, there are enough of us who enjoy their work enough to spark a Viking battle; the likes of which they will probably write about on their next album. After… Continue Reading →
More often than not when a band cites influences like Paradise Lost and Tiamat these days it means you are in for a reasonably predictable take on the gothic doom genre with the influences coming from the bands most popular… Continue Reading →
Bridging the gap between the electronica and industrial genres is where we find the aggrotech bands. For those of you not already familiar with the term, aggrotech is very basically a harsh form of electronica with a dark and oppressive… Continue Reading →
Any doom fans out on the live scene in the past year would have been hard pressed to miss Age of Taurus as they have been very busy indeed in preparation of the release of this, their debut full length…. Continue Reading →
We are generally a quite cheery and agreeable bunch at Ave Noctum, (notwithstanding music related pub arguments), so it was quite a surprise to see the reaction when this one landed in the office. Several members of staff were laying… Continue Reading →