Author Lee Kimber
Whilst I may well harp on about a lack of originality in bands these days, it is important to not forget those that have no interest in rewriting the rule book, but are happy to pay homage to the bands… Continue Reading →
Destinity have been in the business now for over 15 years and have a quite substantial back catalogue, a statistic I was rather surprised to find out having never heard of them before in the slightest. I am however a… Continue Reading →
When receiving self-released albums in for review, it really is a lottery when it comes to what sort of quality you get. Bands vary in what they consider to be a ‘finished article’ in terms of production and songwriting and… Continue Reading →
These eclectic Germans came up in a random conversation in a pub a month ago, piquing my interest, so when this album arrived on my desk it felt as if fate were intervening. Porta Nigra are one of those rare… Continue Reading →
As with so many bands of their style and era, Tiamat have gone through a number of incarnations to get to where they are at now creatively. Starting out as a death metal band in the late 80’s and early… Continue Reading →
I first stumbled across Embrace of Silence a year or so ago when a friend introduced me to them via their last EP ‘Inspirational Songs’, and was quite impressed by what I heard. The number of Russian and Ukrainian doom… Continue Reading →
Those wonderful people at Bad Mood Man Music and Solitude Productions continue to do an excellent job in promoting the best in Russian doom, and the very welcome re-issue of Amber Tears long since unavailable 2006 debut is their latest… Continue Reading →
Everyone has their own particular opinion when it comes to black metal. Some opt for the very basic lo-fi attack with simple repetitive riffing, some go for the more grandiose approach with full synth based orchestral backing and choirs, and… Continue Reading →
Whilst Stortregn hail from Geneva, Switzerland, the sound they produce would suggest anything but, delivering as they do a pounding, rasping slab of icy black death; but I’m getting ahead of myself here. Despite forming in 2005, they have not… Continue Reading →
Considering that No Return have had a career spanning over 20 years and 8 full length albums, I figured that the fact that I had not heard of them up until the point that this landed on my desk would… Continue Reading →
Ne Obliviscaris translates to “lest we forget”, which in many ways is apt considering that they largely disappeared off the radar following one well received demo way back in the mists of time that was 2007. Now, after five years… Continue Reading →
The resurgence of the traditional thrash metal scene has been a largely hit and miss affair, with the majority of bands taking a very linear approach with regards to the style, and with the genes of early Metallica and Slayer… Continue Reading →