Author Matt Mason
Ironed Out are part of L.B.U. – London Black Up. If you have been to any UKHC shows in the last two decades – or indeed any shows from overseas bands, you would have seen folk who are part of this HC… Continue Reading →
Kraken – a mythical creature that confused me for years. As a child I fell in love with Greek mythology through the film Clash of the Titans. “Release the Kraken!” what a scene. Poseidon unleashed the mighty beast upon Andromeda…. Continue Reading →
There are a few bands called Cave Dweller. As you may expect from the name, they are mainly dark sludgy heavy gloomy types. This however is a solo project by the quite brilliant and not heavy at all. Adam R Bryant of… Continue Reading →
Well this is a little strange. I have never heard of Hint, yet here I am reviewing a compilation of their rare and unreleased tracks that appears to span their career from 1993 to present (hence the title). This is not Hint… Continue Reading →
CNJR (pronounced Conjure) is the work of a nomadic music producer originally from the Pacific North West now relocated to Mexico. This album (c’mon I am not gonna type that out every time despite how wacky the title is) is his 2nd full… Continue Reading →
Beyond Helevete from Berlin are a one-man band of the Black Metal persuasion. That man is Sven Krause or Natrgaard as his mum probably knows him. (I may have flipped that?) He has recently been joined by a session drummer, Jonas Scmidd to alleviate the loneliness. What am I… Continue Reading →
I gotta say that I am not that well versed in Russian metal. For such a vast country with such a huge impact on world history and culture, the red land has not made much of an impression on my listening habits. … Continue Reading →
Blasting out of Rhode Island in 1991, Dropdead started off playing sick short blasts of crusty hardcore that belied their love of bands like Icons of Filth, Siege, Crass and Conflict. Always championing the underdog and sticking a middle finger up at oppressors… Continue Reading →
Even in the world of extreme music it is hard to be innovative. With so many musicians across so many decades how can anyone hope to produce something truly unique? One could point to Stallagg Gulagh and their alleged use (abuse?) of the… Continue Reading →
Straight off the bat I need to acknowledge prejudice. Plague Years are from Detroit the much-maligned city in Michigan that helped birth punk and metal and brought us Motown. I have family in Detroit and go there often. I have… Continue Reading →
Prog – either rock or metal – is my arch enemy. My nemesis. Hear me out please, I promise not to be too lengthy. (Not very prog like). This does not mean I hate Prog, rather I have always had an issue with… Continue Reading →
Dunwich seems to have intertwined itself in heavy metal culture. The place that is rather than this band – give ‘em time though this is only their debut. HP Lovecraft set a short story in a fictitious New England town… Continue Reading →