Author Matt Mason
When is a supergroup not a supergroup? I say it transcends that epithet when they have released their fourth killer album of grind infused hardcore punk! For the uninitiated Venomous Concept is the brainchild of Shane Embury and Kevin Sharp… Continue Reading →
Kris Clayton started writing new material for Camel of Doom, his avant-garde stoner project. On realising that things were getting even more leftfield he roped in his former Esoteric bandmate Greg Chandler. The pair drafted in Tom Vallely in to drum and he hopped on the… Continue Reading →
Seventeen years since their inception Toxik Death are releasing their second album following 2014’s Speed Metal Hell. Their music is certainly a lot quicker and aggressive than their output! Although this five-piece are from Norway their sound has quite a bit of neighbours Sweden in it. Amidst the blackened thrash… Continue Reading →
Put on your bell bottoms, grab your lava lamp and jump in your shaggin’ wagon it’s time for another trip down nostalgia way. This time we are going via the desert road, which strangely is now winding around Yorkshire! Psychlona, since 2016 have been laying… Continue Reading →
The epithets “legend” and “Major influencer” are bandied about as much as Facebook thumbs ups these days. Anyone who has released a couple of tracks that people have liked get talked of in lofty tones. Meanwhile there is Buzz Osbourne. Instantly recognisable by his (now greying)… Continue Reading →
Jamie Christ is a busy bloke. One of those annoyingly talented busy blokes. He is a tattooist of some renown up at Red Hot and Blue in Edinburgh where he adorns folk with stunning blackwork pieces. This is where I… Continue Reading →
“We’re just two little girls from Little Rock. We lived on the wrong side of the tracks” Jane Russel and Marilyn Monroe sang wonderfully in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”. I gotta say that was the first thing that sprang to mind when I read… Continue Reading →
An unfortunate title maybe? Or perhaps an unforgettable one. 2020 will have either an asterisk next to it in the history books or a big fuck off red line through it. Moving away from the clusterfuck of the year (so… Continue Reading →
This is where dark and gloomy meets harsh and gritty. The Funeral Orchestra from Sweden have not been the most prolific band in their 18-year career, this being only their third full length. In fact the band, recognisable by their cloaks… Continue Reading →
I was wracking my brain to the significance of 1823 to historians and Doom fans alike. Well I can now tell you that rollerskates were patented in that year and Brazil overthrew Portugal in the Bahia revolution. Interesting titbits but… Continue Reading →
Svard is a project new to this locked down world. The band consists of Tim Nedergard and Bjorn Petterson from Sweden’s proggy deathsters In Mourning who offer guitars and vocals. They recruited ex bandmate and bassist Pierre Stam and reached… Continue Reading →
Neptunian Maximalism – also known as NNMM are a – wait for it- community of cultural engineers. Musically these Belgians combine drone metal, free jazz and psychedelic music. There are at least 12 members – which are often changing, and… Continue Reading →