Category ALBUM
Since 2016, Staffordshire, UK based Melodic Thrash/Death quintet King Abyss have been working the scene; gigging, releasing EPs, and working away. This year has seen the band self-release their debut full length album that they have entitled ‘Snake Oil’. A… Continue Reading →
These Swedes have been top drawer all the way through their career, after a 4-year break in releases; ‘Fatal Encounter’ is ready for the world. It’s a striking album, and the infused logo returns after an albums break. The cover… Continue Reading →
It’s all been rather quiet for a while from Greek Symphonic Metal band Enemy Of Reality. After releasing their debut back in 2014, their impressive follow-up “Arkhne” arrived in 2016, but since then a native language single a couple of… Continue Reading →
Bristol’s Naut release their debut LP under the Season Of Mist label after a short series of single and EP releases that have done enough to garner the attention of the underground music world. Enveloped in post-punk and swathed in… Continue Reading →
Hailing from Chile this atmospheric black metal band is solely the brainchild of Sergio González Catalán assisted by Emidio Alexandre on drums for this excellent sophomore album that immerses you in a world of scintillating melodies, bleakness and a sense… Continue Reading →
We last heard from this German / Australian duo as they disrupted space with their own hostile planet suite that was Solar Spectre. With ties to Todtgelichter and Ne Obliviscaris among others it’s no surprise that what we have here… Continue Reading →
Up front about this: I have what might be described as a ‘difficult’ relationship with melodic death metal. Some styles I adore (Countless Skies, Amon Amarth, Aephanemer, Valafar). Others not so much. So bear that in mind. This here Italian… Continue Reading →
You can always rely on the Finnish death metal scene to unleash the most barbaric, hideous death metal to pulverise you to dust as all the band members In Tramalizer reside in or have been members of other bands over… Continue Reading →
No Cillit Bang is gonna purify this utter filth! Meditations of Filth is the debut album by Stockholm Death Grinders CHILD. I am slightly worried by the PR blurb which purports these 17 tracks as the Black album of Grindcore. Hmmm – what… Continue Reading →
The sister album to “Helionomicon”, which is being released at the same time, this one promises a hybrid of technical death and black metal. Sure enough what we have is a whirlwind of furious, technically-oriented shapes. Roaring, echoing vocals supplement… Continue Reading →
In Flames, pioneers of the Gothenburg Sound style of melodic death metal have had a long career. Several line up shuffles over the years have seen the band distilled to two long standing (but not founding) members, Anders (vocals) and… Continue Reading →
The sound of this band of 14 years is described as “a brutal mix of traditional metal metal meets 90s hardcore type sounds metal and a stoner-in-thrash alley”. The key here, I suspected, was always going to be the energy… Continue Reading →