Category ALBUM
You could say that the name Satanic Warmaster is a bit ‘Metal band name generator’ but to be honest it’s pretty cool. It exudes evil Black Metal energy which is exactly what this band excel at. This Finnish solo force,… Continue Reading →
Long running Hellenic black metal band Thy Darkened Shade kick off my new year. I assume this is a companion piece to their 2014 album but as this is my first dance with the (I think) duo I have no… Continue Reading →
We are now and not for the first time dipping into that strange affliction known as sleep paralysis. It’s terrifying to anyone who has ever experienced it and not surprising that in less enlightened times the blame was cast on… Continue Reading →
Leafing through the PR info when this album hit my inbox, I was thinking that I recognised the band name and sure enough suddenly saw the words stating that Ave Noctum described last album Spirituality as “a vaccine to life’s… Continue Reading →
It has been a full five years since Harvest Gulgaltha let their debut full length album slither out into the world. Entitled ‘Altars of Devotion’, the album came nearly a decade after the band’s inception and their release rate has… Continue Reading →
This death-grindcore band from Rzeszów in Poland has been around for some 20 years and now releasing its fifth album, all of them from the rotting end of the scale. As might be expected of an album of this genre,… Continue Reading →
Polish black thrash is just what you need to blow away your New Year hangovers. Released last year, it’s just got to us to review in the New Year. This is an EP with 4 tracks, although there are a… Continue Reading →
It came as big surprise when Roman Saenko decided to resurrect Hate Forest 15 years after they seemingly combusted with ‘Sorrow’. Released on Xmas Day 2020 ‘Hour Of The Centaur’ came out of nowhere, seething with rage, spite and vengeance… Continue Reading →
Finalising another fantastic year for French label Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions, this album made it through the snow and postal strikes just in time to ensure my days at the end of it are pale ones. Naturally it has… Continue Reading →
As a label Transcending Obscurity have had a great year and an outstanding attitude in pushing new talent so here we are with another debut, this time some funeral doom from the spiritual home of the genre, Finland. At thirty-seven… Continue Reading →
When you think of the origins of black metal, Costa Rica is not one that automatically springs to mind yet Culto Negro are here to try and change that particular way of thinking. La Noche Oscura Del Alma is the… Continue Reading →
I think it’s fair to say that some artists are out there and “difficult” when it comes to reviewing and even listening to unless you are in a certain state of derangement. Dødsengel, the duo of Kark along with drummer… Continue Reading →