Category ALBUM
After having listened to Hope Springs Infernal, the first track on Gospelheim’s debut album Ritual & Repetition, I thought I had the band all figured out. Here was yet another goth rock project, playing very appealing music, music I liked… Continue Reading →
‘Ex Est’ is the sophomoric full length album from Dutch Drone/Doom Metal quartet Ggu:ll, a band who take inspiration from the horrors of life and the inevitability of death. For this offering the band collaborated for the first time with… Continue Reading →
Avatarium’s musical journey is on the surface a slightly unusual one, given where they started to where they are now. Originally, they were another Leif Edling (of Candlemass fame of course) side project, bearing all the traits you would expect,… Continue Reading →
Popular opinion states that “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”; did you know that the full quote from Oscar Wilde is in fact “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness”? Well, for once… Continue Reading →
Formed last year by multi-instrumentalist Niklas Holm, this is mid-paced metal, which I would loosely term “epic”. The music was born out of the love for music such as Hammerheart era Bathory, Manilla Road and US band Warlord. What is… Continue Reading →
This quartet out of Philly have taken a considerable amount of time perfecting their craft as this, their debut full-length comes a full five years after the ‘Pulsing Dark Absorptions’ of its previous EP. With no less than three members… Continue Reading →
I saw Inhalo recently at ProgPower Europe where they played the songs on this album. The performance and music were impressive. This of course does not automatically mean that the associated album is impressive as it does sometimes happen that… Continue Reading →
French hardcore band Birds in Row have been around for a little while now, and their new album Gris Klein, really shows it. The instrumentation feels tight, and is the kind of sound only veterans of the genre can produce…. Continue Reading →
As the seasons turn and the days become more autumnal, so my musical taste changes and I find myself seeking out more sombre, darker music and as it turns out this album fitted the bill perfectly. I first listened to… Continue Reading →
Alright, hands up, I hadn’t heard of Ripped to Shreds. Turns out the four piece of Californian-based extremists are making waves in the scene, and that Jubian is their third full length album since 2018. All of which really makes… Continue Reading →
This is Italian Traditional Metal and follow up to the well-received debut ‘The Night Goes On’. ‘Relativity’ is the opener and you’re treated to a cavalcade of galloping guitars, an easy reference would be classic Maiden mode. One thing, its… Continue Reading →
London-based She Must Burn release their second album with “Umbra Mortis”, and are probably as well known for their live playing, having amongst other things supported Cradle of Filth and Carnifex, and having appeared at Download. Not much information comes… Continue Reading →