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Pigeon-holing metal bands into one of the vast array of subgenres has gone out somewhat of vogue of late. With every metal band on the scene wanting to appear as truly unique it seems that the harder they struggle, the… Continue Reading →
Formed by the normal sounding Tedd back in 2007, Wyrms are we are informed, part of the Francophile medieval scene along with the likes of Véhémence, Griffon, Sühnopfer and Darkenhöld. Being a sucker for this sort of stuff mainly thanks… Continue Reading →
‘Total Heresy’ by Trinitas is total raw and demonic black metal from the opening growls and swirling winds to the diabolical and dirty compositions which build the structure of the tracks which are housed in the latest release from this… Continue Reading →
This nu-apocalyptic metal crew has, as they put it, come a long way since the Axe and Cleaver in Boston, Lincolnshire over 10 years ago. Doing time in pubs and clubs is character-building and helps to develop all bands, so… Continue Reading →
“Causa Sui” is this French band’s debut album. It took four years to make it. Ahasver, as well as being the name of the band, is the mythical immortal man. The only way to translate this in any way to… Continue Reading →
Mesopotamian vibes via Madrid here and if you are wondering about the album title, Bīt mēseri is an incantation text for protection against invading evil. Spectrum Mortis are easier to fathom being a Spanish quartet active since 2015. They may… Continue Reading →
If you used to fraternise all the second-hand CD and Record shops across the land (remember them?) you can’t fail to have noticed all those distinctive sleeves by artist Aiden Hughes for the band KMFDM. I wish I had picked… Continue Reading →
Bastard Noise and Merzbow have both made a welcome return to their former record label, Relapse, for their second collaboration, Retribution by All Other Creatures. Merzbow released his seminal album ‘Venereology’ via Relapse Records back in the mid-90s, while Bastard… Continue Reading →
Thanks to the Vikings show and its various copycats, the world has familiarized itself with certain aspects of Norse culture and history to a degree unseen before. The popularization of Viking-themed shows served as a big catalyst for selling everything… Continue Reading →
This international group hit the horror market hard with their rampant third release of gnarly death metal. The band consist of members of Revel In Flesh, Wombbath, Massacre and Sentient Horror to name but a few, so by the bands… Continue Reading →
This German trio have quite the work ethic, releasing their eighth album here since the first ‘Glorification Of Pain’ back in 2009. Although I only discovered them relatively recently, tackling just three of their releases, it’s obvious that they are… Continue Reading →
What a name for a band. Slugs and snails and puppy dog’s tails. Well if the gender biased nursery rhyme is to be believed I should dig this or have it imprinted on my DNA at least. Well god and also damn I’m a real boy coz I gig this like a shovel through, well, Slugcrust…. Continue Reading →