Category ALBUM
The years since their last album (2017s “Anticult”) haven’t been kind to Decapitated. False rape charges were brought against the band members whilst touring the USA in late 2017, COVID-19 interrupted their European tour with Beyond Creation in March 2020,… Continue Reading →
This is the second album from this Lithuanian band, following “Illusions of Eternity” in 2017. They describe their black metal as “dissonant”. Well that’s one word for it. I was surprised to hear a dark industrial electronic beat to begin,… Continue Reading →
‘Wisdom Kings’ Heruka are back with a new album following a burst of activity that has seen them release 2 other studio full length’s an EP and a live album since 2018. I have stumbled around their somewhat philosophical work… Continue Reading →
Founding fathers of the Swedish melodic black metal scene Lord Belial have been active since right back in 1992. With a steady flow of material and some landmark albums all went well up to the release of 2018’s The Black… Continue Reading →
Aside from the latest album by Canadian thrashers Tymo, ‘The Art Of A Maniac’, I have not heard a more incendiary thrash release in 2022, though I’m sure there are some. Even the latest Evil Invaders is a damp squib… Continue Reading →
Quite a few years back I never really registered Grind, or at least subgenres of Grind like Porno, Gore and Noise as music I would enjoy. I don’t really know why, I mean I loved the comedy element of Slam,… Continue Reading →
There are times where reviewing certain bands constitutes more than just an item on a to do list, where it is less ephemeral than it may often be. There are some bands, that transcend our corporeal existence, and stick like… Continue Reading →
As the anniversary of their third decade of existence draws closer, this French pioneering outfit show little signing of slowing down. Indeed, it’s astonishing to realise that it’s also been almost twenty years since the release of the influential and… Continue Reading →
It’s been a long and life-changing road for Cadaveria since last album ‘Silence’ in 2014. In fact, ‘Emptiness’ is an album that we are very lucky to have today as the former Opera IX vocalist and self-monikered artist had a… Continue Reading →
This is the work of one V-Khaoz, known to me primarily through the truly excellent Druaden Forest which is why I leapt on it in the review basket. It is, however not his usual black metal meets dungeon synth or… Continue Reading →
Well, I was glad that this turned up with some extensive liner notes as it is a baffling enough listen in its own right before even getting to the cast list involved. In Lingua Mortua are a collective essentially put… Continue Reading →
After turning heads with a well-received demo in 2018, Aparthiva Raktadhara have finally returned with a slightly longer offering. Their debut full length consists of six songs coming in at little under 35 minutes, however, this three-piece outfit from India… Continue Reading →