Category ALBUM
When you start mentioning the likes of Dødheimsgard, Blut aus Nord, Anorexia Nervosa and Manes as clues, this album can only have one direction. For sure, OPHE won’t stand for Office of Public Health Education, that is unless we’re being… Continue Reading →
Jo Quail doesn’t do things by half, and here she has raised the already high bar even higher with her most ambitious work so far. By way of a quick introduction Jo has been mesmerising crowds for several years now… Continue Reading →
Yes, the title has me worried, but any cynicism and derision which some reviewers could be accused of (OK, I’m not exactly excluding myself here either) should be banned for the rest of this review. Symphonity are deadly serious, and… Continue Reading →
Hammerheart have done a great job re-issuing the early back catalogue of Danish technical Thrash metal band Invocator. The band’s debut Excursion Demise was originally released in 1991. I always found this release to be at the tipping point of… Continue Reading →
Although a new name, the band members of The Howling Chaos have done the rounds in the world of death and black and extremely brutal metal. No doubt there’s plenty of blood and gore in there. One of the band… Continue Reading →
Before I commence with the review for the new work by Canterbury’s finest five piece, there are several questions I need to ask. Do you like Doom? Do you prefer to listen to whole albums rather than disposable single track… Continue Reading →
This is the third full length from this well-known Canadian band. There are the expected doom influences and a lot of traditional metal too. The label and band are fans of Pagan Altar, so expect some influences to shine through… Continue Reading →
You can always rely on Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions to unearth new and interesting bands from France and here we have just that, with a CD taking in 2, 4 track EP’s released together on a split album. Although… Continue Reading →
“Magik Metal” isn’t a genre or term I’m familiar with but apparently this is what The Gates specialises in. Comprised of Galigula on vocals and King Baal who does all the instrumentation, they deliver occult infused tunes that are heavy… Continue Reading →
You’ve only to take a glance at the current roster on this Belgian label to know that practically any of the releases is worth checking out and Portugal’s Corpus Christii have added to that wealth of talent by releasing their… Continue Reading →
It was really the end of the eighties before I started to become aware of death metal proper. I was a thrash kid through that period (and beyond), being primarily a big fan of the big four and the British… Continue Reading →
So Malphas is the name of a demon, I guessed it had some sort of relevance as there are a fair few bands sporting said moniker. None of them are from Sweden but one of them is Swiss and if… Continue Reading →