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Scorn -Winds Of Torment (Great Dane)

Scorn are a band from France who formed rather recently (2021) and seem to be wasting no time in getting into gear and putting their work out there. Primarily described as a Thrash metal act with some death metal influences,… Continue Reading →

Ante-Inferno – Antidiluvian Dreamscapes (Vendetta Records)

Antidiluvian. Before the (biblical) flood. Curious. It’s always kinda hard delving deep into such naming without lyrics but just take a look at that cover art and your mind goes spinning off into all sorts of weird, elder god haunted… Continue Reading →

Nechochwen – Kanawha Black (Bindrune)

It’s back to bygone dusty trails of West Virginia, the country roads of which John Denver once put into musical verse when he yearned a return. We wanted one too as it has been seven years since Nechochwen (and amazingly… Continue Reading →

Rumours – The Lower We Sink The Less We Care (Lupercalia Records)

I have a soft spot for dark-tinged rock and punk and that’s why I picked the album at hand from our review basket without exploring much further. As is sometimes the case, it turned out not to be quite what… Continue Reading →

Au-Dessus – Mend (LADLO)

This may only last 25 minutes but having heard this Lithuanian band’s two previous, I had no doubt that this would be another journey of post metal intensity with many variations to keep us honest. Negation, lethargy, epiphany, alienation: I’m… Continue Reading →

Misery Index – Complete Control (Century Media)

These Baltimore Bruisers (metal journalist cliche klaxon alert) are one of those bands that you feel like you have seen and heard a million times. Having been around since 10BC, it is quite possible that you may have raked up… Continue Reading →

Post-Mortem – Monumental Pandemonium (Great Dane Records)

I was very tempted to criticise this French band’s moniker because there are absolutely loads of metal acts with the name Post Mortem, whether written as Postmortem or Post Mortem but they are the only act I found that hyphenated… Continue Reading →

Disquiet – Instigate To Annihilate (Soulseller Records)

This was a thoroughly enjoyable album. It’s the third full length album by the Dutch quintet who formed 22 years ago. Blending thrash and melodic death metal very effectively, the album has plenty of intensely rapid passages combined with flowing… Continue Reading →

Guerilla Tree – Mountain’s View (S/R)

My first observation on this album is to compliment the artwork and packaging. Of course this doesn’t tell us that it’s a great album. The packaging is also a question of money as well as creativity, although this is self-released… Continue Reading →

Sacred Son – The Foul Deth of Engelond (S/R)

I was lucky enough to catch some of this album live when this London based act supported Wiegedood. At the time I mentioned that I hoped the album would find its way to me and lo it has. This is… Continue Reading →

Djevelkult – Drep Alle Guder (Soulseller Records)

Unrelenting, punishing black metal from these majestic Norwegians and it comes in the form of their latest release, ‘Drep Alle Guder’. Track one, and title track, opens with a simple command, “The Beast Must Die” and then all hell breaks… Continue Reading →

Strange Horizon – Beyond The Strange Horizon (Apollon Records)

You know, despite doing my best to be the non-materialist environmentally friendly old hippy that I was apparently born to be, it is sometimes just plain and simply nice to get stuff. Having something that you can actually hold in… Continue Reading →

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