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Tómarúm – Ash in Realms of Stone Icons (Prosthetic Records)

This duo from USA earned tributes for their 2020 ep “Wounds Ever Expanding”. Progressive black metal is their style with infusions of atmospheric and technical elements. “Ash in Realms of Stone Icons” is their first full album release. As the… Continue Reading →

The Damnnation – Way Of Perdition (Soulseller Records)

After listening to this debut album a couple times, I found the vocals very reminiscent of Arch Enemy’s ‘Khaos Legions’. It’s at this point I decided to read the band bio. Formed 3 years ago in São Paulo, Brazil, and… Continue Reading →

Morgue Supplier – Inevitability (Transcending Obscurity)

Having musically overdosed by the pharmaceutically enhanced Drug Honkey I noted that 2 members of that particular group are helping line up the drawers in the autopsy room as Morgue Supplier. In actual fact the roots of this group go… Continue Reading →

Tenebra – Moongazer (New Heavy Sounds)

Tenebra are a Four-piece psychedelic rock band who hail from Bologna and ply their musical trade with a heavy dose of 70’s hard rock and blues, giving their work the umbrella term ‘retro-rock/stoner’. Loaded with sounds similar to those from… Continue Reading →

Cleaver – No More Must Crawl (Klonosphere Records)

As well as heralding the renewed political manifesto/career of their incumbent political leader Macron, the French have also decided to birth something far more palatable unto the world in the form of the hideously named trio Cleaver. Now it is… Continue Reading →

Patristic – Apologetica (Pulverised)

A new project here from a duo of Italians who also play in Hideous Divinity, Bedsore and SVNTH among others. It’s only 3 tracks and 20 minutes in length but don’t let that put you off as it contains more… Continue Reading →

Noorvik – Hamartia (Tonzonen)

The fatal flaw and the downfall: this is Hamartia. The epic Greek mythological tale of Tantalus is the story behind this album. Through 70 minutes of instrumental progressive music, Noorvik have the task of telling it. Having previously reviewed their… Continue Reading →

Lords Of The Cemetery – Luminous Gate (S/R)

A switch of label for the release of this French band’s third album, which comprises the duo of Christophe Florian as the head honcho plus drummer Cadaver (according to the promo text I have for the release who I assume… Continue Reading →

Stöner – totally… (Heavy Psych Sounds)

“Let me tell you a story. Me and Nick were jamming for like four or five hours or so and we’ve played together for years and I said “Let’s call the band Stöner” and he said “Yeah!” True story.” Such… Continue Reading →

I Am The Night – While The Gods Are Sleeping (Svart Records)

This album intrigued me on a number of levels. It’s epic black metal through “that dark forest of our minds”. Conceived during a blizzard in the band’s native Finland, the band’s line-up has links with Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, Paradise Lost… Continue Reading →

Tyrannus – Unslayable (S/R)

Always very nice when you get an actual physical item through. You get a proper look at the art and in this case a slightly pink/purple on black Lovecraftian monstrosity. Sponsored by the Lottery no less. I always knew there… Continue Reading →

Masakre – Morbid Extinction (Pulverised)

Deep from the thriving darkest Indonesian underground or perhaps the depths of hell itself we have Masakre a noisy quartet with deathly crust at their heathen hearts. The group’s second EP Infernal Praise did as suggested in 2021 with 2… Continue Reading →

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