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Limbonic Art – Opus Daemonomical (Kyrck Production and Armour)

I hesitate to use the word “cult” as there so many cult bands from Norway, especially in the field of black metal, but Limbonic Art is a band, or rather a one person project, to be respected. I remember Devilish… Continue Reading →

Wraith – Fueled By Fear (Prosthetic Records)

Offering up a steady stream of full lengths, split releases and EP’s since 2016, Wraith have an old school thrash style that is very much a product of their influences. The four member band are clearly standard bearers for early… Continue Reading →

Alcest – Les Chants de l’Aurore (Nuclear Blast)

One of the best things about writing reviews as a paid up obsessive metalhead – and potentially one of the most overwhelming – is not just getting to write snarky screeds about all manner of metal albums, it’s that beautiful… Continue Reading →

Sear Bliss – Heavenly Down (Hammerheart Records)

A new Sear Bliss album is literally something to trumpet about. That said it appears we missed last album ‘Letters From The Edge’ from 2018 but it’s always a pleasure to catch up with the metaphysical Hungarians. Steadfastly producing nine… Continue Reading →

Wrach – Quae Infra Volo Videre (Apocalyptic Witchcraft)

A Welsh one person project with a Welsh name (something like ‘a witch’ google tells me) and an album title in Latin which is ‘What I Want To See Below’ kind of had me nicely off balance if I’m honest…. Continue Reading →

Sarke – Endo Feight (Soulseller)

It’s been 3 years since Allsighr was released. I loved it at the time, praising its mix of 80’s metal with Sabbath and Purple grooves and scoring it 9 out of 10. I gotta admit though, I have not revisited… Continue Reading →

The Troops Of Doom – A Mass To The Grotesque (Alma Mater)

While only being recently formed in the last 4 years, the member credentials are pretty solid for this Brazilian quartet led by guitarist Jairo “Tormentor” Guedz, the former member of Sepultura in the early 80’s. Drummer Alexandre Oliveira, guitarist Marcelo… Continue Reading →

Greenleaf – The Head & The Habit (Magnetic Eye Records)

When the new Greenleaf album arrived in my in tray for review, I was genuinely amazed to discover that in their assorted ever evolving line-ups the band has now been putting out music for a whole quarter of a century…. Continue Reading →

Replacire – The Center That Cannot Hold (Season Of Mist)

I’m surprised I’ve not heard of or stumbled across this US technical death metal band since they formed in 2010 and released a debut in 2012. Bands like this usually cross my path at some point during my trawls for… Continue Reading →

Les Chants du Hasard – Livre Quart (LCDH

The appeal of this album went up for me when I read the promise of something dark and vicious and of a more “violent atmosphere” than its predecessor “Livre Troisième” (2021). The work of Les Chants du Hasard goes under… Continue Reading →

Crypt Sermon – The Stygian Rose (Dark Descent)

Readers, can it really be five years since Crypt Sermon released their last album, “The Ruins of Fading Light?”. This traditional doom / heavy metal sextet have been together since 2013, and based principally in Philadelphia. Along with the likes… Continue Reading →

Anthropophagus Depravity – Demonic Paradise (Comatose)

At risk of repeating myself too much I suggest that you check out my review of Anthropophagus Depravity’s debut Apocalypto for some added background. I’ll skim over the basics though. Anthropophagus Depravity are an Indonesian Brutal Death Metal band with… Continue Reading →

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