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Midnight – Let There Be Witchery (Metal Blade)

Midnight is the dark offspring of one man – Athenar from Cleveland Ohio.  Over the last 19 years he has been combining speed metal, D-Beat and Black Metal into a hellish hybrid that has kept many a metal head and punk happy. Let There Be Witchery… Continue Reading →

Theandric – Flight Among The Tombs (S/R)

Theandric are a three piece from Detroit, Michigan and they play a blend of Progressive Metal which is loaded with traditional metal influences and vibes. With such a compact line up, the power trio formula and progressive music works rather… Continue Reading →

Imparity / Les Mémoires Fall – Dying Dreams (Schattenpfade Lichtpfade)

This 6-track split EP has three tracks by German quartet Imparity & three by Brazilian duo Les Mémoires Fall. Both bands have a touch of doom to their sound, along with more than a hint of gothic overtones owing to… Continue Reading →

Eric Wagner – In The Lonely Light of Mourning (Cruz Del Sur Music)

It’s a Saturday night. I’ve just had a really good time with friends over for dinner, drinks, a good movie, and a good chat. The house is now silent, with mates away and my better half abed, and I am… Continue Reading →

Children Of The Sun – Roots (The Sign Records)

Swedish retro rockers, Children Of The Sun follow up their 2019 debut LP “Flowers” with another slice of late ‘60’s love culture worship in the shape of “Roots”. Taking inspiration from greats like Janis Joplin and fusing it up with… Continue Reading →

Zwaard – Bloed en Wijn (Argento Records)

Zwaard don’t do clarity. This band from the Netherlands do bleak black metal. Other than this information there is nothing. These three unnamed tracks tell us more. The first thing that is striking here is the sound. It’s old school… Continue Reading →

ΑΧΕΡΟΝΤΑΣ / Acherontas – The Seven Tongues of ΔΑΗΜΩΝ (Zazen Sounds)

A new Acherontas album is always a dark pleasure, the last ‘Psychic Death’ did shatter my perceptions and has hardly left the CD player since purchase. Since then, a name change to ΑΧΕΡΟΝΤΑΣ has been favoured in true Hellenic devotion… Continue Reading →

E-L-R – Vexier (Prophecy)

E-L-R are a Swiss trio from Bern that left quite an impression with their debut Maenad, released in 2019 via Prophecy Productions. Spun around a tale of rituals performed by the maenads, the female followers of the ancient Greek god… Continue Reading →

Temple Of Evil – Apolytrosis (Folter Records)

I have very few acts from Cyprus in my collection whether physical or digital as this five-piece unleash their sophomore album. The band’s simple moniker belies the complexity of the seven (plus an intro) tracks they have crafted. This Cypriot… Continue Reading →

Sabaton – The War To End All Wars (Nuclear Blast)

The time is upon us for another slab of battle storytelling formed from poignant moments of wartime in the history of our existence, told under the ever graceful and power laden guise of the Swedish aural warlords, Sabaton. ‘The War… Continue Reading →

Anachoret – Syndrom (Folter Records)

The ever-reliable Royal Mail failed in their quest to deliver a couple of promo CDs from Folter Records in a timely fashion. Hell, in the time it took these 2 CDs to arrive (11 days to be precise) I posted… Continue Reading →

Sidious – Blackest Insurrection (Clobber Records)

I’m guessing Sidious have changed a bit since their debut album ‘Revealed In Profane Splendour’ back in 2014. It is described as blackened death metal but here they have gone the full route and moved away from the deathly aspects… Continue Reading →

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