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Black Altar / Vulture Lord – Deathiah Manifesto (Odium Records)

Deathiah Manifesto is both the coming together of Polish Black Metal stalwarts Black Altar and Norwegian Black thrash pioneers Vulture Lord but also a labour of love marking a tribute to the European underground. Offering up four tracks each, the bands have managed to concoct… Continue Reading →

Arjen Anthony Lucassen’s Star One – Revel In Time (Inside Out Music)

Anyone who knows the name Arjen Anthony Lucassen, will be familiar with his many Ayreon projects as well as their slightly more Metal, Sci-fi obsessed younger brother Star One. Having released two albums previously under the Star One banner utilising… Continue Reading →

Once Human – Scar Weaver (earMUSIC)

This is the third album by the LA-based quintet and while I’ve seen the video clips that accompanied the first two, this is the first album I’ve had the pleasure of listening to. Formed 8 years ago with guitarist Logan… Continue Reading →

Night Cobra – Dawn of the Serpent (High Roller)

This US band are relatively fresh of the blocks from Texas, their traditional metal approach has been well received of late, and I personally sport a lot of their merchandise. So with this, their debut, it’s quite a thrill to… Continue Reading →

Author & Punisher – Kruller (Relapse Records)

Hopefully Author & Punisher aren’t new to any of you reading this. On the off chance that someone has been drawn in by the vaguely superhero sounding moniker I will give a truncated bio. Tristan Shone a mechanical engineer from… Continue Reading →

Pure Wrath – Hymn to the Woeful Hearts (Debemur Morti)

This is a very interesting band. An atmospheric black metal band from Indonesia, there is a Ukrainian element in the form of the drummer who was with the admirable White Ward, and some guitar elements. This band has been around… Continue Reading →

The Birthday Massacre – Fascination (Metropolis)

It’s all been a bit confusing about birthdays of late and what you can and cannot do during them. We were told that parties were not allowed and then the person who said this allegedly had one themselves, although it… Continue Reading →

Amorphis – Halo (Atomic Fire)

Is it too early to start discussing “Album of the Year”? I’ll stick my neck out and say that even though it’s only just February, I’m confident ‘Halo’ will feature in many of these lists, and may well sit at the… Continue Reading →

Division:Dark – Prophecy (Drakkar Entertainment)

Anonymous prophets with angelic monikers heralding an impending day of judgement? No, it’s not Ghost’s new gimmick, this is Division:Dark, an industrial five piece who have let a surprisingly minimal amount of information about them slip out to the public,… Continue Reading →

Creeping Flesh – …and then the bombs came (Emanzipation)

When it comes to promotion of bands, there are some tried and tested tricks. Some of these are well worn, of course. A nicely written bio, some promotional pictures, some easily transferable words within the accompanying blurb. Then, of course,… Continue Reading →

Napalm Death – Resentment is always seismic – a final throw of throes (Century Media)

Fine wine. Cheese. Napalm Death. No, this is not the ingredients for the world’s most unpleasant dish, but rather a selection of things that seem to get better with age. As well as being one of the very best live… Continue Reading →

Hangman’s Chair – A Loner (Nuclear Blast)

I first came across these gloomy bastards from France with the charmingly titled This Is Not Supposed To Be Positive, and the their last album five years back Banilieue Triste. Oddly I was reminded and reacquainted with that album very… Continue Reading →

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