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Dawn Of Solace – Flames Of Perdition (Noble Demon)

Dawn Of Solace is the solo work of Tuomas Saukkonen (Wolfheart, Before The Dawn). The Finnish metal icon once again immerses himself in a melancholy, gothic world steeped in themes of loneliness. Mikko Heikkilä is on board contributing vocal duties…. Continue Reading →

Battle Beast – Circus Of Doom (Nuclear Blast)

Do I like to be known as the ‘Death Metal guy’? I mean it kind of fits, I do love Death Metal, I promote Extreme Metal through all of my writing and journalistic exploits but what people forget is that… Continue Reading →

The Risen Dread – Night Hag (S/R)

To follow their ep “Delusions (2019), Irish groove metalcore band The Risen Dread are now releasing this, their debut. I haven’t come across the band myself but it is clear that they have been putting themselves about with live shows,… Continue Reading →

The Sea Shall Not Have Them – Debris (Bird’s Robe)

How many more reviews of post rock albums can I write that start off with me wondering about the longevity of the genre? There might have been a few too many already. So, instead of once again expressing my astonishment… Continue Reading →

Abysmal Dawn – Nightmare Frontier (Season Of Mist)

EPs, demos, whatever you want to call a release these days you can pretty much get away with it. For me though an EP is exactly that an Extended Play, an extension of previous work, or in better circumstances the… Continue Reading →

Mortuary Drape – Wisdom Vibration Repent (Peaceville)

No shortage of “Wisdom” as far as Italian cultists Mortuary Drape are concerned. They have been ushering devotees through the musical veil to the other side of their rotten drape for the best part of 35 years now. Although still… Continue Reading →

Vinterdracul – The Murnau Nocturnes (Canticle Throe)

A debut release from this (I think) duo and it’s a concept album mixing the idea of F.W. Murnau, director of classic 1922 film Nosferatu, going to Hollywood and getting mixed up with actual vampires in 1928 (which I guess… Continue Reading →

Voivod – Synchro Anarchy (Century Media)

I don’t know about you but it always swells my heart when a band I have followed through the years is still making fresh and invigorating material and not simply going through the motions as a nostalgia act. Voivod are… Continue Reading →

Endless Dive – A Brief History of a Kind Human (Luik Music)

Nice artwork. I like this sort of thing. I didn’t know of Endless Dive before this came my way but it’s evident that they are of an artistic persuasion, speaking of visualising the music and managing the intensity of the… Continue Reading →

Crestfallen Queen – Hall of Maati (Vocem Interiorem Manifestations)

OK here’s something strange in your neighbourhood. A 20-minute E.P, both tracks EXACTLY 10 minutes long. Not 9:52 and 10:05 but both bang on the ten-minute mark. I know that should not effect me as much as it has but as a DJ I spend a lot of my… Continue Reading →

Mystic Circle – Mystic Circle (Atomic Fire)

It’s been 22 years since the original line-up of this legendary black metal band put out “Infernal Satanic Verses”. Four subsequent albums were released, with original member Graf von Beelzebub keeping the satanic flame burning, before the band stopped altogether… Continue Reading →

The Horror Legacy – Days Of Terror (Time To Kill Records)

Italian label Time To Kill Records have already delivered meaty horror morsels in the form of death metal maniacs Fulci and taken a side step into the Poliziottesco genre with grindbastards Napoli Violenta. Now it is time for them to… Continue Reading →

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