Category ALBUM
Both the last album, ‘Anger Mismanagement’ and their last release, an EP titled ‘Capital Punisher’ were textbook demonstrations in clinical pummelling death metal with a slight tech edging. There has been a wholesale change in the line-up for the band… Continue Reading →
Theatrical, gothic but most definitely black metal. Le Chant Noir could have been written as an alternative soundtrack to Interview With A Vampire; maybe a biopic of the life and times of Dracula or else piped through the halls of… Continue Reading →
Further carving out the “mining black metal” niche for themselves, prolific German duo Dauþuz return with their fourth full length album in five years, having squeezed a couple of EPs into this timeframe too. Continuing to eschew traditional black metal… Continue Reading →
From the mere mention of Limb Music, anyone who is familiar with the genre can hazard a guess that Wonders’ debut will have something to do with Melodic/Progressive/Power Metal to varying degrees, but maybe before we get into that there… Continue Reading →
Deathcore has reared its head again and boy, is this one vicious and aggressive head to raise. Tennessee’s own Whitechapel are ready to batter and bludgeon with this, their eighth full length effort, ‘Kin’. Whitechapel are somewhat uber giants in… Continue Reading →
In the world of extreme music, there are few people as infamous or notorious as Kristian Eivind Espedal, aka Gaahl. He is perhaps best known for his time with Norwegian Black Metal outfit Gorgoroth, but he has also served time… Continue Reading →
The Osiris Club is a band I feel I ought to know something about. They’re from London, I’ve seen their name many times and I know they’re prog-orientated with other old-style strings to their bow, as it were. In fact… Continue Reading →
Slam has evolved so much in the time I’ve been a fan. I’ve witnessed the rise and fall and eventual amalgamation and borderline acceptance of Deathcore. I’ve seen Slam go from a silly little genre into a worldwide household Metal… Continue Reading →
It’s fair to say that for many reasons the last couple of years have been a real pisser with pretty much all but essential trade and businesses prevented from carrying on, and there only now being a slow return to… Continue Reading →
First off, this album has arrived in an old school cardboard promo sleeve. Yessssss! Secondly there is no printing on the disc itself so it takes a couple of attempts to put it in the player the right way. OK Boomer! Like a fucking USB… Continue Reading →
In times when shows are still few and far between, a live album is a welcome change. I enjoyed listening to the album at hand, even though the music belongs to a genre I rarely get excited about nowadays. But… Continue Reading →
This is a debut release from Finland (there are other bands of the band name), that’s raw and heralds the early North East England NWoBHM scene in approach and production. Take a pinch of Avenger (perhaps a nod to the… Continue Reading →