Category ALBUM
Sludge, doom and post-metal all are stated as being on the menu from this Chicago based outfit. They may well be new to us but are on their third album and this one at first glance seemed to be a… Continue Reading →
This is the debut album for the trio from Wisconsin. and it’s a slightly eclectic batch of songs. Guitarist/vocalist Sean Fitzpatrick, bassist Ben Stueve and drummer Shane Olivo certainly have their own style and while you can hear the thrash… Continue Reading →
I remember Withering Surface from seeing them play live in London in the early 00s. Who they were supporting I can’t remember but I do remember going home with a good impression after seeing they were a decent band whose… Continue Reading →
Madness with its frightening but also liberating aspects has been a topic that has fascinated metal musicians from the genre’s very beginnings resulting in various approaches. While some openly professed to being paranoid, others hesitantly wondered whether they should answer… Continue Reading →
Every so often, one of the many albums I get sent to review presents me with a challenge. Sometimes it’s an expected challenge, like how do I categorise this particular example of genre roulette accurately enough to review it, and… Continue Reading →
My first experience of this uncompromising and intense technical death metal outfit was back in 2018 in the much beloved and missed Maguires Pizza Bar when they played with Neuroma in their final ever hometown show. The band were a… Continue Reading →
Y’see, now I just feel stupid. There I was, blathering on and on back in 2020 about how Nightmare’s new vocalist was a new beginning for the band, that she was such a great find and with her in the… Continue Reading →
Even ‘If Paradise is (half as nice) don’t worry that is not where we are heading. Hell is a much more likely proposition and it is unlikely when forming over 30 years ago that this Brazilian cult had any idea… Continue Reading →
Ok I knew nothing about them and frankly the bands the members are in are not, what you might call, haunts of mine. But the name and the vague descriptions kind of intrigued me so here we are. Spooky gothy… Continue Reading →
Swedish melodic black metal group, Wormwood have returned with their fourth album, The Star. Having never heard of this band before, I guess the eponymous star shone brightly in terms of first impressions, making me want to hear more from… Continue Reading →
A CD! An actual CD with artwork and a booklet and everything! In a world of downloads once I picked the CD off my hallway floor I also picked myself up at the shock. The fact that this is brutal… Continue Reading →
You may already know the history of this underrated band, so I am not going to go there with this latest release. Suffice to say, with vocalist Harry (The Tyrant) Conklin roped in for this recording, you should expect a… Continue Reading →