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What a band name, try saying it without your teeth in and your jaw will lock and you will be eating through a straw for the next couple of months. Jokes aside these 2 Finns and a Swiss man consist… Continue Reading →
The black flag is the primary symbol of anarchist movements and of resistance in general. The polar opposite of the white flag, it says that its bearer won’t surrender and will show its opponent no mercy. Black flags fluttering in… Continue Reading →
The rather innocuous sounding name from this Norwegian band, underestimates the power, ferocity and sheer primitive onslaught they have constructed. Within the ranks the pedigree is there for all to acknowledge, with members coming from acts such as Mayhem and… Continue Reading →
Bangalore, India isn’t the first place that springs to mind when you think about heavy metal. However, such is the reach of our music that geographical and cultural boundaries are forever crossed. Kryptos have been at the forefront of Indian… Continue Reading →
I’m known to some as the Slam King, probably for some good reason too, I love Slam. That said I can’t say it excites me like it used to, for a new Slam band to really hit me they have… Continue Reading →
Anybody up for some ‘circus-metal-prog-folk-rock’? Well, I’m not sure we were and the other writers have gone out of their way to avoid this one like thee plague, but that is what we have got and it comes down to… Continue Reading →
Warning, rant coming! I don’t know about you but one thing that has been really galling over the last couple of pandemic clad years is the constant bilious propaganda being bombarded out by those in a privileged position, musicians in… Continue Reading →
My first reaction on receiving this was to check out if there is a volume 1 to 3. I am pleased to tell you that there is, the artists involved in these collections of splits from Sombre Soniks being Embers… Continue Reading →
Strap yourself in, this is one hell of a ride. Urhat is the first born of Roy Westad, aka Illt, and sits within the more extreme side of town when it comes to the metal soundscape. Built around a core… Continue Reading →
Righty. A black metal concept album as a debut, and written and sung in an obscure local Bavarian dialect. Put together by Grant, former frontman for Dark Fortress. Yeah give that to me, I’ll have a go…. This tale of… Continue Reading →
Enslaved surely can’t need any introduction. After 30 years of Norwegian ice and fire, many albums and stellar live shows, Viking warriors Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson are back with their band, this time with an ep. This is about… Continue Reading →
If you’ve ever had the dubious pleasure of bumping into me, whilst my age is apparent, what is not immediately obvious is that my education was quite posh, well, as posh as you could manage living in Manchester in the… Continue Reading →