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No doubt I was not alone in looking forward to see GosT when electronic artist James Lollar was unceremoniously sent scuttling back home by Covid, future dates scuppered. It’s a familiar story and it only just seems that things are… Continue Reading →
Stoner-inspired rock n roll is what’s suggested from Norway’s Suncraft, who have been doing their thing since 2017. Originality is never guaranteed but my experience of Norwegian bands of this kind usually means something interesting so although I didn’t know… Continue Reading →
The clue may be in the band name or the album or track titles, which have to do with higher places. Actually, thanks to the guitarist sending in a nice little bio, and a bit of wider research of my… Continue Reading →
Something nasty is stirring in the West. Bristolians Moon Reaper have been mixing up the medicine to create a murky blend of dark sludge and progginess and the E.P. Descent is the fetid result. Dirty, heavy riffs from the get go, these 5 tracks are… Continue Reading →
This here is a two track, 20 odd minute slab of bestial black noise from Finland. Yep you read that right; two tracks. Scary right? Well so you know where I’m coming from, I love a good bestial racket. Been… Continue Reading →
When I saw that Sweden’s Vassago had decided to release a new album, some 22 years after the debut, ‘Knights From Hell’, was released I just had to have it for review. I bought said debut on the strength that… Continue Reading →
This is German metal punk, a filthy fury of aggression that I made first reference to on their ‘Raw Nights’ release. This is more gutter level than perhaps the more well-known sounds of a band like Midnight and not quite… Continue Reading →
This Danish duo consist of Sjaelepest (guitars) and Danny Woe (everything else). They are both in Pagan black group Above Ravens and Danny has played, past and present with such artists as Woebegone Obscured, Altar Of Oblivion and Rimfrost. This… Continue Reading →
When I first saw the cover to King Woman’s sophomore album Celestial Blues, depicting mastermind Kristinia Esfandiari as the fallen angel Lucifer, photographed from behind, with a torn garment, in an outfit alluding to sex, the back featuring raw, open… Continue Reading →
In music, inheriting a legacy can be a both a blessing, and a potential curse. For example, it can mean there is already a fan base, but there is also the danger of not living up to what came before,… Continue Reading →
“It sounds like slugs mating…” was the comment from a colleague who heard this. Considering the label, well that was me sold…. With if I’m honest, not the greatest depiction of Cthulhu rising as a cover, Kadaver / Listing is… Continue Reading →
In a black metal world where the genre has virtually every sub-genre type you can conjure up Finland’s Ondfødt are possibly the purist form of black metal you’ll hear in recent years. There’s no trickery here, no polluting sub-genre stains… Continue Reading →