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Angrrsth – Donikąd (Godz ov War)

This Polish black metal band can be summed up as follows: melodic anger with a wealth of expression. It is not often I delve into this world for reviews, I normally keep this experience personal. However, I found favour with… Continue Reading →

Wilczyca – DrakoNequissime (Godz Ov War)

The Polish she-wolves that are Louve (all instruments) and Nidhogg (vocals) and this time with Vor on drums are back. Having knocked out a couple of releases in 2020 they are working fast and hard to bring us more music… Continue Reading →

Thy Catafalque – Vadak (Season of Mist)

Always searching for that perfect Thy Catafalque release? An exquisite mix of blissful electronica highs, melancholy folk and extreme metal intensity? Preferably all audaciously combined in each and every track with a bit of lounge jazz thrown in for good… Continue Reading →

Fear Factory – Aggression Continuum (Nuclear Blast)

While it’s been 6 years since ‘Genexus’ was released, it’s also been more than 3 since the songs for this album were all recorded too. Granted Dino Cazares did do some crowd funding last year to get Mike Heller to… Continue Reading →

Tortuga – Flying Dutchman (S/R)

Not entirely sure how it happened what with my vociferous denunciation of all things bollocks pirate and metal, but I seem to have become Ave Noctum’s official foreign correspondent from the shore of Tortuga. I’ve reviewed two out of three… Continue Reading →

Urne – Serpent & Spirit (Candlelight)

Urne’s first EP, 2018’s “The Mountain Of Gold” offered a tantalising look at what a couple of ex-Hang The Bastard guys could offer as they went in search of a more progressive sound. Joe Nally (bass, vocals) and Angus Neyra… Continue Reading →

Lustmord & Karin Park – Alter (Pelagic)

Stories have always been a key component of human communication, community forming and learning. Mankind has probably been telling stories for one purpose or other since developing coherent speech. And the way we tell stories evolved alongside our own development…. Continue Reading →

Felled – The Intimate Earth (Transcending Obscurity Records)

Despite having been around for a few years, this is Felled’s first full-length release and my first encounter with them. However, the press info was full of superlatives and hyperbole drawing me in enough to make me put my hand… Continue Reading →

Sea Mosquito – Fire, Magic & Venom (Onism Productions)

A single piece of “sonic sorcery” is the offering from atmospheric black metal band Sea Mosquito. It’s a 23-minute piece though, and a very interesting piece at that. Building up with the drum sounding like a rapid heartbeat, “Fire, Magic… Continue Reading →

Metator – Akocedakor (Blood Fire Death)

Originally independently released in 2019 this Spanish acts debut album has been picked up by Blood Fire Death for a further push on the global death metal market. There are mixed results here within the dozen or so tunes spliced… Continue Reading →

Darkthrone – Eternal Hails (Peaceville)

No doubt remembering those past Transilvanian days when all their fans wrote letters to them by snail mail Darkthrone have decided to give their 19th studio album a sardonic title. They could have gone the whole hog and called it… Continue Reading →

Ison – Aurora (Avantgarde)

Ison is an ambient post-rock project put together by Daniel Änghede (previously of Crippled Black Phoenix) and Light Field Reverie vocalist Heike Langhans. Having crafted two EPs in 2015 and 2018, the duos debut LP was released in 2019 to… Continue Reading →

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