Category ALBUM
There is a pernicious palpable hostility about this US act, a scathing predatory calculation embedded into every track which oozes a prowling spiteful and ravaging malfeasance that you can feel throughout its duration as they unleash a cataclysmic second album… Continue Reading →
As previously mentioned in past correspondence via these hallowed pages, when something comes heralded, trumpeted, paraded through the streets crunching down on every palm frond as it enters town, it sends spasms to the pit of my stomach, expecting the… Continue Reading →
Born out of Dodecahedron, Dutch band Autarkh play “contemporary extreme metal”, reflecting the members’ backgrounds which range from metal to techno. The opening is dark, spooky and somewhere between industrial and cosmic. Unsurprisingly this leads into “Turbulence”, a darkly industrial… Continue Reading →
Nodus Tollens is “a neologism used by John Koenig to define the feeling of insecurity that some people get when they find that their lives don’t make sense any more”. To be honest, this description covers most things that I… Continue Reading →
It’s been a pleasure to watch and enjoy the musical path that Power Metallers Orden Ogan have been following since their impressive if slightly raw debut back in 2004. Whether it be the heavily Running Wild influenced early releases, and… Continue Reading →
There is absolutely no doubting the pedigree of the duo within the ranks of this new act Zaratus which comprises Bill Zobolas (Soulskinner, Thou Art Lord) and Stefan Necroabyssius (Varathron, Katavasia) plus a whole host of other acts they’ve both… Continue Reading →
If a lot of traditional Norwegian black metal is a mass of thorny bushes growing from the rich Norwegian loam, becoming tangled up and like a single mass, Mork are the ones who stand apart: Superficially the same but get… Continue Reading →
First things first, let’s address the L.E. Funt in the review… Sure, we’ve all done stupid things in our youth. I am now able to balk at some of the things I’ve said and done, in jest and worse in… Continue Reading →
Sweden’s Reaper dropped an amazing release in 2019 with ‘Unholy Nordic Noise’ and having caught up with their previous demo delightfully titled ‘Ravenous Storm of Piss’, it’s fair to say I was excited about this one, which to be fair… Continue Reading →
Splits are always fun. What a great way to get tracks by a couple of artists in a small sexy package. My fave splits are those that contain bands that sit together aesthetically but have enough difference that I can tell when the split happens –… Continue Reading →
One could never accuse this French band of lacking ambition, their debut album is as opulent and lavish as anything you’ll hear this year within the symphonic metal sphere no matter whether power metal, death metal, black metal or any… Continue Reading →
Although Pagan Metal band :Nodfyr: (yes, that’s how they like their name to be written) have been around for a few years, honing and sculpting their already distinctive sound, this is actually their debut full length release. Hailing from Gelderland… Continue Reading →