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Thronehammer – Incantation Rites (Supreme Chaos Records)

I don’t really know too much about Thronehammer, except that the accompanying PR sheet says that the band are a UK / German based doom / sludge band. Metal Archives tells me that this is their second full length album,… Continue Reading →

Evergrey – Escape Of The Phoenix (AFM)

Immediately, there’s a sense that Evergrey aren’t messing around. A bit of a drum fill, the main riff of ‘Forever Outsider’ starts pummelling you, the instantly recognisable enigmatic vocals wash in and Evergrey’s 12th full length offering of their illustrious… Continue Reading →

Inflabitan – Intrinsic (Soulseller Records)

Dependant on the level of your black metal knowledge, Inflabitan may or may not be a name you are accustomed with. Inflabitan has been pulsating within the black landscape for many years now and has been gaining notoriety as a… Continue Reading →

Sunnata – Burning In Heaven, Melting On Earth (S/R)

Poland’s Sunnata deliver their fourth long player since their formation back in 2013. More than your straight-ahead doom band, they offer up a more rounded music experience that pulsates and immerses the listener. “Crows” opens the album with slightly psychedelic,… Continue Reading →

Valse Noot – Utter Contempt – (Atypeek Music)

It’s the end of a challenging, yet somewhat Groundhogian (it’s not a word but should be) week, where life has seemed to pass by, less like a blur but more like a slightly injured slug who’s been on the piss… Continue Reading →

Furia – W śnialni (Pagan Records)

I am not professing on being an expert on Furia. I have a few of their albums, which I love and have seen them live when they played London in 2018. It is pretty obvious even with a cursory exploration… Continue Reading →

Xeper – Ad Numen Satanae (Soulseller Records)

With a guitarist formerly of Setherial and Impiety and now bass player for Gorgoroth, Italian black metal Xeper are now releasing their fourth album. Stylistically, this is a mixed bag. On the one side, it’s got the air of a… Continue Reading →

Jours Pâles – Eclosion (LADLO)

I’m really not sure what it is with French bands who play this style of music but reading behind the lines one wonders if members entwined in their line-ups are difficult to work with. Personally, I was incredibly disappointed that… Continue Reading →

Summoning The Lich – United In Chaos (Prosthetic Records)

This relatively new act from the US has kicked off their full length discography with clear intent. After a demo in 2017 they have quickly put a fine debut under their belt that encompasses the broad melodic death metal genre… Continue Reading →

Scarred – S/T (Klonosphere)

Sometimes you look at an album’s cover and you know what you’re going to get. Others make you think. This nicely-packaged album suggested something psychologically deranged but progressive, something angst-ridden but carefully crafted. That bit of fun over, I read… Continue Reading →

Korpse – Insufferable Violence (Unique Leader)

I spend a lot of my time reflecting on music. Whether that be battling with myself about checking out new genres or embracing nostalgia or even the future I’m always on a journey. I think that is the sad part… Continue Reading →

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