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Enslaved – Utgard (Nuclear Blast)

Do you remember when an album release was a big deal, an event, something to look forward to, something that would have you queueing outside your local record shop waiting for it to open? Perhaps I’m showing my age, but… Continue Reading →

Attick Demons – Daytime Stories, Nightmare Tales (Rock of Angels)

Having established themselves quite comfortably in the heavy metal scene, Portugal’s Attick Demons return with their third full length release. Having famously had their music bounded around on the internet prior to Maiden’s ‘Book of Souls’ release (claiming to be… Continue Reading →

Vous Autres – Sel De Pierre (Season Of Mist)

‘Sel De Pierre’ may only be constructed of six tracks, but they clock in at an impressive thirty-eight minutes, mainly thanks to the epic marathon esque make up of two of its standout tracks ‘Onde’ and ‘In Humus’. Vous Autres… Continue Reading →

Lörd Matzigkeitus – Drown (Moribund)

You’re probably not really interested in my personal life but here goes. Outside of reviewing for the wonderful Ave Noctum I also co-host a show on TotalRock called Dark Tryal (check it out). On there me and my friend the… Continue Reading →

The Ocean Collective – Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic (Metal Blade)

You might remember seeing a meme about a band announcing a world tour. The funny bit was that their “world tour” had dates mostly in the US and Western Europe, while the whole of the Asian continent, as well as… Continue Reading →

Liquid Flesh – Chair Liquide (Metal is the Law Productions)

So, I know very little about Liquid Flesh, save to say that they are a three-piece band from France. This would appear to be their second album, and I really wasn’t sure what I was going to be in for…. Continue Reading →

Regardless Of Me – Black Flowers Blossom (Boersma Records)

Including their 2009 debut, Italian Metal band Regardless Of Me have released 4 albums on 4 different labels, but I’m sorry to admit that this is the first one of theirs I have heard. I saw that they are Italian,… Continue Reading →

-S- Zabijanie Czasu I (I, Voidhanger)

Strange, avant-garde and very Polish. -S- from what I can find out are a duo Patyr (bass Vocals) and Grzegorz (Drums), they are joined by Paweł Szamburski on clarinet. Whether the two main musicians in -S- are also in other… Continue Reading →

Nagaarum – Covid Diaries (Aesthetic Death)

The last time I encountered Nagaarum was in 2018, when this one-man ambient experimentalist released “Apples”. To be truthful, I found that one a bit too obscure but was pleased to have the chance to listen to more of Nagaarum’s… Continue Reading →

Onirik – The Fire Cult Beyond Eternity (I, Voidhanger Records)

Portugal is not particularly well known for its black metal scene and if we are honest it doesn’t really have many of the genres biggest names, but that doesn’t mean the scene isn’t strong. Scratch away at the surface and… Continue Reading →

Hexx – Entangled in Sin (High Roller)

This is a follow up to their comeback record ‘Wrath of the Reaper’. Traditionally Hexx are SF Bay Area Power Metal and delved into technical thrash/death with 91’s ‘Morbid Reality’. Their ‘Wrath of the Reaper’ comeback back more traditional US… Continue Reading →

Starless Domain – Alma (Aesthetic Death)

Space, the final frontier… well it is as far as Starless Domain are concerned. For some who decide to take a trip to the fringes of the universe with them it was not the easiest of journeys. The US based… Continue Reading →

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