Category ALBUM
It’s amazing when you hear a band for the first time, then discover that they’ve been around for over 30 years. Granted there was a major hiatus between their second album in 2003 and this one. The three core members… Continue Reading →
Straight out of the mean streets of Helsinki come the five-piece of Finnish ear-manglers known as Baron. It turns out that this is their first album, after a smattering of Eps, a single and a demo since 2016. Their PR… Continue Reading →
The title sounds about right. I expected nothing but creative interpretations of extreme metal weirdness from former Ephel Duathers Davide Tiso and Luciano Lorusso George, who comprise half of this band. It was no surprise to read the promoter’s description… Continue Reading →
Italian Symphonic/Gothic Metal band Rossometile may be an unfamiliar name to many (I know it was to me), but “Gehenna” is actually their seventh album in twenty years, the majority of which have been self-released. This album is the third… Continue Reading →
High On Fire really don’t need much introduction these days. The band who have been blasting their riffs for the past 25+ years have continually gone from strength to strength with every release they have put out and they’ve always… Continue Reading →
One of the intriguing things about black metal is its continual evolution, with many “black metal” bands now being completely unrecognisable from the genre’s (and indeed their own) roots having gone down countless other paths such as symphonic, atmospheric, ambient,… Continue Reading →
A posthumous release here and featuring the last vocal recordings of founder Killjoy who sadly shuffled off the The Beyond in 2018. Put together by the surviving band members along with some vocal help by Incantation’s John McEntee along with… Continue Reading →
“Fans will rejoice at the knowledge that this vital band has returned”, I read. I guess that counts me out because I knew almost nothing about this band. In fact shortly before I received this, I read a post by… Continue Reading →
By full way of confession, this is the first Pentagram (Chile) album that I’ve heard. I know that they’ve been active since 1985, and have a horde of fans. It’s also clear that they’ve been a real influence on other… Continue Reading →
After “dissolving” Asphodèle after just one album it’s as though vocalist Spellbound had something to prove. Quickly forming Jours Pâles he has gone into full creative mode releasing three albums in just over three years and the latest is another… Continue Reading →
If you don’t know Darkthrone then I suggest before reading this review you go and do some research because trying to plot their history here would probably be a boring exercise for you to read. The basics are that they… Continue Reading →
Brume (pronounced broom, like witches’ favourite means of transport) are a doom metal/rock quartet from San Francisco, California. In their music, they blend doom, goth, indie rock and a dash of psychedelia. This is my first encounter with them, but… Continue Reading →