Category ALBUM
To say the announcement on the signing of Nachtmystium was met with howls of vitriol and derision by a significant amount of people is no overstatement. Perhaps the somewhat cynical and attention seeking way Prophecy Productions made it along with… Continue Reading →
There are, for a start, two things I find interesting about bizarre Finnish industrial metal band Turmion Kätilöt (basically currently MC Raaka Pee, RunQ, DQ, Shag-U, Bobby Undertaker and Master Bates…). The first is that I came across them 20… Continue Reading →
“Down there one can’t see anything” is what is written in the centre of my copy of this album. This is the gloomy world of Petrale, a one-man black metal project from Croatia. Petrale is prolific, having released an album… Continue Reading →
I seem to have a knack of picking up “controversial” bands for reviews recently. OK Schammasch have not got the same kinda traction as Escuela Grind when it comes to net gossip but I have read a fair few KVLT… Continue Reading →
Following hot off the heels and riding into battle, this Greek Heavy/Power metal band follow their debut album “Storming the Walls” with ‘Spirit Invictus’. I think with the vocal sound and phrasing and the powerful anthem driven heavy metal, it’s… Continue Reading →
Post-metal – like it or loathe it the genre is here to stay, and I for one am very pleased it exists, for it is essential to the evolution of metal as is needed in any other genre. Plus, it… Continue Reading →
For me, hearing the band name Loudblast takes me back to the 00s and the French metal magazines, in which they featured. In fact this death metal band has been releasing albums since 1987, and is now on its ninth…. Continue Reading →
So, I did not have a new The Gates of Slumber record on my year’s bingo card. A mere 13 years after their last studio album, the be-doomed ones have returned. I must confess to being really excited to hear… Continue Reading →
This one came out of left field I must say. The PR kind of angled it towards dungeon synth/neo folk/medieval but not knowing the project or artiste I wondered what happened to Hands Of Necromancy 1 ‘cos I didn’t read… Continue Reading →
While I’ve seen Swallow The Sun a couple times and have enjoyed the songs I’ve heard, I was completely unaware that they’ve released nine albums, with their debut coming out more than 20 years ago. and while I have albums… Continue Reading →
Since the turn of the century, Ataraxie have been exploring the depths of the doom meets death metal sound. Taking inspiration from the slowest of paces and the heaviest of tones carved out in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, “Le Déclin”… Continue Reading →
This Greek band formed only a couple of years ago, this being their debut release. In the vein of the PR material, expect some cracking heavy metal. Yes, there are high-pitched vocals, many signature arrangements and after a few listens… Continue Reading →