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There’s an old saying in the performing arts world I came across some time ago: “It takes ten years to become an overnight success.” And that has been somewhat true for Master’s Call, the Wolverhampton based black/death collective who have… Continue Reading →
I really didn’t used to like Scottish Bagpipes. Actually, to say I merely didn’t like them is a bit of an understatement, they were probably my least favourite instrument ever, disliked even more than trombone or saxophone, such was my… Continue Reading →
I first heard this Finnish lot back around 2005 when they were still called The Coven but for reasons of life and stuff unrelated it’s been a good ten years or so since I last dropped in on them. I… Continue Reading →
Sadus is one of those bands that I heard for the first time in ’90-91 and thought were a little too extreme for my tastes, at the time. By the time the members had their stints in Death, Dragonlord, Testament,… Continue Reading →
If you look back at bands within death metal that have been around for more than just a decade you would quite quickly come upon Chile’s Sadism who have been in existence for over 30 years and even prior to… Continue Reading →
Canada is one of the biggest nations of the world and with that comes the vast diversity of many ethnic groups such as the native tribes who predated its colonisation, but also the French Canadian contingent which is almost a… Continue Reading →
There’s something about the sound of bands born in the great era of their genres. Ohio thrashers Destructor are no different. Being birthed in the heady days of 1984 when the nascent US thrash scene was exploding into life, this… Continue Reading →
This is a new Epic metal band from Cyprus, they quite clearly sound and are inspired by the various stage of pre-90’s Manowar. You get that from the vocal expression and the music from the initial opener ‘The Eternal Oath’… Continue Reading →
Sweden meets York on this debut album from Helga. “Wrapped in Mist” passes through the lands of Swedish folk and progressive metal, with post-rock, black metal, pop and some cellos and violins thrown in. A haunting female voice precedes a… Continue Reading →
The name Temple Of Scorn may be new to you, as it was to me, but the band members within certainly aren’t as all the guys play in a raft of other more notable acts such as Horned Almighty, Bæst… Continue Reading →
Lovingly presented on 180g vinyl, this is a split release from a couple of bands differing in style but with a common theme as inspiration. Said narrative is the biblical resurrection of Christ after spending three days in the tomb… Continue Reading →
Although Impalement’s debut ‘The Impalement’ wasn’t spawned until 2020, the origins of the band date back much further to 2010 when Beliath first began composing music. In the following ten years he toured relentlessly with other bands developing his expertise… Continue Reading →