Category ALBUM
This album from the splendid ViciSolum label, which looks after a number of my favourite bands including Persefone and Loch Vostok, has been my companion for the last week. I didn’t know previously about Winterhorde who are from Israel but… Continue Reading →
There’s definitely something bubbling away in Iceland at the moment and, for once, it isn’t hot springs or tongue twisting volcanoes; it’s metal of the underground and extreme variety, particularly black metal it seems. Inspired by the works of Polish… Continue Reading →
Three years after The Pete Flesh Deathtrip assaulted the world with its debut album ‘Mortui Vivos Docent’, the band led by former Maze of Torment shredder Pete Flesh has returned. That previous disc was a fine example of blackened Swedish… Continue Reading →
Always nice to hear a debut from a new and talented band, this time from Germany, looking to make a nice big splash in the glistening waters of the Symphonic Metal pool. Their name made me think they might be… Continue Reading →
Drone, at its most monotone, can drive some wild. It is a beast that dwells beyond the reach of most, existing in a parallel universe to the dark fury of the majority of heavy metal acts; light years from the… Continue Reading →
Athens’ own Planet of Zeus have a reputation for big riffage and since forming in 2000 they have toured extensively including being support for the likes of Clutch and Monster Magnet. There’s no surprise then, that fourth release “Loyal To… Continue Reading →
So near yet so far, certainly that’s the case if you go looking for these shadowy Italians on the Interweb as they have no official presence at all. From what we can deduce they are a trio made up from… Continue Reading →
Spell are a band that really hit a sweet spot for me with ‘The Full Moon Sessions’ release which was a real slab of traditional heavy metal from Canada. The dark mystical world of Spell is highlighted even more so… Continue Reading →
Inishmore hail from Baden, Switzerland and have been kicking around for quite some time in one form or another. The band existed round the turn of the 2000’s with three releases under their belt but they disbanded in 2009. Reforming… Continue Reading →
Those of you who are fans of the Brutal Death Metal, Slam, Deathcore and Beatdown sub genres are about to pig squeal in delight, as the sick and twisted minds behind Kings of Decay, Slam Crew World Wide and Brutal… Continue Reading →
Now this is a heart-warming listen and then some. Boasting a denim-and-leather fuelled assault of unashamed melodic metal, this Berkshire-based five-piece have chosen to roar out of the traps all guns blazing with their fourth full-length. Polished and professional, there’s… Continue Reading →
Grave Miasma are somewhat of a staple of the black and death metal scene within London. Chances are, if you’ve attended a gig within the last 36 months or so, you will have seen them at least once or twice…. Continue Reading →