Category ALBUM
Was it really the best part of four whole years ago that Goatess released their excellent eponymous first album? A quick look at the back of the CD sleeve assures me that this is the case. But could it be… Continue Reading →
It’s always a real treat when a Crematory album comes out, and there have been plenty of them over their 25 year journey. “Monument” is their twelfth, and while I have a great affection for “Revolution” (2004) in particular, I… Continue Reading →
Wyrd are probably best known for their very ethereal take on pagan black metal which was exemplified on earlier albums and very much excelled at. Heathen and Huldrafolk and the three albums that followed are pretty much bona fide classics… Continue Reading →
Those plucky chaps over at the splendid Ihate Records camp have been raiding the archives again, this time bringing us the complete collection of music put out by the band Endarker. “Who are they?” you may well ask. A fair… Continue Reading →
If you listened to metal in the 80’s, the metal massacre compilation releases were an essential source of new bands and material coming from various corners of the world, many becoming household names. Metal Blade’s first release in 1982 was… Continue Reading →
Renowned for high quality albums such as 2012’s ‘The Arts of Destruction’ – arguably their best yet – Desaster are a metal institution. Cementing their reputation as such is their feral live performance. Boasting the kind of raw, borderline out-of-control… Continue Reading →
I really have no idea how this lot have managed to pass under my radar with having been around for 20 years now. Just have a look at the album cover for the last album ‘Congress of the Insane’ and… Continue Reading →
There’s something both deeply and fist bumpingly satisfying about well-crafted technical death metal. The immensely powerful riffs, ridiculously fast blast beats and aggressive, gravelly vocals. With their first release since 2013, Greek four piece Murder Made God have unleashed ravenous, Tech… Continue Reading →
Beholder are a proudly British and unashamedly Metal, with a capital “M” band that have been around a good few years now, and as well as a couple of line up changes, they have developed from a covers band with… Continue Reading →
Throughout Sourvein’s long and colourful history, spanning more than 20 years, founding member, T-Roy, has fought to keep the band together amidst personal drama and seemingly endless line-up changes. When you look at albums such as ‘Will to Mangle’ and… Continue Reading →
From Malta, these guys play their metal very much in line with the British scene, NWOBHM wouldn’t be accurate as they are not British, but you get the idea. The influences are varied and to my ears there’s a lot… Continue Reading →
The legendary Julie Christmas (Made Out of Babies, Battle of Mice) left a huge hole in the landscape of sludge/post rock when both of her respective projects decided to disband. After releasing an innovative solo album ‘The Bad Wife’ in… Continue Reading →