Category ALBUM
Some bands look to push boundaries, blending genres and constantly evolving their sound, while some are content to stick with tried and tested blueprints. There is nothing wrong with this, but there is a risk that these bands can begin… Continue Reading →
Formed in 1999 and hailing from Sweden, Grand Magus have always bubbled away in the Metal underground, a band who I feel have gained themselves a dedicated and strong fanbase but never really hit it super big. Their rise has… Continue Reading →
Respecting those no-longer with us on their second album and follow up to ‘Where The Shadows Adorn’ it is off to eerie Indiana where the quintet Mother Of Graves Dwell. Melodic doom death is what we encounter with eight hymns… Continue Reading →
I think it’s fair to say that Five the Hierophant’s music doesn’t conform to one genre. Avant-garde, post black metal, doom, ambient and jazz all appear to be in there. One description I read of “Apeiron”, the band’s third album… Continue Reading →
A collective of renowned musicians from the west coast of Norway have brought to life a new sonic entity, creating music on the crossroads of the band members’ individual paths. Whispering Void is the name they gave themselves. Nordic Ambient… Continue Reading →
First of all take a moment to look at that cover by Misanthropic Art. You back? Doesn’t that just scream heavy metal in a wonderful roots way? Damn, one of those visceral covers that makes you hope that the music… Continue Reading →
Upstate New York’s Escuela Grind are one of those acts that seems to keep the metal gossip columns of the interweb in business. Not a week goes by that some “outrage” featuring EG doesn’t float up via the usual suspects… Continue Reading →
I picked up the following comment about “Juuristo” from the Facebook site of Jyrki Portin, the artist behind Aarniseppä: “I hope that the listener gets to experience something about the eternal charms of the forests on the album”. From an… Continue Reading →
Formed from a union of some of the best and brightest from the cold reaches of Scandinavia, Cemetery Skyline are a five piece melodic goth outfit who are the brainchild of guitarist Markus Vanhala (Omnium Gatherum, Insomnium). Rounded out with… Continue Reading →
Six albums in and Swedish Power Metallers Veonity are still evolving, both musically and personally. Guitarist Anders Sköld has decided to take a step away from lead vocal duties this time around to concentrate on just being one half of… Continue Reading →
This band from France promises us a dreamlike journey, and in doing so spans extremes of sound. The quoted musical points of reference here are Alcest, Sylvaine, Cult of Luna, Amenra and Darkher. “Les Dires de l’Âme” (The Words of… Continue Reading →
Well, I clearly wasn’t the only one who enjoyed Ensiferum’s slight change in approach with 2020’s excellent “Thalassic”. It topped Finland’s album chart, reached number 3 in Germany’s, and went top ten in Switzerland, Canada and even the USA. So,… Continue Reading →