Category ALBUM
With a name like Party Canon, one could easily think that you would be presented with some sugar and spice pop punk band, ready to sing about the joys of proms, milkshakes and some old shite. However what you are… Continue Reading →
Since they have been in existence in one form or another, on-and-off since 1995, you might expect that the characters involved with Paganus Doctrina would have released an album by now. But in fact ‘Omnipotense Aeternae Diabolous’ is their debut…. Continue Reading →
The promise is of a land of contrasts – black and white, with no mid tempo. The promise is delivered over the course of this intensely dark production from Swedish band Svärta. Long cavernous screams and raw-sounding drum work signal… Continue Reading →
I suspect this Argentinean outfit chose their name based on its virus connotations rather than the bird reference but maybe due to the origin of the word from Greek meaning saw. However no matter what reason behind the moniker one… Continue Reading →
Verlies is black metal band from France with their debut album. Yes but there is so much more to this than you might expect from such a simple sentence. Naiwan or N from Lille in France has been involved in… Continue Reading →
Candlemass forever tainted my view of doom metal with a style that was as much bred from powerful (rather than power) 1980s metal as it was classic 70s doom. An ultra-melodic, hyper-doom style all of its own that I now… Continue Reading →
Thessaloniki has been one of the hotbeds of creativity for Greece throughout the country’s long and rich history, giving the country some of its best composers, musicians and other creative artsy-types. The latest offering which is more suited to my… Continue Reading →
Continuing Pierre Laube’s distorted vision of doom infested death metal is his fourth release and still possesses that despairing atmosphere of utter dread. Thematically the album is similar to the last one with the cover art being a nightmarish scene… Continue Reading →
Philadelphia based progressive metal/post-rock stalwarts Rosetta have a brand new album for your ears and minds; ‘Quintessential Ephemera’ scheduled for a July 3rd release is available now via Golden Antenna Records. Beginning with the beautifully measured opening track ‘After The… Continue Reading →
My most recent encounter with Between the Buried and Me was via a guest appearance by the vocalist Tommy Rogers on Abnormal Thought Patterns’s latest album. That didn’t work for me but the thing with this band, whose seventh album… Continue Reading →
I really thought that said Nerdgard! I know I’m not alone, you had to double check didn’t you? But before you think the name is some kind of visor for computers, or a bigger kid looking out for the brainy… Continue Reading →
Once in a while a release comes along and grabs you, making you sit up and take notice……. This 24 minute, 4 track EP from Canadian one man project Old Graves did exactly that with me, and after several spins,… Continue Reading →