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GhUSa – 25 Years of Death Metal (Great Dane)

GhUSa hail from France and have been treading the boards of the extreme metal underground since forming in 1989. However they only have one full length album to their name (2006’s ‘Letter to my Son’(s)’), and a number of Eps… Continue Reading →

Blind Haze – The Quick or the Damned (S/R)

Now fully ready and willing for our critique and marching forward out of the starting blocks with a pack of 20 and a case of special brew, Blind Haze are from Leeds, UK and features  ex-members of another Yorkshire riff… Continue Reading →

Skat Injector / Nekrokyrpä – Mung Dungeon (Cruel Nature)

Nope I am not faint hearted or easily offended and I can play cassettes. Well that’s a bonus as the result was that I had one of 40 limited tapes of this split C20 red speckled cassette with Skat Injector… Continue Reading →

Live Albums – Blues Pills v Zodiac (Nuclear Blast / Napalm Records)

This week sees blues rock aficionados Zodiac and Blues Pills both release an album of live material. The former have their Road Tapes, Vol. 1 for sale whilst Blues Pills have the simply-named Blues Pills Live for your delectation. If you… Continue Reading →

Infernus – Grinding Christian Flesh (Moribund)

Ah blasphemy…how I’ve missed you! In a scene increasingly dominated by black metal bands on a mission to push a more progressive and folk-fueled side (or indeed, try to convince you that they aren’t “black metal” at all), it’s nice… Continue Reading →

Yorblind – Blind…But Alive (Klonosphere)

‘Blind…But Alive’ is the third full length album by this French quintet based in Paris and I must admit that this is the first time I’ve ever seen this many guest artists featured on an album I’ve reviewed. Namely Cyd… Continue Reading →

Hamerex – The Last Ride (IX Music)

Finally, Yorkshire’s Hamerex have delivered a release I knew they could! That’s not to detract or belittle their previous material which has been covered on this site a few times before, no, but they have gone and developed and delivered… Continue Reading →

Shining – IX Everyone, Everything, Everywhere Ends (Season Of Mist)

What a great album title and perfect use of alliteration, airing a complete sense of negativity and disillusionment in just a few words. It can only really mean that everyone’s favourite depressive Swedes are back with their ninth album. I… Continue Reading →

Anthropia – Non Euclidian Spaces (Adarca)

French progressive power metallers Anthropia have set their sights on a lofty target with this release. A concept album based on the Cthulhu mythos and all things Lovecraftian certainly spells ambition and roping in Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon fame,… Continue Reading →

Zatokrev – Silk Spiders Underwater… (Candlelight)

In their 13 years of existence, Swiss four-piece Zatokrev have formulated their own unique hybrid of gargantuan death-sludge. Fourth album ‘Silk Spiders Underwater…’ is the first instalment of a two-part concept series and is eight tracks of crushing guitar distortion,… Continue Reading →

Recueil Morbide – Morbid Collection (Great Dane)

France. Not the first place to that leaps to mind when you think of brutal music. Not sure why though….. The French gave us some amazingly brutal movies like ‘Inside’, ‘Frontier(s)’, ‘Vivide’ & of course ‘Martyrs’….. but musically all that… Continue Reading →

Dopethrone – Hochelaga (Totem Cat Records)

Hochelaga, as a quick online check tells me, is an area near Montreal in Quebec, whilst without needing to trouble Google, I can say with some authority that Dopethrone is not only one of Electric Wizard’s most influential albums, but… Continue Reading →

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