Category ALBUM
You know it’s going to be a long review when you realise it will take two paragraphs just to explain who is is involved, what it’s about and why. But it has to be – The Gentle Storm’s debut offering… Continue Reading →
From the land of Endstille and Dark Fortress comes Der Weg einer Freiheit, And like those bands there’s a chill in the air, at least to start with as the fire and smoke and darkness develop over the course of… Continue Reading →
Hmm, artwork of a stoned shade wearing Egyptian mummy and a double punning title of ‘Highrospliffics’, eh? It can only be the return of Groan, ending a period of relative quiet with a stonker of a four track EP. Proceedings… Continue Reading →
Topeka Kansas is the home to this trio of desert rockers. Comprising of Steve Moss on vox and guitar, Brandong Burghart on drums and Mike Boyne providing the four fat strings, these boys offer 11 dirty bluesy numbers via Napalm Records…. Continue Reading →
Despite jamming together for over ten years, Vholdghast have only just got around to showcasing their sound on record, which is fair enough when you consider how many projects this four piece juggle between them (six for vocalist Jonny alone)…. Continue Reading →
Magic Kingdom…Magic Kingdom…oh yeah, debuted in 1999 with an album of decent Power Metal struggling through ropey production and wrapped in a terrible cover! Well, everyone has to start somewhere and follow-up “Metallic Tragedy”, belied it’s portentous title and was… Continue Reading →
Originally forming as Spearhead, but changing their name to Weak Aside before their debut album, this is the second album (or third, if you count their 2007 demo) from this German death metal crew. Five years after ‘Ghostleader’, ‘The Next… Continue Reading →
Normally you wouldn’t associate Germany with stoner infused southern rock grooves, but Omega Soul are here to change that. Formed in Nürnberg in 2009, the 5 piece underwent some line up changes whilst releasing two demo’s before setting on the… Continue Reading →
‘‘Vegferð Tímans’ (‘Journey of Time’ in English) is the third full length album from this Icelandic atmospheric black metal duo, and a mighty release it is too. Yes folks, its atmospheric black metal time. Time to turn off the central… Continue Reading →
‘Unlit’ is full-length début by the Hamburg based German quintet Crimson Swan. Their blend of doom-death and funeral doom has all the power and melody that you’d want, as the oppressive atmosphere ploughs its way to your very core while… Continue Reading →
I kind of need consoling, after all it’s been a month since I last had any new Vardan material so I have been finding some solace in the black metal of a couple of other bands from his Italian countrymen…. Continue Reading →
This Portuguese band started out under the name ‘Morbid God’ playing folky black metal but thankfully later changing their name to Moonspell and directing their music style towards a more atmospheric feel. Their first taste of recording was on a… Continue Reading →