Category ALBUM
When it comes to musical know-how, you can bet your bottom dollar that Brant Bjork (Ex-Kyuss, Vista Chino) has done it, been there, and bought the t-shirt. So if he decides he wants his music to get heavy then you… Continue Reading →
Revolving around the talents of Roy Mathisen (ex-Taake) on vocals, bass, guitars and synth the act is rounded off with Jørn Tunsberg (Hades Almighty, ex-Immortal, ex-Old Funeral) on guitar and Frode Gaustad on drums this darkly industrial act with hugely… Continue Reading →
I’m not normally one for reaching to the sky in a fit of unlimited melancholic gloom, but I’ll try anything once. I imagined that the slow and melancholic (henceforth abbreviated to s and m) piano intro would lead to something,… Continue Reading →
Lachrimatory hail from Brazil and play some pretty serious atmospheric doom metal with heavy death metal undertones to it. Having formed in 1999 and released two demos, one in 2001 and the other in 2006, they released their first and… Continue Reading →
Ahh Darkspace. This is one release I’d be waiting on for a very long time (since their last album ‘III’ in 2008, in fact), and finally here it is in all its glory. For those who are unaware, Darkspace are… Continue Reading →
I’ve come to realise that the world of Fen contains mystical atmospheres, a great deal of harshness and occasional melancholy in the moody, bleak and windswept landscapes. “The Malediction Fields” (2008) and “Dustwalker” (2012) are two of my favourite albums…. Continue Reading →
After half a dozen albums and splits in the past five years you’d expect Downfall of Gaia to have things nailed down but this latest platter still manages to surpass expectations like a meteor gatecrashing the local firework display. Previous… Continue Reading →
With the nineties’ death metal scene in Sweden being one of the more overcrowded genres of times past, Centinex were still a force to be reckoned with and after an eight year silence, the band are back with an album… Continue Reading →
“Why do you always make a point of saying Female-fronted in your reviews?” a friend of mine commented recently. “Because you don’t say Male-fronted Metal do you?” continued my friend (rapidly hurtling toward the rank of acquaintance…). Despite me thinking… Continue Reading →
This is a most welcome discovery by Prophecy that seemed to come out of nowhere but actually comes to us from West Yorkshire where everything is a bit on the darkh side. This is a project from singer songwriter Jayn… Continue Reading →
When the reviews list containing this came in, I had no idea of who Horrendous were. So imagine the guilt I felt upon learning that numerous AN contributors – who evidently did have an idea – were clamouring for it…. Continue Reading →
If I had a pound for every press release I have read that promised ‘True Black Metal’ I’d be reasonably financially comfortable. It’s a common and almost always empty promise these days and as a result I tend to pay… Continue Reading →