Category ALBUM
This has certainly been a long time coming. Back in 2007 and at the height of the orthodox ‘for Him’ renaissance of truly Satanic black metal, this obscure Swedish duo released their debut ‘De Contemplanda Morte: De Reverencie Laboribus Ac… Continue Reading →
Hailing from Vancouver, Canada, Wolfborne are a four piece groove-inspired alternative metal band. Taking inspiration from current sounds and old, they’ve got a good overall balance to their sound and are set to release their debut album “In The Beginning…”… Continue Reading →
Complicated and intricate post black metal here from this Russian duo with their debut EP. Essentially this work consists of two sprawling tacks with plenty of ideas about them. It’s partly avant-garde and out there and also kind of installing… Continue Reading →
“This album….is something that even the top of the class Mike Oldfield was not able to achieve through decades of work”; wow! That little quote was from the blurb that was slipped into the CD case with my promotional copy… Continue Reading →
It’s always a pleasure to have a new album from my favourite Dutch instrumentalists landing in my inbox. This one came completely out the blue as did their last couple, no blitz of press releases or massive build-up telling me… Continue Reading →
I’m torn. Torn between championing the cause of a massively underrated and under-exposed Metal band, and the pride I feel when chatting about Progressive Metal to like minded people and playing them Silent Call – who invariably they have never… Continue Reading →
Dylan Carlson is to his guitar what Gandalf is to his staff – a fucking wizard. No matter what era of Earth is your favourite – from the early days of gargantuan drones to today’s blues-tinged efforts – Carlson has… Continue Reading →
Poland’s Bloodthirst were on my radar about 8 years ago, to be honest, I lost touch with them, so it’s refreshing that they are still doing what they do and releasing new material. ‘Chalice of Contempt’ is their first release… Continue Reading →
Harrow- Middlesex. Home of a posh school where many of the country’s elite have been churned out to pollute or improve our society for centuries. It is also the home of the delightfully monickered Hang the Bastard. These West London… Continue Reading →
After my last encounter with laid back rockers Zodiac (http://www.avenoctum.com/2013/10/zodiac-a-hiding-place-napalm ) it’s probably a fair question as to why I’m here again. We’ll the answer is in the criticisms I made last time, about the too clinical/perfect approach and the… Continue Reading →
This is indeed a grisly affair! Ophis are yet another band which has languished in relative obscurity, yet this fact has not stopped them being fairly prolific; `Abhorrence…’ is their third full-length release. For the uninitiated, Ophis are worshippers at… Continue Reading →
When it comes to globetrotting this little Russian label seems to go far and wide to deliver the goods. Last time we had anything promo wise from them they unearthed the rather remarkable Narjahanam a funeral doom band from Bahrain…. Continue Reading →