Category ALBUM
Ever since I reviewed ‘Desolation’ Nordicwinter have been on my radar of acts to keep an eye out for and when the chance to become acquainted with the latest enchanting offering in the guise of ‘This Mournful Dawn’ raised its… Continue Reading →
A sharp and brutal slice of in your face DIY grindcore for your delectation today. Hailing from the West Midlands, Accelerated Mutation are making what they call “rancid grinding thrashcore”, or what you and I might call crusty grind. The… Continue Reading →
When an album description uses four existing genres and one made up by the band, chances are you’re going to be listening to something that is a) not as described (happens depressingly often when you review as many albums as… Continue Reading →
So when is dungeon synth not dungeon synth? When it uses traditional dark ages instruments and when it isn’t about dungeons…! Er, yeah, but there is a teeny little connection to this, honest, kind of. A lot of dungeon synth… Continue Reading →
Bish, bash, bosh, blasphemy! That’s the short review and if you are looking for anything in the way of significant changes in the sacrilegious craft of this long serving USBM act you are not going to find them here. Historically… Continue Reading →
There are innumerable bands with the name Thorn and not just in the metal scene as this solo project, fronted by Brennen Westermeyer, hails from Arizona in the USA. For a band that has only been around since 2020 he… Continue Reading →
Sunholy is the sixth full-length album from Finns Shade Empire who started out as far back as 1999. A band with a respectable discography and with the band members all long-term soldiers. Singer Henry Hämäläinen, the number of umlauts in… Continue Reading →
No denying I jumped on this when it came in. Been six years since the last Damnation’s Hammer album ‘Unseen Planets, Deadly Spheres’ and also that long since I last caught them live. So hopefully this album will help them… Continue Reading →
Earlier this year we got to grips with Argenthorns album ‘The Ravening’ via Avantgarde music and its symphonic black metal took us off into a dark fantasy world and created a real impact. Now Finnish musician Lord Vrăjitor, also of… Continue Reading →
Whilst Hollywood are not calling yet, one can only wonder about a skewed biographical film about the musical anti-hero at the helm of Shining. “We Need To Talk About Kvarforth” is an intriguing idea about the debauched misanthrope who has… Continue Reading →
With members from Triptykon, Obscura, Dark Fortress and Obsidious all contributing, this is an interesting band and one which reflects their different styles. Progressive extreme metal is how it gets billed. In existence for 10 years, this is the band’s… Continue Reading →
Innerst i Mørket begins and I think “is this the soundtrack to Hukkunid Alpinisti Hotell”? And then it goes Vemod – so basically yes, yes it is. I did choose a very opportune time to listen to this album. On… Continue Reading →