Category ALBUM
There are some albums you dread getting to review because the previous album by the band was that rarity ‘a classic’, one just so good, so affecting, that after however many years it still gives you chills listening to it…. Continue Reading →
There are some things here I would like to say but I’m going to leave to the end, so let’s make a deal. I won’t make any references to this band’s influences until at least the third paragraph of this… Continue Reading →
It’s never easy to remain completely anonymous in the Internet age and as many will agree a lot of the mystique has disappeared with bands eventually finding themselves unmasked. We are naturally not talking about the big arena playing group’s… Continue Reading →
During their twentieth year of existence Lacuna Coil are releasing their seventh full length album amid the recent announcements that after 16 years guitarist Cristiano ‘Pizza’ Migliore and drummer Cristiano ‘Criz’ Mozzati have decided to retire from the band. Opening… Continue Reading →
Estonian black metal described as a mix between Darkspace and Summoning – big names and truth be told, that’s pretty much what we get with this esoteric three-piece. At least on the surface anyway. Big washes of warm, spacey synths… Continue Reading →
What the hell do they put in the water in Finland? You can keep your fluoride additives Cameron – we need some of what they’ve got!! How do they instinctively know how to do Metal…and do it so well? Maybe… Continue Reading →
An interesting intro to the second album release from this Athens-based band gives a suggestion of something djenty-progressive with electro touches. Such intros can be indicative of what follows or meaningless. Here it’s indicative, at least for the following two… Continue Reading →
Active since 1998, this Dutch entity now finds itself in rather a unique position. Not only does it boast two members of the much missed God Dethroned amongst its ranks but one of whom is Mr Dethroned himself, Henri ‘the… Continue Reading →
I am a great fan of this Belgian band’s previous work “The Long Now” (2011). Its devastating swathes of sludgy sadness are just part of a electrifying progression. Like a book you don’t want to put down, the ever-changing moods… Continue Reading →
I’ll be honest, I approached this review with a little bit of trepidation. My only prior experience with The Graviators was when they opened for the legendary Saint Vitus back in December 2010 at Camden’s infamous sweat pit The Underworld,… Continue Reading →
Slovenian black metal act Bleeding Fist has seen fit to release a selection of tunes previously unreleased and recorded over the period of 2011 and 2013 for your delights. Quite often the Eastern European countries unleash some of the most… Continue Reading →
This third full-length album, following “The Wisdom Machine” and “Siamese God”, from the Greek quintet Need displays a complex grasp of 70s and contemporary prog metal. It comes spring-loaded with flighty melodic threads à la Dream Theater and Fates Warning…. Continue Reading →