Category ALBUM
I expected nothing less than twelve monstrously dark electronic metal tracks from this band, who could broadly be seen as a French equivalent of Wumpscut. Maybe they are, maybe they’re not that but they do have a cult status and… Continue Reading →
This is a progressive melodic death metal band from Peru, ‘The Incomplete Man’ is a self-funded effort and the fruits of this bands labour are endless based on the quality of the material on offer. I say quality, as it… Continue Reading →
Slegest was the vision of guitarist Ese when he left Vried in 2010 and in essence is taking more traditional heavy metal and marinating it in black metal for a while, keeping it dirty and dark. Knowing that, the slow… Continue Reading →
The dry description suggesting “deathcore” does not prelude a technical feast. This is the third album release from this Belgian band, who prove they are not frightened to mix their styles. Some tracks are more aligned to death metal than… Continue Reading →
In the latest edition of ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Swedish’ we actually have a band from Switzerland, Stortregn. Everything about this album screams at me that it comes from the Swedish black and death metal scene of about 15… Continue Reading →
Formed in 1997, this Dutch melodic death metal band has a healthy back catalogue of demos and mini cd’s, this current release is a rather tasty slab of metal right from the first listen. Death metal can easily be technical… Continue Reading →
The Vision Bleak released their fantastic debut 9 whole years ago in 2004! Well that was a shock – where does the time go? It was at the height of Gothic Metal and their dark theatrical ‘horror metal’ (as they… Continue Reading →
Since reviewing the reissue of their debut early this year I have become a firm fan of In Solitude and ‘Sister’ has been one of my most anticipated album releases of the year. Their debut was such a confident and… Continue Reading →
Wilfully one dimensional is how I’d describe a lot of funeral doom. Yes, there is potential genius in tracks that have a tendency to repeat themselves over and over for 10 minutes at a time, but also potential for lack… Continue Reading →
Drum and Bass. No not Goldie and Inner City Life. I am just naming the instruments of destruction used by Beehoover from Deutschland. Claus Peter Hamisch and Ingmar Petersen produce a marvellous cacophony via Exile on Mainstream Records and have… Continue Reading →
Most debut albums tend to be rough-and-ready and recorded in a day by the lead singer’s dodgy Uncle Frank who happens to own a beat-up old eight-track. Well, perhaps not quite that punk, but they do usually veer towards being… Continue Reading →
The keyboard player comes from Dragonforce and Powerquest, while this international UK-based collective, who have ratched up a healthy four albums in seven years, have opened up for Dream Theater. That gives some clues, but the key word here is… Continue Reading →