Category ALBUM
My friend Russ, who’s en expat now living in Santiago, Chile, tells me that his adopted country is a hotbed of heavy metal bands. I’ve come to realise this myself from the number of albums by Chilean bands which have… Continue Reading →
When the esteemed editor of the site you are being kind enough to peruse asked me if I wanted to review Spiritual Void, I was flung back three decades to the groove metal inspired pounding single from Overkill’s 1993 crusher… Continue Reading →
With a somewhat convoluted history stretching right back to 1988, Cadaver have essentially set up their body disposal shop over three periods, each to date releasing two albums in relatively short succession and then splitting up and going on hiatus… Continue Reading →
It was over 20 years ago that I heard a certain album called “Wishmaster” by a then little known band called Nightwish. Thinking back, that was my first experience of Symphonic Metal with an operatic female singer, something a wave… Continue Reading →
Let’s not beat about the bush here. When your album title sounds this much it should already be a Darkthrone album, it’s safe to say you’re wearing your influences on your suitably grim sleeve. To delve further into the known… Continue Reading →
The cult of Stephen Patrick Morrissey and the Smiths looms large in the lore of Indie and guitar based pop. For what was a relatively brief existence (1982- 87) The Smiths have had a lasting effect on the music world. Love em or hate em their Rickenbacker jangle guitar lines… Continue Reading →
Third album from a bunch of Chicago thrashers, apparently. Not having heard of them previously, I kind of take that on faith as I hit play and ‘The Howling Dead’ scampers out of the gate. It’s a nifty little opening… Continue Reading →
To me just the name The Zenith Passage sounds like the epitome of a prog band. This for certain is one part of it, as the band are known for constant movement and stylistic developments in a technical death metal… Continue Reading →
After four more than solid Power Metal albums, Germany’s Winterstorm have finally attracted the attention of a label worthy of their talents. In their new home at AFM the band are sounding more concise, more mature, more diverse and more… Continue Reading →
Commenting on last and self-titled album back in 2018 our reviewer stated “Fuck. This is horrible. This is horrible in a thick, black, filthy way.” For some reason they did not come back for a second diseased dose leaving it… Continue Reading →
From simply the cover of this new album by David Mako’s The Devil’s Trade project it is clear there are changes afoot. Gone are the stark line drawings and clear titles, instead (appropriately enough considering the label) we get a… Continue Reading →
The line-up of this band is interesting, comprising members with a mix of influences from other bands, including All Out War, Pig Destroyer, Misery Index and Exhumed. Described as a fusion of “apocalyptic hardcore with vicious metal”, the band members… Continue Reading →