Category ALBUM
One fateful jamming session dated 11/11/11 is what set events in motion to birth 11Paranoias. Made up of Adam Richardson, Mark Greening (ex-Ramesses) and Mike West (Bong) this is a musical collective that will have underground doom fans the world… Continue Reading →
Deconstructing Sequence are a new band formed from the dissolution of black metal crew Northwail. Hailing from blighty (Taunton to be precise, but via Poland originally I believe), this three man project have a very unique sound about them, marrying… Continue Reading →
There is a wealth of almost hidden treasure to be found within the French Canadian Quebec region as far as black metal is concerned and listening to many bands from their lately it has reminded of the excitement felt as… Continue Reading →
It’s a sign of how impressed I am with the Quebecois metal noir scene that anything that Sepulchral Productions sends my way causes my hopes to rise. Even if I have never heard of the band, this is the case…. Continue Reading →
I’m sure I can’t be alone in listening to an album I haven’t heard for some time and wondering why on earth I hadn’t played it more. Such is the case with “Seigneries des Loups” (2010) by this French-Canadian black… Continue Reading →
This is a book that had to be written and one that I had to read, which made me feel somewhat guilty when it fell through the letterbox due to the fact I knew nothing about it. I certainly felt… Continue Reading →
With a cover reminiscent of something out of Hellboy, Goatess’ self-titled debut certainly stands out. Titled The Birth Of Pan it features what looks like an unborn faun in the womb; strangely beautiful and pretty hard to ignore. What lurks… Continue Reading →
Portland, Oregon harbours a monster with this band who were initially pestered by Red Fang to tour with them and for a debut effort, what a result…this is hugely gratifying. The sound is low end sludge, mixed with doom and… Continue Reading →
This is a re-mastered version of the original album which was released in 2000. From a personal point of view, “Celestial” is the least played of the three Isis albums that I have in my collection. So the first job… Continue Reading →
Majalis is a project of both Tobias Netzell and Björn Pettersson of Swedish melodic/prog death metal band In Mourning. Apparently it was shelved for several years due to excessive commitments in their main day job, but I’m glad they’ve finally… Continue Reading →
Getting a new singer is always a big occasion for a band, especially when, in the case of Amberian Dawn, this only your 2nd singer after 4 albums with the previous one, Heidi Parviainen. So with great fanfare the band… Continue Reading →
For their latest representation of warmongering, Humiliation take us to the depths of the sea. The themes of this latest album by the Malaysians are distinctly nautical. From the Bukit Kepong incident of “From Strength to Strength”, the previous album,… Continue Reading →