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Of all the bad things to occur in the metal scene in the time I’ve been aware of its existence is the creation of the audible twaddle spew: deathcore. Sadly, given hardcore’s influence on many extreme metal genres it is… Continue Reading →
First port of call before getting stuck in to the 2nd album from this Czech band was finding and reading the short novel they had “found their own meaning” within the pages of and interpreted it as narrative inspiration for… Continue Reading →
The second album by this Danish quartet since their formation 5 years ago out of the ashes of Radtskaffen by guitarist/vocalist Ben Radtleff and bassist Bjørn Hjortgaard being joined by drummer Max Petrén Bach Hansen and guitarist Aria Mobbarez. Their… Continue Reading →
The term Progressive Metal can mean different things in our music, but with Ocean’s Edge we are talking about the classic Progressive Metal style initiated by the likes of Dream Theater, Fates Warning etc, then taken forward towards the Millennium… Continue Reading →
Delving into the themes and concepts standing behind albums and bands instead of just focusing on the music has an advantage when writing a review. Since no two world views are alike, there is always something unique to be found… Continue Reading →
Sarvekas’s debut opus Woven Dark Paths has been making the rounds in the black metal circles recently, to numerous accolades. That’s why, dear reader, I decided to give it a spin, and let my extremely biased opinion dissect it. But… Continue Reading →
Full disclosure, the band I am in have been on a couple of bills with Goat Monsoon so I have met them and thought they were great guys but don’t really know them. With that in mind I highly recommend you go and see them live coz they… Continue Reading →
A jubilant explosion rolls across time and space. It’s the new Mesarthim. Now, Mesarthim has never been ‘trve kvlt’, and it’s been a long time since the Australian enigma has restrained itself to strictly mysterious and/or sorrowful melodies. In this… Continue Reading →
I was fortunate enough to review Eleine’s previous offering “Dancing In Hell” for these very pages back in 2020. Anyone who’s read that review or are indeed already familiar with these Swedish Metallers will know that Eleine are not your… Continue Reading →
The six piece outfit that is All For Metal hail from Germany and Italy. Spearheaded by Tom “Tetzel” Schmidt of Asenblut and Antonio Calanna of the hard rock band DeVicious, they came together with a single vision of championing the… Continue Reading →
Hailing from the midst of pottery country Tamworth Staffs, Decimated Cross are a fairly young band playing UKBM. They have an EP, a few singles and 2020 album ‘From Pagan To Waste’ to their name so far and I notice… Continue Reading →
Protean Shield are a 5 piece hailing from Athens and are one of many metal bands hailing from a country known for its knack for churning out impressive bands across all walks of metal. With their self titled debut album,… Continue Reading →