Category ALBUM
Slidhr are Irishman J. Deegan, here helped out with drums by B. Einarsson and they have previously released an EP and a split before entering the dreaded ‘hiatus’. But back they are and this was recorded and mastered in Iceland… Continue Reading →
I own a crusty old black metal split cd from 2004 featuring Svartsyn and Arckanum. It’s a particular favourite of mine. I can’t remember where I got it – some underground hell or from a cardboard box of goodies examined… Continue Reading →
Having originally been self released earlier in the year, Hells Headbangers has picked up this collection of recordings known as the Yellowgoat Sessions for wider distribution. Joel Grind will be familiar to most for his work with Toxic Holocaust (a… Continue Reading →
Fejd return for the third instalment on their quest to prove Traditional Folk Metal isn’t just a load of old Balalaikas. Actually, there’s no Balalaikas at all – however there is Hurdy-Gurdie, Jew’s Harp, Recorder, Swedish Bagpipe, Moraharpa, Cow Antler,… Continue Reading →
Sci-Fi deathgrind, huh? Well I usually take deathgrind to mean industrial death metal with a speed issue. The sci-fi adds in ‘technical’ and probably a concept album. So there you are… Actually no, and besides Pulverised know waaaaay more about… Continue Reading →
The words I wrote down after I listened to this album for the first time were: woozy, gloomy, folksy, hippie, Tiamat. “Minor chords, voices, delicate drones, and violent sprawls of sound, offered up to house the haunting presence of a… Continue Reading →
‘Illuminatus’ is the second album from occult Polish black metal crew Crepusculum, and a most welcome introduction to the band for yours truly. Forming back in 2003, these guys released a couple of demos, as well as a couple of… Continue Reading →
Originally released back in 2011, ‘Spiritual Alchemy’ is the product of a two-man melodic doom-death band from Moscow. Alarm bells started ringing when floaty intro ‘Windy Days’ (stop sniggering at the back) started playing, its saccharine keys and harp effects… Continue Reading →
I first clashed heads with Pasadena Napalm Division on their P.N.D. EP back in 2010. Lot of fun it was too and I was glad to meet their acquaintance and all that malarkey. Not that they were all complete strangers… Continue Reading →
Two of the finest bands of their ilk Blood Ceremony and Jex Thoth are both poised on releasing new albums within a couple of weeks of each other so if you are a fan of female fronted, occult doom you… Continue Reading →
Candlelight continue their broad genre ranging signings, this time with a blizzard from Oz with links to Blood Duster amongst others so I guessed we weren’t going to be talking gothic metal. Nope, with a charmingly impossible cover, this is… Continue Reading →
I’m not sure how, but I’ve somehow managed avoiding hearing, or for that matter, hearing of ASG, a North Carolina four piece that has been going since 2001. My surprise is based to a good extent on their CV which… Continue Reading →