Category ALBUM
Once again I find myself exploring the darker depths of black metal’s underbelly, and finding its cold, claustrophobic embrace familiar and comforting. This month’s offering comes from Voidmilker, a name which will be new to most, as this is their… Continue Reading →
This defiantly-titled EP comes from Obscurus Rex, a Greek metal band formed in 2021. No claims are made about the genre, so let’s listen. Of course to describe any album there has to be a point of reference. The first… Continue Reading →
As I suspect is the case for most people, one of my favourite things about music – including the myriad types of metal – is its ability to pick you up and put you down in a very specific place… Continue Reading →
Considering that the album title refers to planetary destruction it’s no surprise that this album starts off in a volatile and explosive fashion with the drums blasting in and chaos unleashed. This Norwegian band and leader Evighet may not have… Continue Reading →
Do you like your black metal polished and symphonic with lots of keyboards and tunes you can sing along to in the car? If so, I suggest you look elsewhere as Finland’s Vonülfsrëich deliver nasty, gnarly low fi black metal… Continue Reading →
I’ve been known to mention that many Italian Symphonic Power Metal bands throughout the years have a tendency towards the theatrical and the flamboyant when I’m reviewing those kind of bands. Yes, it was a style that Rhapsody (of Fire)… Continue Reading →
It’s been a while since I have put quill to parchment having been busy doing other things that are far less interesting and involve proper work, rather than flouncing about casting off prose and witty bon moots to remind myself… Continue Reading →
This is the debut album from Widow’s Peak, a band which has been around since 2016. Technical progressive death metal is the declared style. It’s for fans of Beyond Creation, Atheist and Gorguts, they say. Yep. The opener is a… Continue Reading →
I still think of Swedish Metallers Bloodbound as a relatively new band, quite wrongly as this is their tenth album since their debut emerged back in 2005. So, no, not a new band at all, but the band did have… Continue Reading →
On first sight of the cover for ‘Ablanthanabla’ it is frankly impossible not to think Electric Wizard. The font is right, the name is halfway there, and the Branca Studio style artwork (hey, it may even be Branca for all… Continue Reading →
Right if you are a long term fan of veterans Virgin Steele just go and buy this now, I’m sure you’ll love it as they ain’t changed. For the rest of us ‘toe dippy, see what it’s like’ people…? Well… Continue Reading →
“Atmospheric”, “reflective”, “epic”… some of the superlatives that have been used to describe the music of Fen over the years. “Savage”, on the other hand… not so much. Until now. Fen established a foothold in the London live scene 2006… Continue Reading →