Category ALBUM
Orchid know how to make an entrance: The riff and the whole song of the opening, title track The Mouths Of Madness is just brain rattling perfection. It just bypasses all that tedious ‘getting to know you’ stuff and lodges… Continue Reading →
One of the UK’s most revered acts in whatever form they take with their numerous name changes over the years, 1983’s ‘Court in the Act’ is a genuine classic album and when the band went under the Pariah moniker, they… Continue Reading →
There is a tendency for us Europeans and shall we also say Stateside extreme metal aficionados to think that music arriving from South America, Oceania and Asia to view it as merely copying said established Euro and US counterparts which… Continue Reading →
I could not help noticing that this is on a record label that shares the same name as Ultravox classic album from 1981 but let me assure you that all similarities end there. Dark Awake are an intriguing proposition and… Continue Reading →
`Hate’ is the sophomore album from Thy Art is Murder, and clearly captures the band in ascendancy. These deathcore devotees from Down Under seem to be on the rise, with a pristinely-produced album released by Nuclear Blast and it seems… Continue Reading →
At last, another full length from Kentucky’s lead weight blackened doom sludge mystery Highgate. It’s been three years since their Shrines To The Warhead album with only a compilation of older stuff and a split with Ghast in between (which… Continue Reading →
Doom bands are too often failed by the singers. I include in that term all the obvious associated heavy-as-an-anvil-on-the-head sludge and stoner genres but let’s focus on doom specifically for a moment. Huge slabs of portentous music making hearts bust… Continue Reading →
When our head honcho asked me to review the latest Pelagic releases I snapped him up on the offer. Whether to just write an overview of the them all is something I debated with but as I listened to all… Continue Reading →
My last taste of Italians Ars Macabra was back in 2009 when I discovered their 2nd album ‘Hate Induced Trance’ having been sent it for review. I loved their balls out enthusiasm for wanting to play the most angry, blasting… Continue Reading →
Twas a strange old day. First on collecting the post I find a disc by the Lords Of Bukkake and not ten minutes later I opened an email about the Master Musicians Of Bukkake. Was somebody trying to tell me… Continue Reading →
All too often, partnerships on split records can often conflict creating as much disharmony as complementary noises. That’s not always a bad thing, as the range of contradicting, experimental connections inside can often portray an intriguing and more complete whole…. Continue Reading →
My last experience of Battle Dagorath was their debut album, which I gave a glowing review to back in the ‘ye olde Metal Team UK’ days. I was drawn in by their epic, Emperor-like soundscapes, and their unabashed love of… Continue Reading →