Category ALBUM
‘The Devil’s Night’ EP was very much the first impression that anyone ever needed of this Swedish groups musical influences. The 2011 performance at London’s Live Evil festival was a mix of technical difficulties and sheer delight. This debut album… Continue Reading →
As death metal goes, this is about as brutal and uncompromising as it gets. “Iconoclasm” is the second album from this Swedish band and comes, to quote the lead singer, “with a nosebleed guarantee”. Yet in spite of the all-conquering… Continue Reading →
The gaming industry is every bit as important as the movie industry when it comes to soundtracks, if not more so these days, so the benefits from having your music attached to a popular game series these days are immense…. Continue Reading →
Crikey, it doesn’t seem two minutes since I reviewed Hate’s last record, Erebos. That album was a solid enough slice of atmospheric Polish death metal, with all the hallmarks of their countrymen. Technically proficient, with a flawless presentation, though to… Continue Reading →
Nightfall are without doubt an interesting band but with one big Achilles heel. Their gothic doom meets melodic death metal has been evolving over the past twenty years with other styles and influences in between. Too many to mention at… Continue Reading →
Five years since their inception, and three years since the release of their EP, Italian black metal outfit Veneror have at last put out their first full length album. The artwork is stunning and the lyrics, revolving around black magic,… Continue Reading →
Here’s a theory. Bands with four letter words have something interesting to say: Tool, Rush, Root, dEUS, Wham! Ok, perhaps this isn’t universally true but it certainly works for Boil from Denmark. It took me a while to get to… Continue Reading →
The beauty and the beast style of gothic doom is not an easy sound to master. Popularised by the likes of Draconian and Theatre of Tragedy (until that dingbat decided he wanted to be a robot), the key is the… Continue Reading →
For some reason this Swedish band’s debut album did not connect with me at the time of the review cycle, since its release I’ve learnt to live with it, but ‘Phoenix’, their second full length album is an absolute metal… Continue Reading →
Released mid-2010, ‘At the End of a Journey’ has failed to make much of an impression upon the masses, with hardly any reviews to be found either online or in print publications. Formerly known as Carpathia, it is without surprise… Continue Reading →
I have to admit to initially not being too sure how to deal with this debut by Head Of The Demon. Lovecraft themed (there’s a lot of it about this year already). Swedish band with unknown members from name bands… Continue Reading →
Recently, a small progressive rock grenade went off on bandcamp. It happened when The Omega Experiment digitally self-released their debut album and, as word spread, Listenable Records’ interest was piqued and a deal was inked. A few months down the… Continue Reading →