Category ALBUM
Once upon a time, whilst walking through a park, a good friend of mine was hassled by a drunk youth for money. Now, usually my mate would run a mile but, at the time, he happened to be listening to… Continue Reading →
This Melbourne based lot have been around since 2004 and have released a fair few demos, splits, EP’s and an album ‘World Cremation’ in 2010, prior to this. I have to admit that they had pretty much escaped me until… Continue Reading →
So my reviews for 2013 start with something dark, evil and menacing in the form of Greek black metallers Enshadowed whose third full length has taken some time to come out after the sophomore in 2003, though the band has… Continue Reading →
Ulcer is a Polish sextet featuring members who have seen action in numerous bands from the depths of that country’s extreme metal scene. With stylish cover art and an improved logo on this, their second album, you could be forgiven… Continue Reading →
You know, I can’t help wondering what Solitude put in their water cooler as their release rate as a label is phenomenal. Whatever it is, it doesn’t seem to impair their judgement as they have a pretty fine quality threshold…. Continue Reading →
These likeable Italians peddle this album as “Swedcore”. As they themselves recognise, this isn’t such a new concept. I recall Disarmonia Mundi having the same orientation on their 2004 album “Fragments of D-Generation”, even drafting in Soilwork’s Björn “Speed” Strid… Continue Reading →
One of those couple of yearly, very well wrapped packages of discs from Russia courtesy of Solitude Productions turned up and I wondered if it was going to contain anything new from the mighty Raventale, surely it was about time,… Continue Reading →
As the album title suggests, there’s a strong doom metal element in this work. Whilst occasional comparison can be drawn with My Dying Bride, Mourning Beloveth and so forth, Ukrainian band Amily create a broader base of patterns and progressions… Continue Reading →
Italy really seems to be coming into its own these days as a country where metal thrives. There is a huge and bewildering wealth of talent springing from every corner of this nation, which was unimaginable not too many years… Continue Reading →
Just as I sit down to write this review a message pops up on Facebook informing that it is Voivod’s 30th birthday today! Exactly how accurate this is I am uncertain of but it gives me the perfect introduction for… Continue Reading →
Although Skineater is undoubtedly going to be a new name to most, the band consists of characters who have been around the Swedish death metal scene for a long time. From founder Håkan Stuvemark (ex-Wombbath, In Thy Dreams) to new… Continue Reading →
Beholder – The Order of Chaos (Razorline Records)
This new album is one that has been heralded for a couple of years now, with the band’s massive and massively charismatic front man Simon Hall announcing its imminent release for many months and many shows, the last tour being… Continue Reading →