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Viking Metal bands have been ten-a-penny for some time, to the extent that to discover a NEW band of marauders is becoming tiring. One feels for Athelstan or Alfred the Great who had them popping up ad nauseam. God save… Continue Reading →
Comprised of ex members of misanthropic black metallers Svarttjern, death metallers Bloodspawn and power metallers Frail Grounds, the mixing pot here is a strange one, but the result of this conglomeration of styles sticks resolutely within the realm of death… Continue Reading →
I don’t know why but I expected much more from this bands third full length which is based on the concept of the Viking invasion of Ireland. Claiming to fuse Celtic influences with metal is nothing new whatsoever and in… Continue Reading →
It is quite obvious that Helloween’s fans are firmly divided between the Kiske and Deris vocal camps, with the latter being the current shouter for this stalwart German power metal band. Arguably the band has never really found form since… Continue Reading →
A three-man outfit with members split between New Zealand and Scotland, Barshasketh plough a narrow furrow of stripped-down, melancholic black metal that’s a mix of Mayhemic rumblings and bleak, burning melodies. Harsh yet oddly clean, the production has a paradoxically… Continue Reading →
Acrimonious, black metallers hailing from the armpits of Satan himself… Just kidding! These guys are from Athens, Greece. Having released a Demo in 2003 ‘Unholy Cult Demonic’ and then two EP’s in 2006 ‘Perdition Gospel’ and ‘Broken Bonds of Balance’… Continue Reading →
Whilst I may well harp on about a lack of originality in bands these days, it is important to not forget those that have no interest in rewriting the rule book, but are happy to pay homage to the bands… Continue Reading →
Where the hell to start with this one then? Well it is a lot different than anything heard since the band were reborn and got back together as Septicflesh, in fact it feels completely wrong calling them that for this… Continue Reading →
It’s a brand new year as I sit down to write this review, a new start, a new dawn, the sun is beaming through the window. Life, is it not something to love, to embrace, to cherish? Fuck that load… Continue Reading →
All the way from Appleton, Wisconsin comes the no fucking about crust crew Wartorn. First release on Southern Lord after a fair few records on punk labels like Profane Existence and as the title track kicks off it’s easy to… Continue Reading →
Since their great 2010 debut album, these American’s have been steadily developing their sound and love for old metal. Old metal may be harsh, but is a style I grew up with so its old/classic to me! In particular on… Continue Reading →
The 2003 debut from these Norwegians, ‘Nekrotisk Inkvisition’, was a unique album in the black metal genre. Oozing tangible darkness and boasting one of the weirdest (and coolest) snare sounds imaginable, the name Koldbrann imprinted itself upon my mind from… Continue Reading →