Category ALBUM
SYS records has been holding the banner very high in Northern Ireland with a roster of acts mainly in the hardcore genre. Also the label likes to delve back into the days of old when CDs were non existent as… Continue Reading →
If like me you were bowled over by the hook laden gnarly down to earth abrasive harmonies of last Midnight album Satanic Royalty and wanted to see where the band started out this is the place to come. There were… Continue Reading →
“We like our rhythms complicated and our messages loud”. This statement can be found on the site of This Or The Apocalypse from Pennsylvania,USA, who after a two year gap are releasing their third album. By the second track of… Continue Reading →
Abyss records seem to be churning out countless top quality albums with a veritable feast of talent amongst them. One of the more discerning releases amongst them is this from Radiation Sickness originally formed in 1987 during the crossover scene… Continue Reading →
Rising from the ashes (pun intended due to musical orientation) from such acts as Screaming Banshee Aircrew, Rubella, Dr Vampire, Lily Gun and Nosferatu amongst others Partly Faithful have been getting a fair bit of notice in the very gloomiest… Continue Reading →
Do not worry, no need to alert PETA, there is absolutely no harm done to any defenceless animals here. Not that pandas are exactly defenceless; would you want to piss one off? This is probably why Eviscerated Panda is a… Continue Reading →
This is a new act, as the band has no listing even on Metal Archives which surprises me. This is their debut offering, an EP soaked in offal drenched steaming death metal that wears its influences clearly on its mangled… Continue Reading →
If a debut EP achieves anything it should at least be a determined effort to give the world a kick up its backside.Ireland’s Three Hour Ceasefire sound like they have strapped on their hobnail boots for the attempt and taken… Continue Reading →
Ever since I heard The Damned for the very first time a long standing romance developed. The Love Song may not have been directed at me but the way the band fused punk and later Gothic sensibilities together just made… Continue Reading →
To much fanfare comes “God is an Automaton”. This is Sybreed’s fourth album. With influences such as Fear Factory, Meshuggah, In Flames and Depeche Mode, their brand of music is termed “death wave”, which amounts to a mix of extreme… Continue Reading →
Black Magic Six are labelled as garage punk, but it has something that little bit extra, don’t be fooled by the brutal blues title, it has no connection whatsoever. Formed way back in 2006, and beginning this album proper with… Continue Reading →
I thought these Italian death metallers “Fractal” album was a rather dull affair, lacking imagination and the playing ability to compete on a stage packed with ball breaking and masterful death metal bands worldwide. The two year wait for this… Continue Reading →