Category ALBUM
This would be the perfect soundtrack to the lazy afternoon’s of a long hot summer. Well it may have just missed the boat but then again it feels like we have missed summer anyway but there could be an Indian… Continue Reading →
Way back in the late 90s the metal and hardcore scene was rather lively at the time with plenty of gigs being put on at the famous Bradford Rios and other venues of course. April 1997 saw my first live… Continue Reading →
Fortid was originally a one-man project, the person in question being Einar Thorberg (a.k.a. Eldur) of Icelandic bands Potentiam and Curse. Potentiam came into my life recently when I heard a very impressive album by other former members who play… Continue Reading →
Well we have probably all had psychedelic episodes of some kind before and may even have introspectively studied death whilst in the grip of them so the title of this third album from Chesham based UK BM horde Primitive Graven… Continue Reading →
Starting originally as a crust punk band, Swedish Death metal bruisers Bombs of Hades have ‘The Serpents Redemption’, their second full length effort after a few split releases ready for your entertainment. The band features Jonas Stalhammer, whom is notable… Continue Reading →
The cover of this screams black metal – black and white, gothic font, skulls, but this is as far from black metal (musically that is) as you can get within the rock world. Lyrically and subject wise ‘Berlin Occult Bureau’… Continue Reading →
Solace and Stable are self-proclaimed “progressive metalcore bruisers” from Kansas City. What I heard after a deliberate start was an explosion into brutal death growls with incongruous colourful technicality going on in the background. There’s a touch of Suspyre there,… Continue Reading →
There is more to this than mere music oh brethren, thee process is thee product and to get to the sound itself first we must embrace the ideology. So, Sabbath Assembly were formed in 2009 (and regrettably this scribe missed… Continue Reading →
Bullet. Is it really album number four? Their no frills heavy metal charm, all leather beer and armpit swear, has been entertaining the hell out of me since Heading To The Top so I was really pleased to get this… Continue Reading →
Ok, I’m going deep on this one and I realise for many of you Elvenking’s 7th album may not deserve this level of introspection, so bear with me. Mixing power metal and folk music leaves a band on the margins… Continue Reading →
Are you a glass half empty or half full sort of person? If half empty you might think that at 22 minutes long you are missing half an album here along with something else rather important. Ah yes vocals? If… Continue Reading →
Considering that No Return have had a career spanning over 20 years and 8 full length albums, I figured that the fact that I had not heard of them up until the point that this landed on my desk would… Continue Reading →