Category ALBUM
Sometimes, just sometimes, I can reflect on review for bands that I have been privileged enough to write for Ave Noctum and allow myself to luxuriate and say, ‘I told you so’. And so, it has come to pass, that… Continue Reading →
Jazz meets psychedelia. Alternative meets progressive rock. That’s the billing of this album from Italy’s Klidas, who were formed in 2014. Upon reading that this album “represents a path of transcendence”, I set off on the journey. With a calming… Continue Reading →
Lancashire’s Traditional Hard Rock / Metal heroes return with this, their 4th album. I’ve now reviewed each of their releases, and I’ve been a huge fan of their knack of writing classic, timeless tunes that have a way of worming… Continue Reading →
Another day, another review, and again, another band from Norway. I currently reside in Scotland, a nation with a very similar population, but nothing like the remarkable output of rock and metal of that land across the North Sea. Why… Continue Reading →
With a name that may suggest a gore-grind band this is in fact a completely different kettle of fish and I may have got slightly out my depth taking this progressive rock outfit from Bergen to review. But perhaps feeling… Continue Reading →
This US act has been flying under the radar for over a decade now, which is a shame as their back catalogue is awash with technically adroit brutal death metal. With a change in vocalist comes this fourth full length… Continue Reading →
In existence since 2007, having been born out of another band, Indonesia’s Demented Heart now release their second full album. The fare is technical death metal. It promises to be brutal. When reading the accompanying description that came with this… Continue Reading →
I’m not going to pretend this is going to be a great, detailed in-depth review of Vomitory’s history since the late 1990s and comparing this, the Swedes’ first release since their reformation in 2018, to the older stuff. Because for… Continue Reading →
Aussie stoner doom merchants, Oceanlord unleash their debut album “Kingdom Cold”. With a story that has become very familiar, the trio put the tracks together during lockdown in their Melbourne home studio. The whole stoner, psyche doom scene is well… Continue Reading →
Having only formed in 2020 this international act comprising band members hailing from the USA, Canada and Mexico has a spate of releases out, predominantly singles but also one EP before this bludgeoning full length. You could probably guess the… Continue Reading →
Athenian heavy metal outfit Darklon were initially founded in 2017 and centred around a brand of classic heavy metal which has seen them put out one full length album in 2019 (Rise From Death) and got them enough attention to… Continue Reading →
Like all metal genres, black metal has its share of sub-genres born from bands combining elements of other genres into their audible output. Ask anyone who listens to black metal what its most renowned sub-genres are and you will most… Continue Reading →