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My first task here was trying to decipher the band’s name as their logo makes it practically impossible. Their logo on the disc itself was a swirling struck by lightning sunwheel as far as I could guess and the spine… Continue Reading →
I’ve followed this quirky alt quartet since their debut album release landed on my doorstep back in 2009 and I straight away saw they had something special about them. It’s been good to see them progress through an EP and… Continue Reading →
Ole Petter Andreassen is El Doom, Norwegian artist, producer and founding member of death n’ rollers The Cumshots and stoner poptarts Thulsa Doom, two wildly different-sounding bands. I must admit I was intrigued then, when his Born Electric project plopped… Continue Reading →
The Foreshadowing’s 2007 album ‘Days of Nothing’ was a surprisingly good debut; poppy and polished yet saved from being a cheese-fest by its rich, brooding vocals and gloomy, wounded riffs. It had a certain sincerity about it that earned the… Continue Reading →
This is one of those albums where I found myself heading down the trail of “who does this sound like?”, as it rumbles on in its melodic heavy metal way. I realise that Lahmia are not a tribute band and… Continue Reading →
If ever a band has struggled to obtain the credit and plaudits they deserve, it’s Paradise Lost. With a career spanning almost 25 years and now 13 full length albums, the apathy with which they are often regarded is nothing… Continue Reading →
So here I am in power metal territory again, France division this time. Still I have been known to really enjoy the genre too so what do I have, hmmm? Nightmare are another long running band with roots in’ the… Continue Reading →
We had a quick listen to a couple of tracks of this when we were offered it amongst the hundreds of download reviews we get pitched each month and thought “nah it’s a little too Eurovision,” for comfort. A while… Continue Reading →
It’s not the first time I have woken up after a night at a gig in London to find a Necrosadistic Goat Torture CD in my pocket and it probably won’t be the last. However this time it’s the bleaters… Continue Reading →
Reading the literature which comes with this album, if I understand it correctly, this is all about individuality, epitomised by “contemplation before the action … the prelude to the change and the final breath before delving into the unknown”. Mr… Continue Reading →
Nachtvorst (that would be Night Frost, I believe. As opposed to Nachtwurst which I read it as initially and wondered what the lyrical concerns could possibly be of a band called Night Sausage….) are a Dutch duo who apparently play… Continue Reading →
Nestling between ‘Ravishing Grimness and ‘Hate Them’ Darkthrone originally released their eighth studio album ‘Plaguewielder back in 2001 on Moonfog Productions. It is the latest reissue from Peaceville and comes with new artwork and a bonus disc of ‘director’s commentary… Continue Reading →