Ah Napalm Death, a bloody British institution, up there with tea and cucumber sandwiches, ale from the cask on a sunny summer afternoon, punting down the river and playing cricket. Yeah right! Over three decades and stronger than ever Napalm… Continue Reading →
I’ve been a bit of a doom hound since the early 90’s. This intensified during the mid 90’s, when I was ensconced up north in the delightful northern city of Leeds. The reason? Well dear readers, I’m afraid that aside… Continue Reading →
I was really pleased to be sent this demo from Horizon Obscur, a Canadian band that I have had the pleasure of reviewing before, with their “Damnes” demo that was unleashed about a couple of years ago. At that time,… Continue Reading →
Has the unimaginable happened, have Peaceville run out of albums to re-release? Joking aside it is good news all round if they have (which we very much doubt) as this has meant that they have gone and unearthed some real… Continue Reading →
This album from the French one-man Death Metaller Manipulator consists of four tracks, followed by a 2009 demo “Unearthed”. It sounds a bit of a patch-up but it lasts the length of a full album and the underlying philosophy is… Continue Reading →
Love or hate Swedish Melodeath, you may still remember a time when it was all rather fresh and new. Even if it wasn’t to your particular taste, you could at least say that people were trying something different and you… Continue Reading →
Stangala are French on a Russian label and singing in Breton (which is kind of related to Welsh and other celtic languages). They are also patently barking and seem to enjoy nothing more than dressing up as monks and doing… Continue Reading →
Germany’s Wolfen formed over 15 years ago, they are tagged as power metal, but in fairness their music is a little bit more than that sweeping categorisation. The opener ‘Revolution/Evolution’ actually sounds a little like British metal, a bit like… Continue Reading →
Anne Marie Hurst is a name from the past and one that may not be familiar with all our readers so a brief bit of history is perhaps necessary. Yorkshire may well be renowned for rough and rugged men, sheep,… Continue Reading →
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