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Mare Infinitum – Sea of Infinity

Artist: Mare Infinitum Title: Sea of  Infinity Type: Album Label: Solitude Productions From F. Dostoyevsky’s birth-town in the Russian Central District comes Mare Infinitum with a debut album entitled ‘Sea of Infinity’ – a rough translation of the band name,… Continue Reading →

Toundra – II

Artist: Toundra Title: II Type: Album Label: Aloud Music The sleeve artwork of this album suggests sophistication. The pattern is Japanese in its colour and shades. In fact Toundra are from Spain. Sophistication is indeed at the heart of their… Continue Reading →

Gone Til Winter – The First Season (Self Release)

Having reviewed a self-titled EP from this Manchester-based female fronted quintet via Casket back in 2009, I had a good idea what to expect. Now, when a band signs to Casket it always looks like a plea of desperation from… Continue Reading →

Requiem Eternam – Stories Of Another Age (Blood Divine Records)

Celtic metal ambiance could loosely describe this work, the fourth album from Switzerland’s one man Requiem Eternam, but at the same time arguments could be presented against it being Celtic, metal or ambient. Confused? Well, I was. To begin, we… Continue Reading →

Azaghal – Nemesis

Artist: Azaghal Title: Nemesis Type: Album Label: Moribund Records At what point do you eventually use a band as an influence point when making comparisons? Finland’s Azaghal has been releasing top quality black metal for over decade and this release… Continue Reading →

Supreme Lord – Father Kaos

Artist: Supreme Lord  Title: Father Kaos Type: Album Label: Witching Hour Productions So… after seven long years Polish journeyman Reyash finally found a spare moment to lay down the second Supreme Lord album ‘Father Kaos’. Being an active member of Christ… Continue Reading →

Freedom Call – Land of the Crimson Dawn

Artist: Freedom Call Title: Land of the Crimson Dawn Type: Album Label: SPV Freedom Call are one of those euro power metal bands (from Germany) you hear about quite a lot, they have been active for quite a while, certainly… Continue Reading →

Coilguns – Stadia Rods

Artist: Coilguns   Title: Stadia Rods Type: EP Label: Dead Dead Dead Music  Having reviewed this bands split with Kunz during the middle of 2011 and being suitably impressed by their post hardcore and experimental music style this EP is… Continue Reading →

DeathCult – Demo 2011

Artist: DeathCult Title: Demo 2011 Type: Demo Label: SR Well someone obviously has convictions in their music to fire a 2 track demo CD across the pond from the USA to us. There are only 9 minutes or so of… Continue Reading →

Gacys Threads – The Ignorance of Purity

Artist: Gacys Threads Title: The Ignorance of Purity Type: EP Label: Savour Your Scene Records   Belfast bruisers Gacys Threads is a new proposition to me and I will be investing in their entire back catalogue after hearing this absolute… Continue Reading →

Nephelium – Coils of Entropy

Artist: Nephelium Title: Coils of Entropy Type: Album Label: Self Released Out there in the wider world is a vast, untapped source of underground metal. No longer does great extreme metal just come from Europe and theAmericas(not that this was… Continue Reading →

Goatwhore – Blood for the Master

Artist: Goatwhore Title: Blood for the Master Type: Album Label: Metal Blade Records You always know where you stand with Goatwhore. Hoodies, skulls, blood and an avowed liking for Celtic Frost and Venom call come into it. Heavy-sounding track titles… Continue Reading →

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