Category ALBUM
A bit more mainstream than some of the works reviewed on this site, Black Orchid Empire do pride themselves on a combination of heaviness, melody, emotion power and rhythmic complexity. If done well, this is a potent combination. The band… Continue Reading →
It’s not often that you get caught off your guard and welcome the subsequent feeling. It’s not good in the sense of say getting caught off your guard by a lion whilst on safari in the Masai Mara Reserve in… Continue Reading →
I’m resisting with every pore in my body to start this review with “Ahoy”, “Me-Hearties” or even a lazily barked “Geearrgh!”, because it’s just too easy. Besides, Red Rum have all that covered and already have their work cut out… Continue Reading →
It comes as no surprise that Norse pioneers and innovators Dodheimsgard have taken eight years between this and last album ‘A Umbra Omega.’ Even without certain disasters affecting the whole world, they would still have no doubt taken their sweet… Continue Reading →
Ah, the sweet savage sound of planet crushing death metal courtesy of Germany’s New World Depression whose sixth full length comes hurtling from your speakers like an atomic bomb dropped from up on high. I really liked this bands last… Continue Reading →
Attractive Chaos are the latest vehicle for Vocalist Emma Elvaston and Guitarist Clement Botz, who some might know from their previous bands Evolvent and Beneath My Sins (though as far as I’m aware Beneath My Sins are still a going… Continue Reading →
New Jersey Thrash Veterans Overkill have been a band of consistency throughout their career. They never shied away like many others during the 90’s (considered a difficult period for Thrash – I remember it well unfortunately). Overkill 100%. What I… Continue Reading →
The American Dream. The holy grail of capitalism. Achieving prosperity and success through hard work, determination and initiative. Upward social mobility, available to anyone should they only want it hard enough (“It’s up to you!”). A price eagerly pursued by… Continue Reading →
From Tilburg in the Netherlands, Witte Wieven bring us their first album after almost 10 years of existence. The shadowy dark sounds point us to a deeper underworld on this black post metal work. So as you’d expect this work… Continue Reading →
This album is a live recording from January of this year of a concert from the Akusmata Polyphonic Festival at Vuotalo, a cultural centre in Helsinki. Tottumiskysymys are known for their electronic and experimental soundscapes and improvisations. The two previous… Continue Reading →
Starting out as a much rawer gore n’ grind outfit this trio from Osaka Japan have taken their time evolving through various demos and short releases leading up to what we have in front of us today in the form… Continue Reading →
Noting a progressive band on a label specialising in progressive music, I was struck by the following description of this band’s music: “Their sombre sound drifts listeners on a stormy ritual invoking images of a tide of raindrops falling from… Continue Reading →