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Monolyth – We’ve Caught The Sun (S/R)

Shortly after forming in 2006, this French band played their first game of ‘Catch The Sun’ the year after and obviously didn’t singe their fingers too badly as they are back at it again 16 years later. In the intermediate… Continue Reading →

Sarcoptes – Prayers To Oblivion (Transcending Obscurity)

I will state here and now that this is a staggering album from start to finish, and now that you’ve read that you can go and check it out. However, I will expand on that bold statement as US act… Continue Reading →

Siege of Power – This is Tomorrow (Metal Blade)

I hadn’t heard of Siege of Power to be honest with you, but once I took a look at the band members, I realised that I probably should have done. An American-Dutch collaboration, they’re essentially a bit of a “who’s… Continue Reading →

Raüm – Cursed By The Crown (LADLO)

If you have studied demonology 101 you are no doubt aware that Raüm is the name (with or without umlaut) given to a particularly nasty earl of hell who can shapeshift between crow and human form. Known for ruling 30… Continue Reading →

Sortilège – Apocalypso (Season of Mist)

This is a comeback release from a heavily name checked French Heavy Metal band. This album features a completely new line up, approach and songs. Disputed band name rights and two versions of the band figure here, so to be… Continue Reading →

Aglo – Into the Maze (Gutter Prince Cabal)

Well, it may just be my own sense of stereotyping, but the one place I didn’t expect to get crushing death/doom from was Melbourne, Australia. I of course know that Australia has a proud history of pure heavy metal and… Continue Reading →

Winter Willow – Existentiell Vånda (Talheim Records)

On the surface the port city of Halmstad Sweden looks like a nice place to visit and if you were to type it into an image search there are nice scenes of waterways, bustling streets with stalls and bars, gothic… Continue Reading →

Icestorm – The Northern Crusades (Blood Fire Death)

“At the end of the twelfth century, in the city of Acre, one of the most powerful cavalry military orders the world had ever seen was born…” Thus begins the Prologue to Rex Regi Rebellis the first track of The… Continue Reading →

Starspawn of Cthulhu – The Cursed Vision (Talheim Records)

Vicenza based Lovecraft inspired Doom duo Domenico Groppo and Roberto Biasin are collectively known as Starspawn of Cthulhu. Since 2020 the pair have been traversing their own path of eldritch horror and this year sees the release of their latest… Continue Reading →

Insomnium – Anno 1696 (Century Media)

Based on a short story written by bassist and vocalist Niilo Sevänen, “inspired” by the Torsåker witch trials in 17th century Sweden, this is the 9th album by the Finnish quintet and 4 years since their last offering. As is… Continue Reading →

Enisum – Forgotten Mountains (Avantgarde)

After a four-year hiatus, Italians Enisum are back with their fifth full-length album, Forgotten Mountains. Its predecessor Moth’s Illusion was a very good and slightly out of the box take on atmospheric black metal. The subject was nature, of course,… Continue Reading →

Ciemra – The Tread of Darkness (Avantgarde)

In Belarusian, the word ‘Ciemra’ simply means Darkness. An apt name for this relatively new Black Metal band from Minsk whose debut album will be released later this month on CD and LP by Avantgarde Music. Darkness is very much… Continue Reading →

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