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Then Comes Silence – Hunger (Nexilis / Schubert Music)

“What is the point of writing songs about the apocalypse and the inescapable future that’s drenched in darkness, when the media already do it better? Instead, with our new album HUNGER, we give you the light,” says Alex Svenson, band… Continue Reading →

Wormrot – Hiss (Earache Records)

Let’s get the elephant (in this case a goat, but let’s not split (goat) hairs) out in the open, and although this represents Singaporean Grindcore trio Wormrot’s fourth album after 2016’s excellent ‘Voices’, many metal fans interactions with Wormrot would’ve… Continue Reading →

Flames – Resurgence (No Remorse)

This band based in Germany (originally Greece) are not a familiar one to me. However, having spent time with this release and their earlier albums (debut dates back to 1985), I can safely say that I have been missing out…. Continue Reading →

Veneration – The Core of Revelation (Triumphant Resistance) (Fallen Temple)

All roads lead to black metal. Quite apart from the packaging, I knew this already, having reviewed this Indonesian band’s 2020 EP “Thy Infernal”. A raw, old school sound greets us. The guitar riff is solitary and uncompromising. Slowing down… Continue Reading →

Downset – Maintain (Nuclear Blast)

The self-titled album of 94 and ‘Do We Speak A Dead Language’ which followed a couple of years later were absolute classics. Downset, the US politically charged, socially responsible hardcore act should have been massive on the strength of these… Continue Reading →

Forsaken Eternity- Kingdom of Ice (Rottweiler Records)

I’m not sure Portland, Oregon, where Forsaken Entity come from, experiences ice but it’s clear from all directions that this album sets out to be a grandiose affair, and kingdoms of ice fit that narrative. Symphonic black metal calls up… Continue Reading →

Serpents Oath – Ascension (Soulseller Records)

‘Ascension’ is opened up with an atmospheric intro with some brass and spoken word building into an all-out assault in the form of second track ‘Summoning The Ancients.’ The musical backbone is measured and vicious, the vocals delivered with intent… Continue Reading →

Teratoma – Purulent Manifestations (Avantgarde Music)

Sometimes, what you need is a short nasty and brutish release. That’s exactly what we have here from German death metallers Teratoma, with a 6 track mini CD that does exactly what it says on the tin. The PR sheet… Continue Reading →

Written In Torment – Black Command (Purity Through Fire)

I had the pleasure of reviewing the last WiT album Maledictus Dies Illa for Ave Noctum and due to that I must put my cards on the table and say that I have been given access to this album since… Continue Reading →

Hulder – The Eternal Fanfare (20 Buck Spin)

Albums of the year are special things. To hand that accolade to a Black Metal debut is something I didn’t think I would ever do. However, Godslastering Hymns of a Forelorn Peasantry was so damn good and hit just the right spots for me in 2021…. Continue Reading →

Invultation – Wolfstrap (Fallen Temple)

Must be a full-moon. We just recovered from a savage mauling by Australian band Werewolves and now we have more lycanthropic rage from Columbus Ohio. Invultation is apparently the practice of making and using effigies of people for magical purposes… Continue Reading →

Municipal Waste – Electrified Brain (Nuclear Blast)

I’ll be honest I have not really kept up with “The Waste” over the years.  I have most of the albums they have released on MP3 left unlistened to (tape trader style innit – I’m an old thrasher) and that is something I was completely comfortable with…. Continue Reading →

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