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The fatal flaw and the downfall: this is Hamartia. The epic Greek mythological tale of Tantalus is the story behind this album. Through 70 minutes of instrumental progressive music, Noorvik have the task of telling it. Having previously reviewed their… Continue Reading →
A switch of label for the release of this French band’s third album, which comprises the duo of Christophe Florian as the head honcho plus drummer Cadaver (according to the promo text I have for the release who I assume… Continue Reading →
“Let me tell you a story. Me and Nick were jamming for like four or five hours or so and we’ve played together for years and I said “Let’s call the band Stöner” and he said “Yeah!” True story.” Such… Continue Reading →
This album intrigued me on a number of levels. It’s epic black metal through “that dark forest of our minds”. Conceived during a blizzard in the band’s native Finland, the band’s line-up has links with Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, Paradise Lost… Continue Reading →
Always very nice when you get an actual physical item through. You get a proper look at the art and in this case a slightly pink/purple on black Lovecraftian monstrosity. Sponsored by the Lottery no less. I always knew there… Continue Reading →
Deep from the thriving darkest Indonesian underground or perhaps the depths of hell itself we have Masakre a noisy quartet with deathly crust at their heathen hearts. The group’s second EP Infernal Praise did as suggested in 2021 with 2… Continue Reading →
I have had the pleasure of listening to this album a lot over the last week due to reviewing in much shorter form for another publication. One thing I noticed on doing so is that it marks 40 years since… Continue Reading →
Long standing and enduring thrash veterans Vulcano have been around for around four decades and released eleven albums, plus a smattering of lives and EPs, previous to this latest effort. Whilst probably never attaining the same status as their compatriots… Continue Reading →
Hitting the world in 1989, Netherlands wrecking crew Dead Head have consistently delivered aggressive, classic thrash metal. Starting life in an era that dropped the big names, they’ve continued to fly the flag for extreme music and with “Slave Driver”,… Continue Reading →
With a couple of albums and a few EPs already out this third album by US band Dischordia is likely to divide the technical death metal world, purely because the album is so off the wall that describing it with… Continue Reading →
Gelderland’s (A Knight’s Tale immediately sprang to mind!) Celestial Season are celebrating their thirtieth year. Thirty years of bastard heavy death doom filled with melancholy and pathos. Mysterium I follows the “comeback” album The Secret Teachings, which was their first full length in 20 years. As… Continue Reading →
William Roussel aka Meyhnach aka Melancholic Lord of Torments aka Guru Dreadlock is a French multi-instrumentalist and vocalist and a man of many names and bands. He touted infamy as a member of Les Légions Noires, gaining notoriety for Mutiilation… Continue Reading →