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A new Acherontas album is always a dark pleasure, the last ‘Psychic Death’ did shatter my perceptions and has hardly left the CD player since purchase. Since then, a name change to ΑΧΕΡΟΝΤΑΣ has been favoured in true Hellenic devotion… Continue Reading →
E-L-R are a Swiss trio from Bern that left quite an impression with their debut Maenad, released in 2019 via Prophecy Productions. Spun around a tale of rituals performed by the maenads, the female followers of the ancient Greek god… Continue Reading →
I have very few acts from Cyprus in my collection whether physical or digital as this five-piece unleash their sophomore album. The band’s simple moniker belies the complexity of the seven (plus an intro) tracks they have crafted. This Cypriot… Continue Reading →
The time is upon us for another slab of battle storytelling formed from poignant moments of wartime in the history of our existence, told under the ever graceful and power laden guise of the Swedish aural warlords, Sabaton. ‘The War… Continue Reading →
The ever-reliable Royal Mail failed in their quest to deliver a couple of promo CDs from Folter Records in a timely fashion. Hell, in the time it took these 2 CDs to arrive (11 days to be precise) I posted… Continue Reading →
I’m guessing Sidious have changed a bit since their debut album ‘Revealed In Profane Splendour’ back in 2014. It is described as blackened death metal but here they have gone the full route and moved away from the deathly aspects… Continue Reading →
Whilst the unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine has led to carte blanche xenophobia in some circles, I believe that shunning all things Russian does nothing to bridge the divisions sown by so-called “leaders”. I hope that the citizens of… Continue Reading →
As the sun streams through the all-be-it, very dirty glass doors, that act as my portal to the outside world, all seems well with the world, despite the presence of a global pandemic, a despotic lunatic launching a war on… Continue Reading →
With this album, Californians Cailleach Calling (along with Ukrainian drummer Yurii Kononov) “fuse trancelike Emperial bludgeon with dreamlike melodic ambience, countering vocals of tether-end savagery with emotive, ethereal intimations of deep space”, we’re told. The ambiance is distinctly black metal…. Continue Reading →
Norse mythology and Swedish black metal combine with the fourth album from these pagan brigands. Having been burning the Thursian Flame since 2010 they have gained presence and appreciation for their past work and last album RÖK certainly created an… Continue Reading →
This album is the work of Slovenian instrumentalists Shadow Universe, whose promised offer is of a contrast between simmering ambient soundscapes and heavy anxious darkness. There’s certainly plenty of the latter going round in the world at the moment. It… Continue Reading →
Ready to be corrupted by death? Of-course you are and providing ‘No Life Here’ at ‘The End Of The Rope’ (to name two tracks) we have mysterious French duo J (bass) and M (guitars, Vocals and drums). Although they lurk… Continue Reading →