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Author & Punisher – Kruller (Relapse Records)

Hopefully Author & Punisher aren’t new to any of you reading this. On the off chance that someone has been drawn in by the vaguely superhero sounding moniker I will give a truncated bio. Tristan Shone a mechanical engineer from… Continue Reading →

Pure Wrath – Hymn to the Woeful Hearts (Debemur Morti)

This is a very interesting band. An atmospheric black metal band from Indonesia, there is a Ukrainian element in the form of the drummer who was with the admirable White Ward, and some guitar elements. This band has been around… Continue Reading →

The Birthday Massacre – Fascination (Metropolis)

It’s all been a bit confusing about birthdays of late and what you can and cannot do during them. We were told that parties were not allowed and then the person who said this allegedly had one themselves, although it… Continue Reading →

Amorphis – Halo (Atomic Fire)

Is it too early to start discussing “Album of the Year”? I’ll stick my neck out and say that even though it’s only just February, I’m confident ‘Halo’ will feature in many of these lists, and may well sit at the… Continue Reading →

Division:Dark – Prophecy (Drakkar Entertainment)

Anonymous prophets with angelic monikers heralding an impending day of judgement? No, it’s not Ghost’s new gimmick, this is Division:Dark, an industrial five piece who have let a surprisingly minimal amount of information about them slip out to the public,… Continue Reading →

Creeping Flesh – …and then the bombs came (Emanzipation)

When it comes to promotion of bands, there are some tried and tested tricks. Some of these are well worn, of course. A nicely written bio, some promotional pictures, some easily transferable words within the accompanying blurb. Then, of course,… Continue Reading →

Napalm Death – Resentment is always seismic – a final throw of throes (Century Media)

Fine wine. Cheese. Napalm Death. No, this is not the ingredients for the world’s most unpleasant dish, but rather a selection of things that seem to get better with age. As well as being one of the very best live… Continue Reading →

Hangman’s Chair – A Loner (Nuclear Blast)

I first came across these gloomy bastards from France with the charmingly titled This Is Not Supposed To Be Positive, and the their last album five years back Banilieue Triste. Oddly I was reminded and reacquainted with that album very… Continue Reading →

Dawn Of Solace – Flames Of Perdition (Noble Demon)

Dawn Of Solace is the solo work of Tuomas Saukkonen (Wolfheart, Before The Dawn). The Finnish metal icon once again immerses himself in a melancholy, gothic world steeped in themes of loneliness. Mikko Heikkilä is on board contributing vocal duties…. Continue Reading →

Battle Beast – Circus Of Doom (Nuclear Blast)

Do I like to be known as the ‘Death Metal guy’? I mean it kind of fits, I do love Death Metal, I promote Extreme Metal through all of my writing and journalistic exploits but what people forget is that… Continue Reading →

The Risen Dread – Night Hag (S/R)

To follow their ep “Delusions (2019), Irish groove metalcore band The Risen Dread are now releasing this, their debut. I haven’t come across the band myself but it is clear that they have been putting themselves about with live shows,… Continue Reading →

The Sea Shall Not Have Them – Debris (Bird’s Robe)

How many more reviews of post rock albums can I write that start off with me wondering about the longevity of the genre? There might have been a few too many already. So, instead of once again expressing my astonishment… Continue Reading →

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