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Sarcasm – Stellar Stream Obscured (Hammerheart)

Although the Swedish incarnation of Sarcasm have been around since 1990, the band did not properly get going with album releases until 2016 with “Burial Dimensions”. With a couple of current members being involved with the band since the 1990s,… Continue Reading →

Abyssus – Death Revival (Transcending Obscurity Records)

Since 2011 Abyssus have been churning out death metal, Greek style. They’ve a string of EP’s, split releases and latest offering “Death Revival” is their third full length. The band have continued to grow and mature, evolving their sound into… Continue Reading →

Necrophagous – In Chaos Descend (Transcending Obscurity Records)

Necrophagous are a Swedish death metal band. What if I told you that the line up of the band was comprised of dudes that used to be members of the mighty Entrails? Featuring Tommy Carlsson (Visceral Bleeding, ex-Entrails) – Vocals… Continue Reading →

Wolfbastard – Hammer The Bastards (Clobber Records)

Does anyone else class local gigs as a sort of separate entity? Part of the gig goers experience is surely the travel, the train beers, missing the encore because the rail service sucks, you know the usual. Whilst that is… Continue Reading →

Mud Spencer – Fuzz Soup (Argonauta)

One person projects are de rigeur these days. No time for band members when you got the vision and skills. Instrumental? Of course – don’t need no shouty egotists to take me where I want to go. But …. a one man… Continue Reading →

Nocturna – Daughters Of The Night (Scarlet Records)

Well here’s an interesting one for all the European Symphonic Metal fans out there (as we bid a fond farewell to all the other people who had started to read this review…), a new Italian based Symphonic/Power Metal band with… Continue Reading →

Hanging Garden – Neither Moth Nor Rust (Lifeforce)

Having just released an album last year, the Finnish septet have been keeping themselves busy and are back with this 6-track EP. It’s a far more laid-back affair which at times seems to be showcasing the silences and mellowest of… Continue Reading →

Thanatomania – Kalamität (Sol Records)

Since its inception, the black metal genre has evolved to cover a huge variety of styles, most having little resemblance with the genres origins and many would argue that these newly evolved genres should not even carry the label Black… Continue Reading →

Pensees Nocturnes – Douce Fange (LADLO)

Mon dieu, it’s time for the crazed carnival that is Pensees Nocturnes once more. Their last album ‘Grand Guignol Orchestra’ took us on a madcap ride on the waltzer and ended with the Magic Roundabout theme and this one starts… Continue Reading →

Verikalpa – Tunturihauta (Scarlet Records)

Verikalpa had been an integral part of the Scandinavian Pagan/Folk Metal scene for a good ten years before their debut finally arrived in 2018 – now there’s no stopping them! We had another instalment in 2020 and already, right here… Continue Reading →

Ashes Of Ares – Emperors and Fools (Rock Of Angels)

Stalking confidently and belligerently forward into their dark and powerful Metal realm, we find two former Iced Earth members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, offering forth their own meaty, weighty take on Heavy Power Metal that proves welcomingly to not… Continue Reading →

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