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Shantel Amundson is the mastermind of Illudium, a post metal project from Oakland, California, heavily influenced by 90s Grunge. On their recently released album Ash of the Womb the band impressively combines dreamy and gloomy soundscapes with heavy riffage and… Continue Reading →
When you’re into anything for too long you begin to get very grumpy. What would’ve amazed you a couple years ago swiftly fades into the realms of the generic. This has very much been the case for me and Tech… Continue Reading →
Formed in 2013, Swedish duo Fornhem released their debut album “Ett Fjärran Kall” in 2017, with their Nordic laments receiving quiet acclaim in underground circles. Returning as a trio for their second full release, the band have evolved their take… Continue Reading →
Gothenburg doomsters Altareth finally drop their debut long player “Blood” after having formed in 2013. Theirs is a classic, fuzzed up doom sound drawing from the well of the masters but also taking influence from as far afield as Opeth… Continue Reading →
Described as a cosmic free jazz orchestra, Zaäar are clearly not short of ideas as they embark upon this 90-minute journey. With the sounds of a saxophone, trumpet, synths, flutes, drums and electric bass, this always had the makings of… Continue Reading →
There are just some bands that you know transcend norms. It turns out to be twelve long years since the Swedish Doomsters produced their last album, “Mammon’s War”. What’s more worrying is that I reviewed that piece of work and… Continue Reading →
History and geography lesson time from Ayloss of Spectral Lore as he follows up debut Mystras release ‘Castles Conquered And Reclaimed,’ which was certainly a fascinating album. It mixed burgeoning medieval black metal with well-known traditional folk songs as it… Continue Reading →
Coming from the same camp as sleepmakeswaves and We Lost the Sea, cinematically-inclined instrumental post-rock band clayhands – it’s all in the lower case – now enter the scene. I liked the symphonic start. With a patient build up, there… Continue Reading →
Metaphorical cards on the table, Ipswich’s A.W.A.P. (Ant Walking Alligator People – a noun given to the survivors of the Hiroshima atomic blast) feature someone I know very, very well. And when I say I know them well, A.W.A.P. vocalist… Continue Reading →
The continuous evolutionary flux of Emma Ruth Rundle has been fascinating to follow and listen to – from her time in Marriages, to her solo material and collaborations with Chelsea Wolfe and Thou, she is always pushing sonic boundaries, revealing… Continue Reading →
If you are familiar with this multinational band then you will also be familiar with the pedigree within its ranks, comprising of Shatraug (Sargeist), Doedsadmiral (Nordjevel), BST (The Order Of Apollyon) and ex-Tsjuder drummer and current member of Beaten To… Continue Reading →
International death metal outfit (UK, Germany, Netherlands) have released two previous full lengths of horror based metal but this here short sharp EP I guess is a happy little Halloween film tie in which I got to a little late…. Continue Reading →