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Running Wild – Blood on Blood (Steamhammer)

Long-term fans of Teutonic Heavy Metal stalwarts Running Wild will probably by now be familiar with mainman Rolf’s statement which he made a few weeks ago about this album. When asked whether last year’s enforced lockdowns and free time had… Continue Reading →

Havukruunu – Kuu erkylän yllä (Naturmacht)

What a phenomenal band this Finnish outfit is. I admit I was late to their party with the coniferous crown already having been worn for a couple of albums and a slew of other releases since their coronation. ‘Uinuos syömein… Continue Reading →

Bastardur – Satan’s Loss Of Son (Season Of Mist)

Crust punk from Aðalbjörn Tryggvason of Solstafir and more guests than you can shake a stick at? Oh ok go on then, I’m game. The cover though seems to be trying a little too hard; an 80s pastiche with regulation… Continue Reading →

Kayo Dot – Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshare Alike (Prophecy Productions)

Kayo Dot’s last album “Blasphemy” (2019) had me hanging onto every note. The discovery of this band was amazing. When you think that musicians have drained the creative pool like draining all the fish from the sea and there is… Continue Reading →

Lucifer – Lucifer IV (Century Media)

You know, when writing reviews, sometimes the words just flow and the whole thing can be composed, typed up, cleaned up, and submitted in the time it takes to listen to an album a mere two or three times.  Other… Continue Reading →

Ophis – Spew Forth Odium (FDA Records)

Let’s face it, we all like to vomit a bit of disgust now and again and that is exactly what veteran German doom / death band Odium are doing here on their 5th full-length album. Advocating “No light, no destination,… Continue Reading →

Bloodride – Idiocracy (Great Dane)

This is the fourth album by the Finnish quintet comprising of Jyrki Leskinen (vocals), Teemu Vähäkangas and Simo Partanen (guitar), Esa Pennala (bass) and Petteri Lammassaari (drums), of which four have been there for 21 year and most have performed… Continue Reading →

Seims – Four (Bird’s Robe)

I feel like I have gone from being clueless about what constituted “Post Rock” a decade ago to becoming the Ave Noctum specialist. In fact, to drill down even further I seem to be the go to guy for Australian instrumental post rock on Birds Robe records. My… Continue Reading →

Ruyyn – S/T (LADLO)

Yep apparently it’s a U not a V. Fooled me so out go my kvlt crvdentials…. Lovely packaging for the debut EP by this French solo project of atmospheric black metal. A half obscured figure struggles through a raging blizzard,… Continue Reading →

Helheim – Woduridar (Dark Essence)

Of all the wonderful music that 2021 has delivered to our ears when everything else has been far from getting back to normal, to say that Helheim’s eleventh (yes really) album comes with a great deal of anticipation would not… Continue Reading →

Knife – Knife (Dying Victims)

I have admired these German black speed punks for a while, they have two tape releases and their first tape ‘Black Leather Hounds’ laid down the blueprint. From the description, you can guess what they sound like right? Take all… Continue Reading →

Moon – Pandimensional Gnosis (Moribund Records)

Plumbing the depths for their fourth album are Australian occult black metallers Moon. Atmosphere, atmosphere and atmosphere was what I was expecting from this one. Sure enough we’re plunged into an echoing violent world from the beginning. Haunting and distant… Continue Reading →

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