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Boycott the Baptist – Fatal Attraction and Shitty Landlords (Big Lad Records)

Better late than never. An adage for buses and orgasms and also reviews. This fine slab of grind/crust /punk/noise dropped in January of this year, whereby I picked it up via Bandcamp. The main protagonist Arthur “Beardo” Malloy – guitars… Continue Reading →

Hate – Rugia (Metal Blade)

Polish extreme metal, eh? These days, it’s pretty much synonymous with Behemoth, which – to my mind at least – is a massive shame. There’s been a really great and healthy scene over there for a long time now, and… Continue Reading →

Zornheym – The Zornheim Sleep Experiment (Noble Demon)

Swedish black metal is well represented in the world of the dark arts, and it is further reinforced by the existence of Zornheym, the catalyst for the creation of Zornheym was the phoenix which rose in the form of Zorn… Continue Reading →

Sulphurous – The Black Mouth Of Sepulchre (Dark Descent)

If you listened to this Danish bands debut album ‘Dolorous Death Knell’ from 2018 then you know that Sulphurous are one of the most horrifying death metal bands that has surfaced in recent years. Everything about that debut reeked of… Continue Reading →

Shadowland – The Necromancer’s Castle (No Remorse)

A quick summary – traditional heavy metal from New York City. The PR material suggests a British metal influence, NWoBHM in particular, but I don’t really hear that myself apart from one track called ‘Pretty Faces’. I saw the 7… Continue Reading →

Necrofier – Prophecies of Eternal Darkness (Season of Mist)

Picked from the review pile essentially because I thought the name sounded cool, I later learned that Necrofier are an American Black Metal band, from Houston, Texas no less. It is fair to say that I was surprised by this… Continue Reading →

Bizarre – Invocation Codex (Transcending Obscurity)

Once again, this Indian label has picked up an exceptional death metal band to add to their roster, alongside their unique products that they always unveil for each of their releases. This Spanish bands rather innocuous moniker does not do… Continue Reading →

Extreme Cold Winter – World Exit (Hammerheart Records)

It’s one of those things, when a band’s name lays its table out. There’s an expectation that naturally pops into one’s mind. Extreme Cold Winter is a moniker that reflects a sound, a vibe, an aura of brutality. These Dutchmen… Continue Reading →

Hulkoff – Ragnarok (Faravid Recordings)

Hulkoff (Guitarist/Vocalist Par Hulkoff being the main member, hence the name) is already a well known charting force in his native Sweden, achieving Number One status with his second album “Pansarfolk” last year. Obviously, he’s wasted no time in following… Continue Reading →

Winterfylleth, Dread Sovereign and Deus Mori – Manchester Rebellion 18/10/21

A week of gigs culminated in my first trip back to Manchester’s Rebellion for this unmissable line up. If I recall correctly, this gig was originally planned to be with Alda and Panopticon, and when they had to cancel (for… Continue Reading →

Cradle Of Filth – Existence Is Futile (Nuclear Blast)

I just realised when I started listening to this that the last time I saw these guys was 2 years ago at the London Palladium, and it was one of the last gigs I went to, as there were only… Continue Reading →

Worm – Foreverglade (20 Buck Spin)

Heavy. Or as Neil from the Young Ones would say Heaveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey ! Doom/Death bands are not known for being prolific when it comes to output so the fact that this is the Florida bands third album in four years may have a… Continue Reading →

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