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Protector – A Shedding of Skin (High Roller)

When you think of German thrash metal, you often think of the so called Teutonic trio, or big four to go a bit further. In fact Germany had a lot of great thrash bands of equal merit, even in current… Continue Reading →

Paydretz – Chroniques de l’Insurrection (Antiq)

I have to admit that I had incredibly high expectations for this despite never hearing of French rabble rousers Paydretz prior to the promo arriving. This is blackened folk metal with members of Himinbjorg, Véhémence, Skyforger, Cruachan and album of… Continue Reading →

Spectral Darkwave – At Outer Dark (Occidental Records)

Spectral Darkwave play a bombastic, unique, riff-driven style of blackened industrial death-doom, garnished with spacey atmospherics and guttural vocals. Following up 2015s dark and dramatic debut album, sophomore “At Outer Dark” sees the London (Earth) based trio evolve their sound… Continue Reading →

Kowloon Walled City – Piecework (Neurot Recordings)

Bleak, minimalist, sparse, cold and vast, just some of the words that come to mind when describing Oakland’s Kowloon Walled City who return with this, their first album in over six years. I must admit, straight out of the gate,… Continue Reading →

Norse – Ascetic (Transcending Obscurity)

I confess that that I didn’t know the band Norse before this release in spite of “Ascetic” being their fourth album. The idea that they play dissonant black metal did appeal to me. So off we go with the title… Continue Reading →

Trouble – One For The Road / Unplugged (Hammerheart Records)

Trouble is a band that I have a very long relationship with, well over thirty-five years and counting (I have tickets to their 2022 Glasgow show pinned to a board in my living room, even though I don’t even know… Continue Reading →

Desalmado – Mass Mental Devolution (Gruesome Records)

Politically charged Brazilian bump and grind time. Desalmado, which I have just discovered means heartless or cruel have been compared to the likes of Nasum and Brutal Truth and that may well be how they sounded over their earlier albums… Continue Reading →

Alda – A Distant Fire (Eisenwald)

If I remember rightly, Alda were meant to be in the UK at the moment, touring with Panopticon and Winterfylleth. That mouthwatering line up was set to be one of the gigs of the year, not least because it would… Continue Reading →

Venefixion – A Sigh From Below (Iron Bonehead Productions)

I don’t think I’ve ever listened to an album on the Iron Bonehead roster I didn’t enjoy as each of this French bands previous releases, a demo, EP and split, all on the same label, sees an escalation in sheer… Continue Reading →

Carchosa – Realms (S/R)

Henrik Nygren’s Melodic death metal project Carchosa, from Malmö, Sweden is back once again with the second release ‘Realms’. The eponymous debut release was a respectable musical offering which had some fantastic compositional work and solid displays of musical prowess… Continue Reading →

Caveman Cult – Blood And Extinction (Nuclear War Now!)

I’ve had this conversation with other Metalheads before, but do you ever get the feeling that nothing surprises you any more? I certainly do, don’t get me wrong I still find bands I really like but I’m always a little… Continue Reading →

Alkuharmonian Kantaja – Shadowy Peripherals (I, Voidhanger)

What a band name, try saying it without your teeth in and your jaw will lock and you will be eating through a straw for the next couple of months. Jokes aside these 2 Finns and a Swiss man consist… Continue Reading →

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