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This here is a two track, 20 odd minute slab of bestial black noise from Finland. Yep you read that right; two tracks. Scary right? Well so you know where I’m coming from, I love a good bestial racket. Been… Continue Reading →
When I saw that Sweden’s Vassago had decided to release a new album, some 22 years after the debut, ‘Knights From Hell’, was released I just had to have it for review. I bought said debut on the strength that… Continue Reading →
This is German metal punk, a filthy fury of aggression that I made first reference to on their ‘Raw Nights’ release. This is more gutter level than perhaps the more well-known sounds of a band like Midnight and not quite… Continue Reading →
This Danish duo consist of Sjaelepest (guitars) and Danny Woe (everything else). They are both in Pagan black group Above Ravens and Danny has played, past and present with such artists as Woebegone Obscured, Altar Of Oblivion and Rimfrost. This… Continue Reading →
When I first saw the cover to King Woman’s sophomore album Celestial Blues, depicting mastermind Kristinia Esfandiari as the fallen angel Lucifer, photographed from behind, with a torn garment, in an outfit alluding to sex, the back featuring raw, open… Continue Reading →
In music, inheriting a legacy can be a both a blessing, and a potential curse. For example, it can mean there is already a fan base, but there is also the danger of not living up to what came before,… Continue Reading →
“It sounds like slugs mating…” was the comment from a colleague who heard this. Considering the label, well that was me sold…. With if I’m honest, not the greatest depiction of Cthulhu rising as a cover, Kadaver / Listing is… Continue Reading →
In a black metal world where the genre has virtually every sub-genre type you can conjure up Finland’s Ondfødt are possibly the purist form of black metal you’ll hear in recent years. There’s no trickery here, no polluting sub-genre stains… Continue Reading →
I’ve been listening to a lot of one of Netherbird’s previous albums, “The Grand Voyage”, of late. That itself was one of a trilogy of releases that now end’s with this year’s “Arete”. Netherbird have always been one of the… Continue Reading →
There’s nothing sensible about this on the face of it, as the band promote their music as “free jazz, avant-prog”, or as the editor said “screamy sax in squat madness” As they’re French, the sensible would translate as “sensitive” maybe… Continue Reading →
Grábakr, from which the name Grabak is derived, refers to one of the serpents who resides within the roots of Yggdrasil from the Poetic Edda and Nordic mythology. With a name like this, you might think that the band are… Continue Reading →
You suffer, I suffer, we all suffer. With a name like this one could expect Suffer Yourself to play grindcore but the track lengths and label suggest something quite different. This Swedish / Ukranian act are new to me and… Continue Reading →