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Bodom Afer Midnight – Paint The Sky With Blood (Napalm Records)

Children Of Bodom are I would say a very iconic band, at least for my generation. Hate Crew Deathroll is certainly an album that I would cite as a bridge between softer Metal and more Extreme music. To me it… Continue Reading →

Astrakhan – Slow Ride Towards Death (Black Lodge)

With a style described as dark cinematic progressive rock. Astrakhan from Sweden are regarded as treading a path between Opeth and Pink Floyd. This is their third album release. I’d read that singer Alexander Lycke had a stunning voice, and… Continue Reading →

Paysage D’Hiver – Geister (Kunsthall Produktionen)

Despite being about since 1997 Wintherr has kept his solo project Paysage D’Hiver purely an outlet for demo material until comparatively recently when he released debut studio album Im Wald in 2020. No doubt this has brought the Darkspace musician… Continue Reading →

Nordgeist- Frostwinter (Kunsthall Produktionen)

Nordgeist. Frostwinter. If you guessed that this is a groove metal album filled with slap bass and wacky ditties about otters then you best keep walking – as long as you have snowshoes! Nordgiest is a one person Black Metal project from Siberia and the frostbitten… Continue Reading →

Frozen Crown – Winterbane (Scarlet Records)

I’m of the personal opinion that Frozen Crown’s previous release “Crowned In Frost” from 2019 was an absolute gem of a Power Metal album. Stamping their own identity on the genre with only their second release was a feat in… Continue Reading →

NOÊTA – Elm (Prophecy Productions)

“The sound of a teardrop falling onto a moss-covered stone. The sound of a heart breaking. The sound of a rosebud opening at dawn.” The sentences above could well be taken from a romantic poem or a Zen koan, like… Continue Reading →

House By The Cemetery – Rise Of The Rotten (Pulverised Records)

Ok, right. Why am I here? No not in this reality, here with this review. Well controversial director Lucio Fulci’s 1981 shocker and alleged video nasty has a special place in my heart. Weird, fucked up and gory it was… Continue Reading →

Altarage – Succumb (Season Of Mist)

I’m sure you know that bit in Hellraiser where Cousin Frank is all hooked up via the face and there’s a pause before his flesh is pulled apart. Well, the words “Jesus Wept” are also a very valid statement here… Continue Reading →

Heavy Trip – Heavy Trip (Burning World)

Heavy Trip – 1970’s vernacular that could mean a really bad time or a reaaaaallllllly good time depending on the intonation. This Heavy Trip are a three piece from Canada consisting of two Cole’s – one Jandrisch on guitars, the other Vibert on bass… Continue Reading →

Cult Graves – Strange Customs (Godz Ov War Productions)

This debut EP crept onto the earth in October of last year, being released digitally and on cassette but has been picked by the Polish label for a proper physical release plus this version has the bands 2018 demo tagged… Continue Reading →

Moribund Oblivion – Endless (Talheim Records)

Since their conception in Istanbul just prior to the turn of the Millennium, Moribund Oblivion have had six previous full length albums since the original EP released in 2002 and the last album, Turk,  released in 2015, set the standard… Continue Reading →

Bongzilla- Weedsconsin (Heavy Psych)

“Oh noooooooooooooooooooooooooo. The world is filled with smoke. Here comes Bongzilla”.  Don’t worry folks Blue Oyster Cult have not released an album called Don’t Fear the Reefer. It’s just when the self-proclaimed kings of Weed Metal return with a new album after 16 years and following a live hiatus of… Continue Reading →

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