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The Medea Project – Southern Echoes (S/R)

I reviewed the duo’s, comprising of Brett Minnie (Guitars and Vocals) and Pauline Silver (Drums and Percussion), debut last year and this follow up EP is their “live in the studio” set for the online event: “Metal4Africa Summerfest ’21”. And… Continue Reading →

Cannibal Corpse – Violence Unimagined (Metal Blade)

When we say we love a band what does that really mean? I love a lot of bands but there are probably only a handful that I truly could never be without. One of them would be Cannibal Corpse. As… Continue Reading →

Superlynx – Electric Temple (Dark Essence Records)

Whilst it is true that with all the bobbins associated with Covid-19, whilst some individual days may well drag, for me, who has been fortunate enough to be working full time and getting drowned in overtime, the last two years… Continue Reading →

Crown – The End Of All Things (Pelagic Records)

Since this is my first encounter with the French band Crown, I checked the Encyclopaedia Metallum for a bit of background data. Usually, the metal archives are a good, reliable and updated source of information. This time, however, the genre… Continue Reading →

Motorjesus – Hellbreaker (AFM Records)

Motorjesus have been banging about since 2006. The German three piece band have had a steady stream of full length album releases and “Hellbrekaer” is their sixth. Riding a fine line between hard rock and classic heavy metal, theirs is… Continue Reading →

Mourning Dawn – Dead End Euphoria (Aesthetic Death)

I am guessing the title here refers to being so beaten down by life the only way of coping with it is being euphoric. A way of dealing with hopeless anxiety before the crash down at the other side. Seems… Continue Reading →

Forsman – ‘Dönsum i Logans Ljóma’ (Ván Records)

There is something reassuring about Icelandic Black Metal and its oppressive dark embrace. Generally ignoring black metal histrionics, Icelandic black metal opts for a more claustrophobic, crushing style building dense layers of dissonance to great effect. Forsmán are the latest… Continue Reading →

Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy–The Rotted Plinth Of Sachiel (Stillbirth Records)

You become numb to long band names after a while. It’s just part of being a Goregrind/ BDM/ Gorenoise etc fan. I’d like to think that such names have actually improved my reading and vocabulary skills though. So, there you… Continue Reading →

Nervous Decay – Nervous Decay (Great Dane Records)

This French band’s self-titled debut full length had me penning two contrasting reviews upon listening to it. One critiquing the release for being far too similar to mid-era Death and the other commending the musicians involved for attempting to recreate… Continue Reading →

Pando – Rites (Aesthetic Death)

I have been lucky enough to review the last two Pando releases so it was with great pleasure that I opened the quite frankly beautifully packaged gatefold CD of Rites. Pando are artists in both the musical and physical sense. … Continue Reading →

Goath – III: Shaped By The Unlight (Ván Records)

Germany’s Goath belong to that breed of blackened death metal acts who straddle a fine line between melody and outright nihilistic war on their songs. You’ve only to listen to their previous two full lengths to know that, as this… Continue Reading →

Escumergamënt – …ni degu fazentz escumergamënt e mesorga… (Avantgarde Music)

One look at the Nordic tree line and shroud of violet light on the cover of this new, secretive black metal project and you’d be forgiven for expecting something slow, dark, ambient, pastoral…. What we get is something altogether more… Continue Reading →

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