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Body Count, Slope – Manchester Ritz 1/7/24

I’ve been waiting 18 years to finally catch Body Count live and it’s not been for lack of effort. Poor timing between being able to afford to get to London for a one off show, or having the time available… Continue Reading →

Akhlys – House of the Black Geminus (Debemur Morti)

Claiming that Akhlys are “the globe’s premier channelers of abyssal nightmare” seems a bit strong but I get the idea. The band’s fourth album release promises “psychological horror, orchestrated bludgeon and eerie foreboding on a harrowing journey into pandemonic majesty”…. Continue Reading →

Arx Atrata – A Reckoning (S/R)

It’s all too easy to forget about the likes of one-man black metal artists who go it alone independently, not playing live and just occasionally popping up to deliver a new album. Arx Atrata is the work of Nottinghamshire based… Continue Reading →

Skepticism, Ahab & Esoteric, London – Downstairs At The Dome 29/6/24

First up and fresh from blowing minds in America recently are cult UK favourites Esoteric. They open proceedings with expansive and arid desert sounding melody as dusky as the heat of this summer day. It’s akin to a gun-slinging showdown… Continue Reading →

Wormed – Omegon (Season Of Mist)

I often feel as if Wormed carved themselves a bit of a niche at their inception. Certainly for myself I know that Planisphærium was one of the first Technical Brutal Death Metal albums I ever heard. Their heaviness seemed unrivaled… Continue Reading →

Neaera – All Is Dust (Metal Blade)

If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again …. this is the case here where German metalcore band restarted the process of composing this album. That would have been a hard thing to do, as sitting in judgement… Continue Reading →

Balls Of Steel – Studio 23, Wakefield 22/06/24

Balls Of Steel. A night of metal with the angle towards… the full on heavy metal side of things. Brought to us by Big Dan and Little Dan, the duo of excellent YouTube Channel Heavy Metal Entertainment, and the indefatigable… Continue Reading →

Kvaen – The Formless Fires (Metal Blade)

This is the third release from solo musician Jacob Björnfot. The debut release was amazing from memory, I missed the follow up so this is my second encounter, albeit the third release. ‘Traverse the Nether’ has a real Dissection feel,… Continue Reading →

Aran – Maahan Laskettu (Naturmacht Productions)

Finland, the land of snow, ice, Santa Claus and trees n shit. I say trees n shit because that’s the most remarkable way of describing the atmospheric black metal band, Aran, which was penned by some bloke in another online… Continue Reading →

Hail Spirit Noir – Fossil Gardens (Agonia Records)

I didn’t think this Greek band could ever surpass the delights shown on their last album ‘Eden In Reverse’ but I was clearly very wrong about that assertion as the band has taken their creative genius another step forward for… Continue Reading →

Ende – L’aube des anathèmes (Immortal Frost Productions)

I probably should be more au-fait with this French duo’s output. After all they are on album number six here and their first on this label. Formed back in 2010 we have I, Luciferia providing all but the drums and… Continue Reading →

Inherits the Void – Scars of Yesteryears (Avantgarde Music)

Halfway into 2024 and the metal world has seen an excellent share of new releases from most genres, particularly black metal’s more up and coming subgenres such as cosmic and oceanic black metal. But in terms of identity, the scene… Continue Reading →

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