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A posthumous release here and featuring the last vocal recordings of founder Killjoy who sadly shuffled off the The Beyond in 2018. Put together by the surviving band members along with some vocal help by Incantation’s John McEntee along with… Continue Reading →
“Fans will rejoice at the knowledge that this vital band has returned”, I read. I guess that counts me out because I knew almost nothing about this band. In fact shortly before I received this, I read a post by… Continue Reading →
By full way of confession, this is the first Pentagram (Chile) album that I’ve heard. I know that they’ve been active since 1985, and have a horde of fans. It’s also clear that they’ve been a real influence on other… Continue Reading →
After “dissolving” Asphodèle after just one album it’s as though vocalist Spellbound had something to prove. Quickly forming Jours Pâles he has gone into full creative mode releasing three albums in just over three years and the latest is another… Continue Reading →
If you don’t know Darkthrone then I suggest before reading this review you go and do some research because trying to plot their history here would probably be a boring exercise for you to read. The basics are that they… Continue Reading →
Brume (pronounced broom, like witches’ favourite means of transport) are a doom metal/rock quartet from San Francisco, California. In their music, they blend doom, goth, indie rock and a dash of psychedelia. This is my first encounter with them, but… Continue Reading →
I say it all the time but it’s worth saying again – 20 Buck Spin has been killing it in the last few years. Quality release after quality release and always full of spite, big riffs and delicious nastiness. It’s… Continue Reading →
Six years down the line from their debut album Rituals, Sweden’s Crawl return with a new ‘un. Their Metal Archives page amusingly to me lists genre as ‘death metal’ and themes as ‘death’. So there you have it really. Nutshell…. Continue Reading →
Romanticism, deathlike fantasies and world collapse – such are the images presented to us of death metal band Nokturnal from Indonesia. The horror element which is paraded conjures up Tribulation, to whose fans Nokturnal are said to appeal. In truth,… Continue Reading →
If you have ever given this German band’s releases a listen then you know that they rarely stick to one particular style. Indeed throughout their 20 plus releases which consist of full lengths, EPs, splits and live outings they have… Continue Reading →
It seems to be a fine time for atmospheric British doom right now. We are only just digesting recent albums from My Dying Bride and Arð and here comes another UK treasure. Active since way back in 2005 and conceived… Continue Reading →
The third album from Norwegian band Bismarck, the essential fare here is stoner doom with atmospheric post-rock, and “an uncompromising mix of sludgy riffs and psychedelic nuances”. “Vourukasha” is described as “a metaphysical journey through time and space”. The dark… Continue Reading →