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This one came out of left field I must say. The PR kind of angled it towards dungeon synth/neo folk/medieval but not knowing the project or artiste I wondered what happened to Hands Of Necromancy 1 ‘cos I didn’t read… Continue Reading →
While I’ve seen Swallow The Sun a couple times and have enjoyed the songs I’ve heard, I was completely unaware that they’ve released nine albums, with their debut coming out more than 20 years ago. and while I have albums… Continue Reading →
Since the turn of the century, Ataraxie have been exploring the depths of the doom meets death metal sound. Taking inspiration from the slowest of paces and the heaviest of tones carved out in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, “Le Déclin”… Continue Reading →
This Greek band formed only a couple of years ago, this being their debut release. In the vein of the PR material, expect some cracking heavy metal. Yes, there are high-pitched vocals, many signature arrangements and after a few listens… Continue Reading →
It’s not often we get music from Georgia to review and even rarer that bands from the country come to play here live. I was caught napping when Psychonaut 4 popped over to perform a show on route to a… Continue Reading →
German Metal band Aiwaz (not to be confused with the Italian Death Metal band from years ago…who knew there would be two Aiwaz’s?) are quite a unique entity in their way. They are the living, breathing epitome of melancholy, which… Continue Reading →
However varied or morose and dark metal can be, one thing that unites all forms of metal is a fan’s need to have a good time through their favourite audible artform. There are plenty of bands in the world today… Continue Reading →
“La France pue la haine, la France pue le fascism” (France stinks of hatred, France stinks of fascism). This lyric from the opening song “Les Feux Plus Forts” gives us an idea where Sordide are coming from. “Ainsi Finit le… Continue Reading →
Finland’s Antipope have never been afraid to explore multiple metal genres. Having formed in 2004, “Doors Of The Dead” represents the bands’ seventh full length release and finds them continuing to meld black, death and progressive metal sounds whilst keeping… Continue Reading →
Calgary Alberta. The home of the famous (infamous) Stampede and land of cowboys north of the border. It is also the home of Poltergeist – self proclaimed Death rockers extraordinaire. Frontman Kalen Baker was in trad metal band Whyte Diamond… Continue Reading →
Portuguese enigma Gaerea have swiftly risen swiftly to the upper echelons of black metal over the past few years with their modern interpretation of the dark art. Their position was reinforced with the release of the critically acclaimed ‘Mirage’ back… Continue Reading →
Fancy something spooky and symphonic for Halloween? Well this will do nicely. Dutch band Haliphron only rose from their graves in 2021 and have in their ranks various members past and present from Bleeding Gods, Isegrim, Sinister, Howitzer, Debauchery and… Continue Reading →