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Ravenia – Beyond The Walls Of Death (Inner Wound Recordings)

These Finns are no doubt open to offers from Hollywood to score the next big fantasy flick that comes out, hell they would probably settle for something fashioned as a TV series and no doubt they would be very good… Continue Reading →

Abnormality – Mechanisms of Omniscience (Metal Blade)

If hard-hitting, invigorating death metal is your bag, then this could be just for you. “Swarm” is the first punching thrusting melody of “Mechanisms of Omniscience”, the US band’s second full release. Brutality and technicality are the order of the… Continue Reading →

Diamond Head – S/T (Dissonance Records)

Diamond Head are an iconic band wouldn’t you agree? Whether it was first time around on their own merit as one of the highlights of the NWOBHM scene or from the recommendations of one little band called Metallica, they are… Continue Reading →

Mistur – In Memorium (Dark Essence)

I sadly didn’t hear the debut by Sognametal band Mistur. I say sadly because as noted by the live review of their recent appearance at Inferno this collection of past and present members of Vreid, Windir, Kampfar, Cor Scorpii and… Continue Reading →

Tiles – Pretending 2 Run (Laser’s Edge Records)

Almost 100 minutes telling the story of a man disillusioned by betrayal can only mean a prog album. Sure enough Tiles, with assistance in various parts from Ian Anderson, Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy and many others including the Miles Davis… Continue Reading →

Full Frontal Face Fuckers – Magna Cum Loade (S/R)

Full Frontal Face Fucker’s are a heavily pornography inspired death metal band. Now before you roll your eyes, sigh and say ‘But half of Death Metal’ is porn inspired or porn themed’, this is slightly different. Sure, there is the… Continue Reading →

The Foreshadowing – Seven Heads Ten Horns (Cyclone Empire)

“Melancholic Gothic Doom Metal”. Never a description to warm the old cockles is it? In itself it’s a genre that can contain many variables…OK, it’s a fair guess it will be sparse on the optimistic/joyous/fun/hopeful side of things (sounds like… Continue Reading →

Holy Grove – S/T (Heavy Psych Sounds)

Formed in 2012, this release marks the eponymous debut album from the doom-friendly quartet from Portland, Oregon. Sounding like a mind-meld between the cauldron-staring Black Pyramid, the dynamic Blues Pills, and the fantasy riff-chucking of The Sword, Holy Grove’s self-titled… Continue Reading →

Messenger – Threnodies (Inside Out)

This version of Messenger is the London-based progressive rock band. I’ve heard of them but I confess that this is the first time I’d listened to any of their work. What struck me at first was the clean and dreamy… Continue Reading →

Mortichnia – Heir To Scoria And Ash (Apocalyptic Witchcraft)

Mortichnia, or ‘death march’ is the chilling term given to the last steps of a creature before it meets its maker (unless, and let’s be honest about this, unless its maker is merely a random and unlikely series of chemical… Continue Reading →

Syberia – Resiliency (Debemur Morti)

Formed in Barcelona back in 2009, Syberia are an instrumental quartet named after the coldest region of Russia, Siberia, which in Turkish translates to “Asleep Land”. Quite fitting given how vast and sparsely inhabited it is, but we are not… Continue Reading →

Eths – Ankaa (Season Of Mist)

Founding member of French band Eths, Staif Bihl hasn’t had the easiest time of things of late. Firstly original singer Candice Clot decamped in 2012 but luckily a replacement Rachel Aspe was found shortly after and got her baptism on… Continue Reading →

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