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Silvër Horizon’ is the sixth release by the Finnish quartet Diablo and the first time I have encountered this 20 year old band. Once again I am immediately compelled to comment on the packaging of the CD. It’s in the… Continue Reading →
It’s good to see French horde The Negation back after dropping debut album Paths Of Obedience a couple of years ago. The grim atmospheres and solid war like battering of that particular album certainly hit a spot and impressed and… Continue Reading →
There is a place far in the North which carries the torch for a particularly ‘orrible, murderous and plain old Satanic brand of black metal. Finland is a place where the obsidian heart of 1990s black metal scene still… Continue Reading →
Yet again, I am left shaking my head in simple amazement; how the hell does Sweden keep on pumping out so many bands of such ability? As much as I love the UK doom scene, in terms of crushing riffs… Continue Reading →
Having not heard the debut by this US act but hearing the compilation “Trial By Ice 2002 – 2010” a few years ago I was very pleased to have this sophomore land on my review pile this month. These monolithic… Continue Reading →
Our Survival Depends On Us – Scouts On The Borderline Between The Physical And Spiritual World (Ván)
I’m not sure what I was expecting from the grammatically ambiguous Our Survival Depends On Us but safe to say it wasn’t this. Clues to the band’s obscure title are there to be found within Scouts On The Borderline… but… Continue Reading →
Sometimes the simple names are the best but no, a closer look unveils that Blot is actually Sacrifice in olde heathen Scandinavian. Considering this and the fact that the cover of this Norwegian outfit’s debut has a long-ship on it… Continue Reading →
Stellar Master Elite – III Eternalism – The Psychospherical Chapter (Essential Purification Records)
The track “Stellar Master Elite” by Thorns was one that had a great impact on me when I first heard it on Moonfog 2000. Here was a track that combined spiky frozen riffs with an industrialized tempo and those vocals!… Continue Reading →
The Shrine’s last outing ‘Bless off’ was the right side of heavy, with ‘Rare Breed’ they continue to cross borders with their love of rock ‘n’ roll, US punk and a touch of stoner and psychedelic added for a complete… Continue Reading →
You have to feel sorry for the zombie of late. They never actually chose to be reanimated and walk the earth endlessly in search of sustenance with bits of flesh sloughing off as they rot. The poor sods have been… Continue Reading →
Last year’s self-titled EP from this international entity blew me away with its take on old-school Swedish death metal. Raw, grim and atmospheric, it underscored what so many modern exponents and worshippers are missing in creating such Swedeath: authenticity. Formed… Continue Reading →
The soundscape that is modern American metal has never sounded better, and it’s visionaries such as Austin Lunn that we have to thank for this. Less than a year since the masterpiece that was ‘Roads to the North’ was released… Continue Reading →