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After my last encounter with laid back rockers Zodiac (http://www.avenoctum.com/2013/10/zodiac-a-hiding-place-napalm ) it’s probably a fair question as to why I’m here again. We’ll the answer is in the criticisms I made last time, about the too clinical/perfect approach and the… Continue Reading →
This is indeed a grisly affair! Ophis are yet another band which has languished in relative obscurity, yet this fact has not stopped them being fairly prolific; `Abhorrence…’ is their third full-length release. For the uninitiated, Ophis are worshippers at… Continue Reading →
When it comes to globetrotting this little Russian label seems to go far and wide to deliver the goods. Last time we had anything promo wise from them they unearthed the rather remarkable Narjahanam a funeral doom band from Bahrain…. Continue Reading →
As I’m sure has been the case for thousands of other fans, Cannibal Corpse was the band that truly roped me into the death metal genre. Chancing upon a second hand copy of their debut ‘Eaten Back to Life’ –… Continue Reading →
The often used quote “In the future everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes” is attributed to the bad boy of Pop-Art, Andy Warhol, the man whose Factory bought the world Day-Glo reproductions of soup tins and Marilyn Monroe, as… Continue Reading →
The answer to your first question is ‘Created By The Gods’…. Forgive me if I’m wrong, my Polish isn’t what it used to be. This is a re-issue from 2012 & the bands one and only full length LP. Now,… Continue Reading →
Following Immoral Tales Borowczyk delivered a fairy tale like no other that had ever been imagined. He somewhat contemptuously mentions Disney quite a bit in some of the features seen accompanying Blanche but this was a version that old Walt… Continue Reading →
These boys work fast it seems. Hot on the heels of 2013’s ‘Omen Ex Simulacra’ comes the latest instalment of disturbing, horrific death metal from the prolific US-based duo. Coming as it does barely 9 months after that most recent… Continue Reading →
Candles, skulls, magic circles and corpse painted figures are all present on the artwork of this 4 track EP along with a spiky logo naturally. Well it’s obvious that we are in for a dose of blasphemous black metal here!… Continue Reading →
There’s an old adage that you should never judge a book by its cover. Well, “never” is too strong a condition as far as I’m concerned. If the cover of the book has words like “Jeffrey Archer” or “Dan Brown”… Continue Reading →
One of the most anticipated gigs of this year, given that all three bands have put out absolutely crushing releases in 2014 and have acquired legions of adoring fans within their respective careers. Despite the fact that this show is… Continue Reading →
Audrey Horne is a band that have split the opinion of some of my more extreme metal following friends, mourning as they do the fact that a band once formed of members of Enslaved, Gorgoroth and the like did not… Continue Reading →