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Interview – Birth A.D.

I Blame You is the debut album from Texans Birth A.D. Playing a style of crossover thrash not really heard since the glory days of the 80’s it pretty much slapped me silly and is an album that I have… Continue Reading →

Bad Tripes – Splendeurs et Viscères (S/R)

The story goes that this album arose from a desire to avoid the torpor of summer. I don’t know how true that is but it’s now summer and here is Bad Tripes’s second album. Reminding me of fellow French group… Continue Reading →

Nidsang – Into The Womb Of Dissolving Flames (Pulverised)

Time for a bit of full-on black metal that exemplifies the best of the Swedish tradition. Nidsang is an occult-ridden riff frenzy that will go down well with fans of any one of Setherial, Watain and Necrophobic. Quite where they… Continue Reading →

John Gallow – Violet Dreams (I Voidhanger)

Singer/Guitarist with Blizaro and Orodruin, John Gallo adds a W and steps into an alter-ego here. Beyond some kind of true doom tinged guitar work though that gave me no other preconceptions which, as it turns out was probably just… Continue Reading →

Heboïdophrenie – Origin of Madness (S/R)

The greeting is horrible screams and impressive artwork and lyrics which would be entirely in place on any Grindethic album. The emerging and lasting sound is in fact that of Vader, Cannibal Corpse, Carnifex or any other brutal death metal… Continue Reading →

Empyrium – The Turn Of The Tides (Prophecy)

  Firstly, I should say that I think I’ve been given this to review because I really like The Vision Bleak, have heard some Empyrium in the past and a some Noekk too. I’m not really coming at this like… Continue Reading →

Drowned – Idola Specus (Sepulchral Voice)

Drowned has been gearing up to release its debut record for an awfully long time. Formed in Berlin way back in 1992, they have thus far released seven demos and one EP over a twenty-year period spanning from 1993-2013. In… Continue Reading →

Eastern Front – Descent Into Genocide (Candlelight)

It’s been almost four years since debut album ‘Blood On Snow’ was unleashed and we have been looking forward to new material from this English troop formed in Ipswich for some time. One of the reasons it has taken a… Continue Reading →

The Order of the Solar Temple – S/T (I, Voidhangar)

There is something about the retro-sounding rock and metal which just grips you and this Vancouver based trio, created by Matt “Macarbe” Emery, “The Order of the Solar Temple” has it all. The proto-metal styled sounds of the legendary Blue… Continue Reading →

John Garcia – S/T (Napalm)

The voice that forged the term “desert rock” – from his years in Kyuss, to follow up bands Unida, Slo Burn, Hermano and, most recent, Vista Chino – John Garcia has spent over two decades setting the standard for the… Continue Reading →

Monuments – The Amanuensis (Century Media)

Amanuensis – a term used over the years to mean such things as slave, aide, scribe and secretary. Sure, it’s a bit of a mouthful but then here’s an album that’s got the depth of flavour, good looks, emotional pull… Continue Reading →

Blues Pills – S/T (Nuclear Blast)

If you’ve either followed this site, or for some unknown reason followed my mad ramblings, you’ll be well aware of the massive regard I hold for Blues Pills, having previously given glowing reviews for their EPs ‘Devil Man’ and ‘Live… Continue Reading →

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