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I looked and there before me was a pale horse! It did not take much thought before I started to download it. Death be damned, it was a new dose of doom I was looking for in the follow up… Continue Reading →
The time will probably come when I begin to regard the experimental re-cycling and fusion of musical form as mundane, but it hasn’t happened yet. It was therefore encouraging to read that “Hybrid was born in 2004 with the intention… Continue Reading →
I’ll admit that I’m not particularly familiar with the metal scene in New Zealand at all. From memory I can only name three Kiwi bands that I’ve experienced the music of (those being Diocletian, Ulcerate and Dawn of Azazel). I… Continue Reading →
This is indisputably a classic and one that is every much so as the band who took them name from it. I think it is even fair to say that it is respected by horror film scholars as much as… Continue Reading →
We are generally a quite cheery and agreeable bunch at Ave Noctum, (notwithstanding music related pub arguments), so it was quite a surprise to see the reaction when this one landed in the office. Several members of staff were laying… Continue Reading →
Furiously paced melodic death metal is an oversubscribed club these days but when it’s done with such panache the door is always open. Influenced by a host of bands, which mostly ran out of steam a few years ago, these… Continue Reading →
Alcohol can be a terrible thing. It seemed like such a good idea at the time. It was like it was sat there, lonely, on the shelf at Ave Noctum HQ, cold, shivering and unclaimed – The new Gothminister album…. Continue Reading →
Prescribing “Three Nails In The Coffin Of Humanity” we have three aged cults awaiting judgement on this triple pronged attack, split CD. Firstly we are off to Poland for Black Altar [7] the work of the barbaric looking Shadow. This… Continue Reading →
Vision On! The band opening up proceedings tonight at The Garage were The Red Paintings. Not knowing anything about them, I headed for the merchandise stand to get some clues. There was a dvd called “Seizure and Synesthesia” – sounds… Continue Reading →
With this much headfuckery ahoy, I usually find it best to ditch the PR and plough on. In the case of this very idiosyncratic group from Mexico, mostly because somewhere someone mentioned death metal, and it ain’t even ball park… Continue Reading →
This is a NWOBHM styled band from Ventura, California who took my fancy a while back and when in Germany recently I saw that they are playing Keep It True festival next year, so the word is out there. Is… Continue Reading →
I always approach these band names that comprise of several words condensed down to one with great caution. They quite often have an ‘x’ bordering each side of the moniker but this one did not, it just had an angry,… Continue Reading →