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Well I knew that nobody was likely to choose to do this one when it went out on the reviews list, I was kind of pleased really too as it was destined for me and I was well aware that… Continue Reading →
I was very excited about this one – four bands that I like all painting musical pictures in different and unusual ways. It all hung on the live representation. I just hoped the sound in the venue was going… Continue Reading →
Faster, higher, bigger…. more ‘epic’. There can be few areas of metal that have embraced new technology to the extent that power metal has. In the search for a ‘big’ sound, keyboards and computers have increasingly proved too much of… Continue Reading →
The idea of reviewing Skálmöld’s new album, ‘Börn Loka’ inspires considerable trepidation. Their previous effort, 2011’s ‘Baldur’ was an unlooked-for comic masterpiece in which the protagonist, permanently inebriated Viking underdog Baldur, was last seen dying of plague while ironically brandishing… Continue Reading →
How is this for synchronicity? Just a little time ago we reviewed the new and bloody excellent album Wetterkreuz by German band Eis and also ran an interview with them. The band had previously been called Geist (mind, spirit, ghost… Continue Reading →
Looking into the credentials of this band, no secret is made of the fact that they come from the pop-rock sector. ESO is the offshoot of esOterica, whose music was on Radio 1 and Planet Rock amongst others. Apparently the… Continue Reading →
Typical eh? You wait years for a 70s, Led Zep influenced rock band and two come along at once. Well there are distinct similarities between Graveyard and Witchcraft, perhaps slight ones exaggerated by the similar accents off the vocalists, but… Continue Reading →
As with so many bands of their style and era, Tiamat have gone through a number of incarnations to get to where they are at now creatively. Starting out as a death metal band in the late 80’s and early… Continue Reading →
Warning, very odd alert! Right I have been trying to wrap my head around the world of Haiku Funeral for a while now and really do not think I am anywhere near doing so but here goes for an attempt…. Continue Reading →
“All you will ever know is war” is the ominous message from the well-spoken orator on the atmospheric and gothic-sounding opener “As We March to the Fields of War”. Mr Tim Goatham’s project continues evocatively into a canvas of purposeful… Continue Reading →
I was thinking about who had got the most reviews on the site since it started a year ago. It should have no doubt been megalomaniac Devin who told me some time ago he was out from making music finito…. Continue Reading →
With some albums, the press release proves to be a rather unnecessary affair. In the case of Grand Supreme Blood Court’s debut, however, it is essential. Within this manifesto, is revealed the concept behind this Dutch band, and their process… Continue Reading →