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I reviewed Abbey ov Thelema’s 2011 album “A Fragment ov the Great Work”, and questioned whether it was a case of genius or insanity. By way of preparation for this promo, which itself is intended to precede a conceptual album,… Continue Reading →
Fatum Aeternum have appeared at the International Gothic Festival, which gives a strong clue as to their style. My interest was aroused immediately. What I heard was something between strange and eccentric. It was certainly distinctive and like entering the… Continue Reading →
It’s been interesting charting the course of the Ukrainian BM sound this past decade or so; the rise and fall of Hate Forest; Drudkh’s journey from raw and obscure beginnings to mainstream popularity on a major label, and the seemingly… Continue Reading →
Everyone has their own particular opinion when it comes to black metal. Some opt for the very basic lo-fi attack with simple repetitive riffing, some go for the more grandiose approach with full synth based orchestral backing and choirs, and… Continue Reading →
When this arrived I was somewhat entranced by all the cover art which suggests something from space plummeting to earth. It was especially profound as we were getting reports of meteor showers lighting up the skies and I was starting… Continue Reading →
One look at the cover art and logo style and I was rather unimpressed it has to be said as this one man death metal project from Brazil has relocated to London and added new musicians (from Greece and Cyprus)… Continue Reading →
If you hunt out any promo pictures of Ukrainian band Narrow House you might be forgiven for thinking we are about to step into flouncy goth metal territory. Thankfully, though, we are deep into funeral doom here. Deep in. With… Continue Reading →
The renowned Dan Swanö has mixed and mastered this old school death metal album at Unisound so the sound is top rate, gnarly and drenched in gooey bass and drum slime from the off, which eventually starts with “The Battalion… Continue Reading →
Bearing a cover with computer-generated comic book Nazis, I didn’t know quite what to expect from this sophomore album of Canadian band, Mortör. Naturally the themes of war and weaponry (as further evidenced in their song titles) hinted at thrash… Continue Reading →
Ah, hipster black metal from Minnesota. That’s what first came to mind when reading about Manetheren. Comprised of two guys, this post-black-whatever project has now released four albums, the newest one being Time, the subject of this review of course. … Continue Reading →
Now this is a South American curiosity to be sure. Abske Fides are Brazilian and what they play kinds of depends on which bits you pick up on. We have post hardcore, funeral doom and doom/death in the ebb and… Continue Reading →
Founded in 2009, Italian symphonic metal band Sinheresy have released “The Spiders and The Butterfly”, their debut EP. With a dual but predominantly female-fronted vocal attack, comparison has been drawn with Nightwish and Within Temptation. It’s true that there’s a… Continue Reading →