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Now stay with me (look at the score if you must) but I have to say that by the time I get to the first few seconds of the second track on Against All Odds, Ireland’s Eternal Helcaraxe have managed… Continue Reading →
Ash the Sky is the brainchild of Mike Felder, recording essentially everything himself whilst on the hunt for musicians, Mike is a California native now located in the North East of England. This 3 song demo is a self-described heavy… Continue Reading →
Before Steve Harris formed arguably the biggest heavy metal band on the planet, Iron Maiden existed as a completely different band. Formed in Basildon,Essex, these chaps were inspired by the likes of Cream, until Led Zeppelin caught their eye that… Continue Reading →
It was I that hailed Under Black Skies, Purified In Blood’s sophomore album, as 2010’s best, calling it “crepuscular, bellicose, demented, swaggering, invasive” but, ultimately, “consummate”. In my mind, it blew away the competition that year, and I’ll stand by… Continue Reading →
At last! This is a film that I have been waiting for a long time to get a decent release and finally Synapse have gone and delivered the goods so I was able to get my nth generation and pretty… Continue Reading →
Moonreich are a French black metal quartet who started off in 2008 as a solo project by founding member, Weddir (Guitar and vocals). Then in 2009 (after a disastrous gig) he decided to recruit new members: Odarec-drums, Macabre-bass and Arawn-guitars,… Continue Reading →
It would appear that Stalwart are a mainstay in the Russian metal scene, having released 5 albums in the last 11 years and having been around for 13. An almost symphonic intro for “The Karma Circle” is quickly thrown aside… Continue Reading →
Polish grindcore/death metal will either be one thing or the other, good or very chaotic and very bad. It is the former thankfully on this latest in a long line of releases by this band. Immediate comparisons come to the… Continue Reading →
The resurgence of the traditional thrash metal scene has been a largely hit and miss affair, with the majority of bands taking a very linear approach with regards to the style, and with the genes of early Metallica and Slayer… Continue Reading →
I was quite kind to the first Yakuza Hunters movie but it was a lot of fun and I could not fault the bevy of beauties in it or the throwback style to 70s Pinky Violence movies. I ended off… Continue Reading →
Since reforming in 2002 (originally active between 1989 to 1998), Norway’s “deathpunk” icons have gained much media attention, I have certainly heard a lot about them, but until now, I was unaware of any of their material. That said, I… Continue Reading →
Back in 2007 I managed to hear this band through their debut, “Infamy and The Breed”, and was staggered at what this young lot, at the time, had to offer. Some two years after and “The Cancer Empire” was let… Continue Reading →