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Mpire of Evil – Hell to the Holy ( Scarlet Records)

Anyone who has looked up the personnel involved in this group would probably be expecting something like a Venom record. Well, you would duly be mistaken, whilst the group is Jeff Mantas, Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan and drummer Antton, musically… Continue Reading →

Rage – 21 (Nuclear Blast)

Closing in now on nearly 30 years in the business, Rage’s influence has spread far and wide. Having perfected their brand of Teutonic power metal, many bands of a similar ilk and persuasion have taken their direction from the energetic… Continue Reading →

Aura Noir – Deep Tracts Of Hell (Peaceville)

Good timing for this reissue of the second album by Aura Noir as they are just about to unleash their brand new opus ‘Out To Die’ via Indie Recordings. The core trio of musicians should need no introduction at all… Continue Reading →

Black Sheep Wall – No Matter Where It Ends (Season Of Mist)

Black Sheep Wall come from California. It is clear from the first notes that in sound terms their music is the polar opposite of the Beach Boys. The constant and ominous drum, big ponderous chords and paint-stripping vocals suggest this… Continue Reading →

Trappazat – From Dusk Till Dawn (High Roller Records)

The story of Trappazat starts in Telford, England, somewhere in the 1980’s. Following the demise of Scarab, Paul Britton had a varied career in music, and eventually got to record these tracks you have on offer here. Now, after recent… Continue Reading →

Aus Der Transzendenz- Breed of A Dying Sun (I Voidhanger Recordings)

Aus Der Transzendenz are Austrian, but the bandmembers’ identities remain shrouded in mystery; we are told only that they are known individuals operating within the black metal underground. The accompanying promo text is all very over the top, espousing an… Continue Reading →

New Eden – Solving for X (Pure Steel Records)

Having a few releases behind them and once featuring James Rivera (Helstar/Malice) on vocals, New Eden return after a massive 9 year break between releases, a band originally formed in 1993 by Steel Prophet guitarist Horacio Colmenares. ‘Solving for X’… Continue Reading →

Cult Cinema – Iscariot (Siege of Amida Records)

With a band name sounding like a film genre, I had no expectations of the music from this band. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad one? Cult Cinema is a hardcore/thrash band from London that has… Continue Reading →

Four Flies On Grey Velvet – Dario Argento (Shameless Screen Entertainment)

The one thing that is not mentioned on this release of seminal director Dario Argento’s third movie by Shameless is just what a coup they have pulled off getting it out there. Back in the days that video were an… Continue Reading →

The Devil’s Blood, the Pint, Dublin 18th February 2012

My first time in Dublin, and so my first time in the nice venue that is The Pint. I’m doing the tourist thing so I’m kind of late wandering in past the impressive gig posters in the front window and… Continue Reading →

Nefarious – The Universal Wrath (Cold Dimensions)

Described as “Freezing Cosmic Black Metal”, this work from Hungary’s Nefarious marches on relentlessly from beginning to end. There’s a grim war going on out there. Hungary does not have a border with Poland and has no obvious cultural links… Continue Reading →

Akphaezya – Anthology IV: The Tragedy Of Nerak (Code 666)

The last and debut album by French and hard to pronounce band Akphaezya fair did my noggin in back in 2008. It was a mad mixture of all sorts of styles, thrown together in a melting pot of confusion but whilst… Continue Reading →

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