Tag 20 Buck Spin
One-man industrial wrecking machine James Hammontree is back and those who like the thudding, abrasive, jackhammering side of the genre are no doubt keen to hear how the Oklahoman has developed ideas from 2020 debut ‘Hallucination Machine’. Truth is, not… Continue Reading →
Albums of the year are special things. To hand that accolade to a Black Metal debut is something I didn’t think I would ever do. However, Godslastering Hymns of a Forelorn Peasantry was so damn good and hit just the right spots for me in 2021…. Continue Reading →
Well, if the evocation of “the archetypal personification of death as it tethers human consciousness to the realm of earthly suffering” is what you’re looking for, here’s the thing for you. Clearly these Americans have spent a while thinking about… Continue Reading →
Or to give it its full title, “The Word Of His Law: An Address To Abraxas In His Time And Place, Through His Grand Viseer, Thine Panpsycopompos”. The accompanying promotional material is just as pretentious, promising “enigmatic incantations” and “obscure… Continue Reading →
20 Buck Spin have seen me right this last couple of years. Hulder, Blood Incantation and one of my albums of the year (still cogitating and deliberating as I type) Worm with ForeverGlade. Due to this, expectation is high with Dream Unending’s debut release. Add to those hopes… Continue Reading →
Heavy. Or as Neil from the Young Ones would say Heaveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey ! Doom/Death bands are not known for being prolific when it comes to output so the fact that this is the Florida bands third album in four years may have a… Continue Reading →
Canada has had its fair share of death metal bands, when you think about it. Atrae Bilis are the newest ones to hit my ears, with the Vancouver based four piece having formed back in 2018, with one EP to… Continue Reading →
With their olden Latin ligature scripted name and the album artwork, I first assumed this Portland Oregon based quartet were going to be playing that cavernous metal ov death style. Then I got rather excited seeing that three of them… Continue Reading →
Well here’s a to-do. I mean we have our resident deathshead here somewhere in the Ave Noctum sewers so why am I dragged out of my fetid hamster dungeon for this? Well I am. So there. So firstly, though I… Continue Reading →
You all know I love Death Metal, but do I ever get bored of it? Well yes actually. When I was younger and more of an elitist I’d pick Obituary over Manowar, now it’s the reverse. Plus, the fact that… Continue Reading →
Wode are a UK black metal band formed little over a decade ago who quietly honed their craft before releasing a well-received debut album in 2016. They quickly followed it with another album of remarkable quality in 2017, before going… Continue Reading →
Gravesend. I immediately thought of the ancient Kent town and wondered why an American band named themselves for this M2 backwater (sorry men or Kent or Kentish men). Apparently, there is a Gravesend in Brooklyn NYC which is the birthplace of Type O… Continue Reading →