Tag Absu
How can an album title like this one not create an air of intrigue? Indeed, among a sea of review invites this and the short accompanying blurb jumped right out at me almost saying “boo” in the process. This offering… Continue Reading →
I remembered these Texan renegades from last album ‘Road Agents Of The Blast Furnace’ from 2019. They are kind of difficult to forget when their posse includes a self-described Mad Arab along with partner in stagecoach robbery Zawicizuz. With past… Continue Reading →
In critical situations, people often reveal their true selves. When push comes to shove, carefully constructed public images crumble away like sand castles in a heatwave. Some individuals will surprise you by showing their basic decency, others by displaying the… Continue Reading →
Anyone familiar with Craven Idol will know the band’s two releases to date have pointed towards considerable talent and flair for mischief. Unlike a lot of blackened thrash bands these North London lads do not hold back on tampering with… Continue Reading →
Four fifths of this band are from Australia but the other fifth in the ranks is Proscriptor (Absu) who adds his considerable vocal abilities to this third album from a band whose name intrigued me, firstly because it doesn’t make… Continue Reading →
For whatever reasons, let’s say probably creative differences, Howls Of Ebb split up after just a couple of albums leaving half the line-up, Brungard to go it alone with new project Herxheim. Introduction made via Cultivating Throne Of Fur EP… Continue Reading →
Biblical mountains and an album title that sounds straight out of a Mad Max or generic knock off Italian post-apocalyptic film. I have sat here trying to make sense of The Black Moriah for a little while now. They describe… Continue Reading →
No mosh, no core, no trends but fun, yes there is a fair bit of fun here, whether intentional or not. Spite continues a run I have been having of late with one man acts and this one hails from… Continue Reading →
I am sure everyone has a list of bands, no doubt a good ten or so that they think “I should have heard this lot, I need to and will no doubt like them but they have always escaped me.”… Continue Reading →
Zushakon are an old school black metal band from Singapore. Recent progress has seen the release of a self-titled album and a change of line-up, which saw the introduction of Lord Kathir who is known for his work with Rudra… Continue Reading →
Shadows in the Crypt belong to the family of USBM bands. The States have played a major role in the development of the orthodox and depressive sound in the worldwide Black Metal scene, and to tell the truth, it never… Continue Reading →
With all the hipsters off at Roadburn it was only the true kvlt elite filing into the Underworld tonight, indeed the main bar area of the venue was closed off so it really felt like an intimate affair. With a… Continue Reading →