Tag Amenra
If you absolutely love an album what better way is there than seeing it performed live and in its entirety? This is a way bands and artists have embraced fully in the last decade or so and it is a… Continue Reading →
Like the music itself, the output of Euclidean has been unfolding at a measured and thoughtful pace but has thankfully been no less dramatic for it. I picked up the demo (and reviewed it here) when I remarked on its… Continue Reading →
Raum Kingdom are from Ireland and acknowledge their influences as including Amenra, Acrimony, Acid Bath, Cult of Luna, Deftones and Tool. This is their first full album but they do have an EP, split and a live album to their… Continue Reading →
If you have been keeping an eye on these oddly sounding named Belgians you will probably be expecting greatness from this the 3rd part of their trilogy of “the dead.” Yeah you could even compare to Night, Dawn and Day… Continue Reading →
I have no idea what is going on here. Not really. Oslo band Dreamarcher are a completely new name to me. This short EP is apparently a concept EP about the town Harding and its history, particularly around industrialisation. Most… Continue Reading →
Swiss post-metal/hardcore five-piece, Unfold, are one of the underground metal scene’s best kept secrets. Now on their fourth full length, ‘Banshee o Beast’ could be the record that finally sees the band get the recognition they deserve. The album gets… Continue Reading →
Amenra have achieved cult status in their near two decades of existence, unleashing a sound that manages to unearth a deep and profound beauty within darkness, building their notoriety with every release of a Prayer, Mass or Sermon, alongside strong… Continue Reading →
Masterminded by Amenra’s Mathieu Vandekerckhov, ‘Forever and a Day’ is the second release from Belgian one man project Syndrome. Consisting of two tracks, totalling at just over 35 minutes, ‘Forever and a Day’ is a meditative experience that focuses more… Continue Reading →
I had the pleasure of reviewing “De Doden Hebben het Goed” in 2015, and I was pleased to receive the sequel to listen to. The first part ingrained itself upon my psyche as a black metal album of great power,… Continue Reading →
Bloody hell, Belgium, leave some for the rest of us, will you? The surge of bands coming from this country are all consistent in quality, with the likes of Amenra and Oathbreaker all setting the benchmark high. This surely would… Continue Reading →
It’s rare that I break my rule of never writing in first person, however, I feel I should begin this review with a foreword. This was one of the most difficult reviews I have ever had to write. Trying to… Continue Reading →
Belgian four-piece Hemelbestormer are likely to make waves with their debut album ‘Aether’. They have already been snapped up by Debemur Morti, following a split release with Vanessa Van Basten and cassette of EP ‘Portals’. While bearing likenesses to both… Continue Reading →