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Since the first Candlefest I never really assumed it was going to be a yearly event but it seems to be very much a part of the calendar now with this showcase of bands on the Candlelight roster stepping up… Continue Reading →
Aha Mr Bean is back, nope not that one that would be silly! Not the one what got his head lopped off in Game Of Thrones either (and if that’s a spoiler, you are way behind). Nope we are talking… Continue Reading →
Long running band but first album for seven years, France’s Seth have strangely never crossed my path. I’d have remembered. Odd name that for a black metal band I thought, bearing in mind round my neck of the woods the… Continue Reading →
Slidhr are Irishman J. Deegan, here helped out with drums by B. Einarsson and they have previously released an EP and a split before entering the dreaded ‘hiatus’. But back they are and this was recorded and mastered in Iceland… Continue Reading →
Sci-Fi deathgrind, huh? Well I usually take deathgrind to mean industrial death metal with a speed issue. The sci-fi adds in ‘technical’ and probably a concept album. So there you are… Actually no, and besides Pulverised know waaaaay more about… Continue Reading →
Ok who has gone and sent me the world’s smallest pizza and what sort of topping does an Arrogant Destruktor contain? Lift the lid and oh silly me, of course it’s actually a CD but damn it now at 9am… Continue Reading →
I like noise. Wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t. I like black metal. Not a huge hardcore fan but been known to try and look tough in the mirror with Knuckledust or (if they count) Integrity on the hi-fi…. Continue Reading →
This quartet from The Netherlands has been around for 12 years exploring the boundaries of dark and cold music. “The Prime Mover” is advertised as “a stunning mixture of extravagant post black metal and industrial landscapes, a challenging journey to… Continue Reading →
Moonreich are French and previous purveyors of a couple of EPs and a full length but have never crossed my path before I’m afraid, so I just dived in with no preconceptions, which is always nice. After the ten second… Continue Reading →
A totally new name to me, this French hybrid crew (I think it translates roughly as See How They Fall) introduce themselves with a brooding but unspectacular four minute Prelude before they kick off properly with Wanderer Of Eternity. It’s… Continue Reading →
A three-man outfit with members split between New Zealand and Scotland, Barshasketh plough a narrow furrow of stripped-down, melancholic black metal that’s a mix of Mayhemic rumblings and bleak, burning melodies. Harsh yet oddly clean, the production has a paradoxically… Continue Reading →
Even at 7pm there was a healthy crowd loitering in the unsalubrious alleyway by this decrepit old venue. It seemed like people were out early and wanted to make sure they saw all three bands. It could not have been… Continue Reading →