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These Italians were already on the rise with debut album ‘Ascension’ proving itself to be a confident and mature opening gambit. Three years later they are back with the follow up which is described as being ‘Cosmic Doom.’ With a… Continue Reading →
This is the second album and second part of a trilogy from The Mist in the Mountains whose have found themselves being mentioned in the same breath as proponents of nature-inspired, epic black metal such as early Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar… Continue Reading →
Apparently Tusenårseken means The Thousand Year Oak as this Swedish project helmed by the unbelievably talented Andreas Karlsson, who also has two other acts he runs called Februus and Well Of Depression. This is his third album under this moniker… Continue Reading →
Enough of all that noisy stuff, time to step back and soothe the savage breast. What better way to do so than immerse yourself in some tranquil Nordic folk? Time to shut the world outside away and get back to… Continue Reading →
A new Sear Bliss album is literally something to trumpet about. That said it appears we missed last album ‘Letters From The Edge’ from 2018 but it’s always a pleasure to catch up with the metaphysical Hungarians. Steadfastly producing nine… Continue Reading →
It seems to be a fine time for atmospheric British doom right now. We are only just digesting recent albums from My Dying Bride and Arð and here comes another UK treasure. Active since way back in 2005 and conceived… Continue Reading →
Easter Saturday presented a difficult choice with some great bands playing matinee shows including Madder Mortem, Imbalance and Horrifier but there was also the black metal auction. Keeping with my own tradition, I ordered a white beer and pulled up… Continue Reading →
More than ten years on from their inception, Norwegian band Profane Burial come back with their second album. “My Plateau” is described as intense and extreme with a leaning to black metal. Featuring symphonic elements, this band’s brand of metal… Continue Reading →
Borknagar are unique, no-one sounds quite like them. Musically, vocally, songwriting, arrangement – put them all together and there’s only one band it could be – Borknagar. But their personal blend of Progressive Extreme Metal is no overnight sensation. “Fall”… Continue Reading →
If you are a fan of French band Griffon whose 3rd album ‘De Republica’ is due to drop any day now, boy have you got a treat in store for you even before you get to it. Vocalist Aharon has… Continue Reading →
There are certain areas of history, culture and the world in general that I maintain are criminally underexplored in metal of any flavour: the weird and wonderful world of spiders, the unsettling astrophysics of black holes and other intergalactic terrors,… Continue Reading →
Jord are a Swedish Atmospheric Black Metal band who started out as a one-man project back in 2020, but after two previous albums have expanded into a 3 piece, been picked up by Hammerheart and are really starting to define… Continue Reading →