Tag Celtic Frost
Those plucky chaps over at the splendid Ihate Records camp have been raiding the archives again, this time bringing us the complete collection of music put out by the band Endarker. “Who are they?” you may well ask. A fair… Continue Reading →
Many, many extreme metal bands claim to be `cult’, or even `kult’ but so few ever live up to that description. Dream Death however, have no such qualms. This is a true, legendary, underground cult band from Pittsburgh who have… Continue Reading →
A bit of metal curio here for you, bringing some historic demos to you from a band I confess I knew nothing about before getting this to review. Amenophis, it turns out, were a Swedish death metal band operating between… Continue Reading →
I’m new to this band, but after giving their second full-length a few listens, I fully intend to keep on top of their progress. Villainy (not to be confused with an Alternative Rock band from New Zealand), are a band… Continue Reading →
Well, that’s a way to kick off the year. This UK five-piece send the traditional post-Yuletide sluggishness screaming to the hills with a bruising yet razor-sharp attack of utterly bludgeoning material. The band often tag their own sound as ‘Monolothic… Continue Reading →
Morbid Slaughter from Peru have been going since 2009 when front man Envenom decided it would be a good idea to channel his love for horror and witching metal. Joined here by Ripping Corpse (bass) and the charmingly named Necrophiliac… Continue Reading →
Always feels kinda nice and also odd getting a CD review copy of something that screams ‘old school’ so loudly it probably spins at 33rpm. That and it sounds so tangible and so thick with tar that you could resurface… Continue Reading →
Attaining to recapture the roots of Norwegian black metal, in defiance of the scene’s progressive bastardisation, Arvas certainly managed to deliver an uncompromising blast with 2013’s ‘Into the Realm of the Occult’. (Subsequent to reviewing that one, it’s disappeared from… Continue Reading →
We like Strange so let’s see exactly what we have Here! Well this Italian duo have ties back to the countrie’s very rich and fertile doom origins with the brother of vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Alexander Scardavian (Gilas) having been vocalist… Continue Reading →
One of the phrases I hate reading in album reviews (and I know I’ve used it myself) is ‘this album doesn’t break new ground’. Well it’s death fucking metal mate, what do you expect? A One Direction cover? Seriously! Remember… Continue Reading →
Doom/death, when done well, can be truly crushing; a wall of dramatic, desolate despair, dripping with atmosphere (and a whole lot of other words beginning with `d’ no doubt). In rare cases, it can be an almost life-changing experience (like… Continue Reading →
Having had a taster of what these guys from Birmingham could do with their previous demo ‘Hate Legions Ride!’ right here on Ave Noctum earlier this year, I was more than happy to see their debut full length appear on… Continue Reading →