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Barbarian Hermit is a band I’m pretty familiar with, my last purchase of their material being the 2021 reissue of the EP ‘One’, although at a 45 minute plus run time across the seven tracks I’m not sure why it’s… Continue Reading →
Emotions and the ability to act on said emotions, feelings or thoughts is one of the core components of our DNA that differentiates humans from almost all other forms of life that we share this beautiful world with. That’s not… Continue Reading →
It’s great to have a new album out from progressive doom-merchants Lord Dying. The four piece outfit from Portland Oregon have been steadily making a name for themselves, equally from a pretty solid back catalogue, and partly from treading the… Continue Reading →
Plymouth’s finest return with this their fourth album as well as having one of the finest band names in heavy metal, this album has come skidding into my inbox with a trunk full of hope and a tank full of… Continue Reading →
Easter Sunday began with a walk around the Oslo Opera House and the waterfront area, before catching up with a couple of friends over a beer before heading down to the venue in time for Urgehal. They were, of course,… Continue Reading →
Well, it may just be my own sense of stereotyping, but the one place I didn’t expect to get crushing death/doom from was Melbourne, Australia. I of course know that Australia has a proud history of pure heavy metal and… Continue Reading →
For no less than 32 years now Kirk Windstein has been leading Crowbar into battle, armed with a sonic arsenal of weaponised riffs that can crush concrete into dust. As such, when their impending twelfth album ‘Zero and Below’ arrived… Continue Reading →
The name suggests a smugglers hideaway and indeed has literary ties to Treasure Island and Devon but it is actually Portugal we are heading to and a debut album that we are told should appeal to fans of bands such… Continue Reading →
Ah, the much-anticipated return of modern heavyweights Khemmis has finally occurred. This is the fourth album by the Colorado heavy hitters since their first release back in 2015. Now operating as a three piece, their previous albums have all been… Continue Reading →
Barely two years after releasing the critically acclaimed Grasping Time, earning a respectable score from a sometimes difficult to please yours truly, Vokonis return with their fourth full length. In Grasping Time the Swedish stoner doom rockers created an album… Continue Reading →
There is something in the water. Something organic that enters your body through your ear canal, travels down the eustachian tube then fills your lungs with its viscous sludge. Yeah, that’s right Olde got it going on! This is the Canadian’s third album… Continue Reading →
The underground metal scene has a lot of “faces”. You know – names that hold a status that elevates them above their peers. Often these are bands that the mainstream rock-world scarcely notice – maybe see the logo on a tour poster as… Continue Reading →