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Xibalba are not a band I’d heard of before receiving this, their third album, for review. Apparently splicing hardcore with death metal, ‘Tierra Y Libertad’ sees the Californians in their “most threatening form yet”. On top of assertions like this,… Continue Reading →
It’s been almost two years since Lord Dying released their debut album, and if the four piece have proven anything it’s that they don’t shy away from the big business names. Sanford Parker (Corrections House, Buried at Sea) recorded 2013’s… Continue Reading →
Harrow- Middlesex. Home of a posh school where many of the country’s elite have been churned out to pollute or improve our society for centuries. It is also the home of the delightfully monickered Hang the Bastard. These West London… Continue Reading →
The NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana) scene has been positively thriving this year, with new offerings from Down, Crowbar, Eyehategod and now Goatwhore have joined the takeover with their sixth slice of groovy filth “Constricting Rage Of The Merciless”. For those… Continue Reading →
2014 is turning into a bit of a good year for veteran acts to produce work that is both true to their classic sound, and relevant to today; check out crushing new releases from the likes of Crowbar, Prong or… Continue Reading →
Woah, New Orleans, you really are spoiling us this year – Down, Crowbar and Eyehategod have each put out their respective releases following varying hiatuses and the world might just implode under the weight of all those riffs. Most surprising… Continue Reading →
NOLA supergroup “Down” have returned with the second in a series of E.P’s that make up “Down IV”. Its been a rocky few years for Down, personal issues and tragedies aside, the first instalment of Down IV was the… Continue Reading →
Not too long ago, on these very pages, I reviewed a self titled release from France’s own Oruga, designed by the label to be a premonition of what was to come (see original review here: http://www.avenoctum.com/2013/12/oruga-oruga-apathia-records/). As a taster,… Continue Reading →
Taint, for all the love people had for them somehow always skipped under my radar, so I happily come to this without any ‘does it sounds like Taint ‘ baggage. What does it sound like? Well, friends, I’ve been seeing… Continue Reading →
Oof this is one heavyweight bill that’s been winding its way from Manchester to Glasgow taking in ten unsuspecting UK towns. Half way through and it’s London’s turn which is perfect for the opening band Dripback as it sees the… Continue Reading →
There are plenty of firsts about this album. It’s the debut by London based Bast and also the first release from Jon Davis of Conan’s Black Bow Records. Not only that but apparently it’s also the first album to be… Continue Reading →
Doomentia records release the oozing toxic mulch of Lurk in the guise of Kaldera. This is their sophomore release after a self-titled album on TotalRust in 2012. These Finns don’t like labels and at first listen I can see why…. Continue Reading →