Tag Cruz Del Sur
Germany’s Wheel made quite an impression on me in the last couple of years, their tape “Live at the Hammer of Doom 2013” was pretty special, and their last release was I think my first lockdown purchase, along with a… Continue Reading →
This band came to me initially via their split with Traveler and an online music platform. This is their first full length release. The band have been quoted as refusing to re-invent the heavy metal wheel and fuse tried and… Continue Reading →
Speed Prog. There is a two-word review for you. A concise and to the point critique of these Motor City rockers. The whip cracking Editor Commander Woods demands more bang for his non-existent buck so I will endeavour to extrapolate further. White Magician are… Continue Reading →
As the title suggests, the theme of this album is the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. An epic prog journey is promised by Dark Quarterer, in their 40th year and now releasing their eighth album. The spooky start is… Continue Reading →
After 2017’s attention grabbing, self titled release, Mannheim power trio Old Mother Hell are back once more to bring us more of their Traditional Teutonic Heavy Metal stylings Ronald (bass), Bernd (guitar/vocals) and Michael (drums) cooked up the base material… Continue Reading →
A bit of a quicky for you with this one, a four track EP of covers from Australian pomp-rockers, The Neptune Power Foundation. I reviewed their last album, “Memoirs of a Rat Queen” back in October for this very site,… Continue Reading →
Right off the bat, Stygian Crown’s public relations information had me frothing at the mouth in anticipation. I hadn’t heard of them myself, but the band describe their own sound as “Candlethrower”; a melding of influences from Candlemass and Bolt… Continue Reading →
Maybe it’s a lockdown thing as self-confinement injects a mellowing effect on my musical pursuits… Maybe I’ve just been forced to soften the edges of my musical horizons to have any hope of playing heavy metal on the collective house… Continue Reading →
These Australian’s have certainly started to make a name from themselves. Their last release ‘Ancient Tome of Arcane Knowledge’ started some waves in the underground scene. However, to note, this new one ‘Subterranean Exile’ in indeed their fourth release of… Continue Reading →
These Canadian’s are no strangers to these pages; their epic doom laden metal hit a sweet spot last year. This release is an EP with two new tracks, a cover version and the three demo tracks from their 2019 demo…. Continue Reading →
You know it’s been a god-long time since I had any true doom to review. It’s all 70s flare botherers and sludgy death these days. This was doubly gratefully received as Death The Leveller rose from the ashes of Irish… Continue Reading →
Driving power metal accompanied by a story line, was my initial reaction when trying to capture this self-proclaimed epic metal work. There is a concept here, which relates to the story of a person whose consciousness is digitally preserved after… Continue Reading →