Tag Dissection
Third album from Canadian blackened thrashy metal outfit. Though I must confess to not being familiar with their debut, I thoroughly enjoyed 2019s sophomore release “Heaven that Dwells Within”. This one is a bit different though; whilst elements of the… Continue Reading →
I’ve been listening to a lot of one of Netherbird’s previous albums, “The Grand Voyage”, of late. That itself was one of a trilogy of releases that now end’s with this year’s “Arete”. Netherbird have always been one of the… Continue Reading →
A new band from Sweden, a name you may have not heard of (yet) and a debut EP. You might be shrugging your shoulders and thinking “so what.” However, those behind this trio are far from new to the scene…. Continue Reading →
This Polish black metal band can be summed up as follows: melodic anger with a wealth of expression. It is not often I delve into this world for reviews, I normally keep this experience personal. However, I found favour with… Continue Reading →
The recent history of Egyptian blackened death metallers Crescent is a tad convoluted as their original founder and drummer Amr Mokhtar departed the ranks alongside long standing bassist Moanis Salem, the former being replaced by Julian Dietrich who recorded the… Continue Reading →
Although they have plenty of releases to their name and have been going since 2003, I’m a recent advocate of the Spanish cult of Balmog. Very impressed with last album Vacvvm and one-track EP Pillars Of Salt I had them… Continue Reading →
One of the drawbacks of being a reviewer and general metal music geek is time. There are always going to be bands who have been on your list but you never fought your way through to them. On the plus… Continue Reading →
Children Of Bodom are I would say a very iconic band, at least for my generation. Hate Crew Deathroll is certainly an album that I would cite as a bridge between softer Metal and more Extreme music. To me it… Continue Reading →
Springing forth once more from the Black Forest region of south-west Germany, Thron continue their mission to revive the classic nineties Scandinavian melodic black metal sound. 2018s sophomore “Abyssal” garnered much plaudits for Thron’s contemporary take on nostalgic themes, and… Continue Reading →
If the prelude to Ondskapts latest creation is not enough to create a demonic scene then have no idea what is. The prelude features all manner of haunting and terrorising soundscapes, ranging from chains and crashes resonating to chants from… Continue Reading →
My reviewing for November started with a deadly double death metal combo as the end of the month sees the coin flipped for a triple ballistic assault in black metal as this Norwegian act inflicts their own brand of aural… Continue Reading →
The calibre of personnel within the ranks of Sweden’s Trident amount to something of an underground super group to some extent boasting members or ex-members of acts such as Dissection, Lord Belial and Altar Of Sacrifice to name a few… Continue Reading →