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As the UK staggers blindly away from Europe I find myself in a new relationship with Belgium. The stereotypical fare of Tintin, great beer and waffles is not the only thing drawing me towards this lowland nation. Consouling Sounds continue… Continue Reading →
This is an intriguing proposition from Norway, a new act featuring some old friends taking things in an unexpected direction. Vocally we have ex Tristania singer Vibeke Stene who is naturally associated with symphonic metal. With her we are joined… Continue Reading →
Variety is the spice of life and as much as we all need gnarly slabs of aggressive metal to see us through the day, there are also times when we need something more mellow but still within the realm of… Continue Reading →
“Be Pure. Be Vigilant. BEHAVE!” the words of 2000AD’s Torquemada the nemesis of well, Nemesis the Warlock. Ol’ pointy hat was based on the Inquisitor of the same name and it is back to the times of Spanish Inquisition that we travel with… Continue Reading →
Dark Buddha Rising come with some reputation. These “dark underlords of psychedelic drone” attract words like occult and spiritual. Looking back on the reviews by different writers, they’ve always made a deep and positive impression. It’s my turn now. “Sunyaga”… Continue Reading →
The first thing that this album’s arrival had me do was give me a nudge in the direction of what I guess we could refer to as sister act Blood Ceremony and see if there was any news on forthcoming… Continue Reading →
2020 has been a bit of a pain in the arse really, hasn’t it? I mean, everyone has had their plans dashed this year, and Cork, Ireland’s The Grief are no exception. They originally hoped to have these two EP’s… Continue Reading →
Two years ago a collaboration between Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou would have seemed unthinkable; the soft, ethereal darkness of Emma’s gentle chords and clean singing the polar opposite of Thou’s brash, sludge-tinged brutality. However, at Roadburn 2019 this exact… Continue Reading →
Time is flying despite the world being stationary. It was only in May of this year that I was kicked in the gonads and conscience by “Fight War – not wars – Destroy Power, Not People by Utilitarian. Their mix… Continue Reading →
Considering the resounding success of 2017’s ‘Heartless’ and its soaring explorations of more progressive territory, upon first listen, ‘Forgotten Days’ seems like a huge step backwards and doesn’t quite make the impact you’d expect it to. 2020 has been far… Continue Reading →
So, 2020 has been, by pretty much all standards what we in the scientific community might term “crap”. However, it has brought with it a follow up album to the rather great record “Divided by Darkness”, by Spirit Adrift, which… Continue Reading →
If you’re not familiar with this four piece from Oregon who sport the barest of hairy chests, most luxurious of moustaches, and apparently get their wardrobe cues from a ‘Big Bottom’ era Derek Smalls mixed with Rob Halford’s ideal man,… Continue Reading →