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Demon Eye – Leave the Light (Soulseller)

This is a promising US band who took their name from a darker Deep Purple tune and it’s fair to say that dark riffs is their thing if last years ‘Shades of Black’ EP is anything to go by. There… Continue Reading →

Grand Magus – Triumph and Power (Nuclear Blast)

Buy it! Will that do as a review? No? Oh well; time to expand upon that simple statement into a review of the latest CD offering of the metal power trio that is Grand Magus. For year on year they… Continue Reading →

Hell / Amarok – Split (Pesanta Urfolk)

Nope don’t get all excited those of you who like pantomime metal and bangs and explosions on stage, this is not the British NWOBHM Hell. It is a band like Amarok who they share this 2 track split album with… Continue Reading →

Interview – Poema Arcanus

With the Solitude Productions re-release of Chilean death, doom, prog wizards Poema Arcanus still making our ears tingle at Ave Noctum, we eagerly fired off some questions to Igor Leiva (guitars) and Claudio Carrasco (Vocals) when the opportunity arose. And… Continue Reading →

Phantom – Incendiary Serum (I, Voidhanger)

First album from this Danish band and odd things are afoot. Upfront I need to say that Phantom are seriously, highly promising (which only makes sense as I, Voidhanger know their stuff): They are brimming over with more ideas than… Continue Reading →

Oruga – Oruga – Apathia Records

Sometimes my masters at Ave Noctum towers send strange materials for me to review here at Spenny dungeons, and surely this is one such, a re-release of a 2011 demo EP, with added bonus track, all pending a 2014 LP… Continue Reading →

Watain & Coltsblood – London Electric Ballroom 8/12/13

There are plenty of black metal acts coming to town at the moment to keep us aurally terrorized but Watain are well renowned for attacking other senses too being the most stinky band on the planet. However we could breathe… Continue Reading →

Lorelei – Ugrjumye Volny Studenogo Morja (BadMoodMan Music)

‘Угрюмые волны студёного моря’ is the first full-length album from the 10 year old Russian band Lorelei. They label themselves as gothic doom death metal and it’s a fair descriptor as the keyboard laden songs have a heavy but very… Continue Reading →

Mountain Throne – Stormcoven (Cyclone Empire)

Musical trends are often cyclical in nature. What is the ‘in’ sound at one time may fall out of favour faster than you can find a comfortable pair of flares, but it inevitably returns to favour somewhere down the line…. Continue Reading →

Groan – Ride The Snake (Superhot Records)

Groan are a trip-tastic obsession for me, their releases are genuinely filled with a sense of mystery and character. They are a lot different to the many stoner doom bands out there and a lot of this comes from the… Continue Reading →

Lumbar – The First and Last Days of Unwelcome (Southern Lord)

This one off (supposedly) album features some high calibre musicians of the North Western United States.  Mike Scheidt of Yob and Tad Doyle provide vocals but this is the brain child of Aaron Edge ex Himsa. Aaron was diagnosed with Multiple… Continue Reading →

Grieving Age – Merely The Fleshless We And The Awed Obsequy… (Solitude)

It’s always a great delight getting a pile of carefully wrapped discs over from Russian label Solitude Productions and their affiliated label Bad Mood Man. It’s a difficult task listening to them and thinking how much I like the sound… Continue Reading →

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