Tag Electric Wizard
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 →
Being only half on duty this is more a snapshot than detailed band by band review but hopefully it will give you a flavour of the fun we all had. The festival itself deserves a review too though as it… Continue Reading →
With few major labels willing to take risks on new and genre music, unless that music is new from a talent show or the genre is the shite that passes for R’n’B these days, it is always good when… Continue Reading →
I’ll be honest, I approached this review with a little bit of trepidation. My only prior experience with The Graviators was when they opened for the legendary Saint Vitus back in December 2010 at Camden’s infamous sweat pit The Underworld,… Continue Reading →
Remember when life was simple? Remember when heavy metal was just, well, heavy metal? No internet but we had tape trading, Shades Records, Mega-Metal Kerrang, Sounds, bullet belts and pints of snakebite on a Friday night down Kings Nightclub in… Continue Reading →
Firstly, let me say sorry; I fear that with this review I will bring down on my head the wrath of any dyed in the wool hardcore metal fan reading this site, and for that I apologise. However, I must… Continue Reading →
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; how does such a tiny population as is spread throughout Norway manage to produce so many great metal and rock bands? Whilst this, at the moment, United Kingdom of Great Britain… Continue Reading →
Okay folks, without having even heard of the band, the first thing I noticed when I loaded this album from American doom outfit Windhand, even before I’d played the album, was the fact that the final track, ‘Boleskine’, was listed… Continue Reading →
Brace your ears and prepare to get your Doom on with the second full length release from Providence Rhode Island’s own Howl! Care of the ever heavy Relapse Records, a label that seems to specialise in bands that are never… Continue Reading →
I’d just had a lousy cold and then an upset stomach so when I was passed a split that thee Ed. described as “Cough and Wind” I was understandably unenthusiastic about reliving my experiences. Thankfully though it is just a… Continue Reading →
What’s the best part of raping a zombie? Hearing the hip bone go crack! Actually can you rape a zombie? Can they actually say nooooooouuughhh? What am I talking about? Well first of these five numbers is called Raping Zombies… Continue Reading →
Scroll down to bottom of review for photos! The annual Damnation Festival held in Leeds is, I think it is fair to say, the biggest indoor metal event in the North of England. Every year it sees a huge crowd… Continue Reading →