Tag EP
Hmm, artwork of a stoned shade wearing Egyptian mummy and a double punning title of ‘Highrospliffics’, eh? It can only be the return of Groan, ending a period of relative quiet with a stonker of a four track EP. Proceedings… Continue Reading →
There has been a slow but steady upwards curve of hype surrounding this idiosyncratic duo over recent years. I remember excited whispering in the nether regions of the underground following the release of their ‘Giest ist Teufel’ debut back in… Continue Reading →
In the mainstream rock press, and to a lesser extent the mainstream music press in general, there has been a fair amount of chat regarding comments made by Kiss’s own Gene Simmons, and his opinion of rock being dead, and… Continue Reading →
I’ve kind of been aware of Crest Of Darkness for a while, but, as is the way of the world never quite managed to intersect with the Norwegians until this EP. Which I guess is as good a way as… Continue Reading →
Never has a band been so aptly named; Primitive Man are consistent, robust and, well…primitive in their approach to making music – crank absolutely everything up until it produces disgusting amounts of feedback then churn out smouldering heaps of charred-black… Continue Reading →
This EP is a posthumous release for drummer/vocalist Jonny to whom the remainder of the Italian band dedicate as a tribute. As they have gig dates in the diary for March, it would appear that the trio of Selvans Haruspex… Continue Reading →
Dutch melodic death metal come thrash slingers Insurrection formed in 2010 and set about making their reputation as a serious act with continual touring and hard hitting music. Having shared the stage with bands like Destruction, Hypocrisy and Evergrey, the… Continue Reading →
Reading the promotional sheet for this short three track release had me marginally enthused as most bands try to make themselves sound different to everyone else and catch your attention from a journalistic point of view. With an album already… Continue Reading →
Under ten minutes worth of music on this 4 track split EP but don’t worry about that, what it lacks for time wise it makes up for in other ways! Both bands here are at the very extreme electronic side… Continue Reading →
When the charismatic and often enigmatic and insane Peter Dolving left The Haunted, many wondered what his next musical venture would be. After a series of spoken word pieces, Dolving decided to move back into rock and metal again, this… Continue Reading →
“Squidheads, squidheads roly-poly squidheads. Sqidheads, squidheads, eat em up yum!” Well not quite as far as this calamari enthused one man project from Belgium is concerned as it is purely instrumental but if you made up your own words and sang… Continue Reading →
Some `retro’ style releases are more convincing than others; with some bands you get the impression that they missed the point of the original genre of yesteryear that they are trying to emulate. Not so with Gdansk-based Repulsor, who absolutely… Continue Reading →