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I have to admit that the cover art adorning this EP caught my eye, its disturbing imagery made me think about those petrified statues of Pompeii when Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. The way those people were caught in a… Continue Reading →
Third EP (plus one full length) from this Nottingham via South Africa band who, after one listen of this I can genuinely say are a different prospect. Very. Five tracks including three covers (more of which later), twenty five minutes… Continue Reading →
Four pieces of black metal about the cosmos sum up this short work. The artist and sound engineer behind Dione is Krystian Lukaszewicz, who as the founder of Black Aura Audio offers “sound, chaos and music production”. Fire and fury… Continue Reading →
I have had the privilege of reviewing this French bands last four releases going back to 2017’s ‘Serpentine’ album and during that time Hyrgal has been steadfastly consistent yet highly ambitious in writing provocative searing black metal, that touches base… Continue Reading →
Extermination Order, it would seem, are a five piece from all over the place (California, Germany, Iceland). They cite influences such as early Amon Amarth, Edge of Sanity, and crucially, Bolt Thrower. I have always been puzzled why Bolt Thrower,… Continue Reading →
Attractive Chaos are the latest vehicle for Vocalist Emma Elvaston and Guitarist Clement Botz, who some might know from their previous bands Evolvent and Beneath My Sins (though as far as I’m aware Beneath My Sins are still a going… Continue Reading →
Returning to the metal stage from their lonesome and windswept homeland of Varmland, Sweden, Tribulation are back with another piece of gothic metal that is vampiric in nature and has wholly abandoned all the death and blackened metal elements of… Continue Reading →
From Belfast and playing in the style of Swedish black metal, Imperial Demonic present their debut EP. You’d expect “The Furnace” to be fiery, and so it is. With riffage worthy of Dark Funeral and screams and horror to match,… Continue Reading →
I have had the great privilege of seeing this project grow in the live setting over a few years at Warhorns Festival and experiencing the maturing of singer Amber Marie as an artist and the sound and experience she has… Continue Reading →
Well, it may just be my own sense of stereotyping, but the one place I didn’t expect to get crushing death/doom from was Melbourne, Australia. I of course know that Australia has a proud history of pure heavy metal and… Continue Reading →
Vicenza based Lovecraft inspired Doom duo Domenico Groppo and Roberto Biasin are collectively known as Starspawn of Cthulhu. Since 2020 the pair have been traversing their own path of eldritch horror and this year sees the release of their latest… Continue Reading →
Something a bit deliciously different here but boundaries are meant to be pushed and we cannot be listening to the same styles all the time, things would quickly get stale. Heading off to the south coast and the seaside City… Continue Reading →