Tag France
Fair warning, if you’re not into Alcest and/or ethereal post-whatever in general, then I strongly suggest you check out one of the many other fine reviews that will have been posted on Ave Noctum in the last few days. Mainly… Continue Reading →
Scavenging around the byways, farmlands, woodlands & waterways of rural France and digging up gems like rare truffles, Antiq are always a label to keep an eye on. The last offering from them Moisson Livide ‘Sent Empèri Gascon’ is still… Continue Reading →
I got into the strange dark world of Haiku Funeral through Thee Ed’s reviews on these pages and a generous gesture from Aesthetic Death owner Stu some while back. They are not easy music but their progression has been wonderful… Continue Reading →
A new outfit but seasoned ghouls and gargoyles gathered together here for some Grand-Guignol blackness and a touch of the grandiose. With members past and present from the likes of Hyrgal, BÂ’A, Seth, Glaciation, Anorexia Nervosa and Diablation (whose Irreverent… Continue Reading →
As you can probably imagine there are dozens of bands with the band name Morgue spanning the entire globe but this version is from France is possibly one of the more well known since they have released four albums previous… Continue Reading →
This is old school Death Metal from Brittany. Old School in the sound – reminiscent of Immolation, Malevolent Creation, Cannibal Corpse and even Death in parts. It is also old school in that this album is a compilation of two… Continue Reading →
I was blown away by this French bands last album, ‘La Morsure Du Christ’, so much so that I instantly bought it at the time. This latest and seventh album is likely to be on my purchase list too as… Continue Reading →
I probably should be more au-fait with this French duo’s output. After all they are on album number six here and their first on this label. Formed back in 2010 we have I, Luciferia providing all but the drums and… Continue Reading →
Halfway into 2024 and the metal world has seen an excellent share of new releases from most genres, particularly black metal’s more up and coming subgenres such as cosmic and oceanic black metal. But in terms of identity, the scene… Continue Reading →
One of the best things about writing reviews as a paid up obsessive metalhead – and potentially one of the most overwhelming – is not just getting to write snarky screeds about all manner of metal albums, it’s that beautiful… Continue Reading →
Black metal is an ever widening and diversifying genre, something that delights me with every new release as it annoys all the gatekeepers who want everyone to sound like something recorded on a kids’ tape recorder in a Norwegian basement… Continue Reading →
Roman’s, Greeks, biblical tales, World Wars, big battles; there’s plenty going on here just in the lyrics and narrative themes on this second album from this Toulouse based band. I was looking at the titles and the likes of ‘The… Continue Reading →