Tag France
With Immoral Tales (Contes immoraux 1974) it was as though Borowczyk had released his inner perv. It’s an odd compendium which at times sees its four stories gelling but at others not quite so. This is certainly true of the… Continue Reading →
Wondering just how to start this review I went for the tried and tested look up the band name and see if other than as a moniker it has any real meaning and discovered that according to Urban Dictionary it… Continue Reading →
0 is a compilation of two earlier EPs (2007 ‘s Interlude Premier and 2012 ‘s Interlude Second) from French doom/death/space drone act Monolithe. They add in a couple of short (for them) bonus tracks for the completeists too which is… Continue Reading →
A very poetic and atmospheric title sets you up nicely for this second EP from French post, progressive black metal band Orob. After a short choral intro we are flung rapidly down ‘The Pathway’ and it is quickly evident from… Continue Reading →
The story goes that this album arose from a desire to avoid the torpor of summer. I don’t know how true that is but it’s now summer and here is Bad Tripes’s second album. Reminding me of fellow French group… Continue Reading →
The greeting is horrible screams and impressive artwork and lyrics which would be entirely in place on any Grindethic album. The emerging and lasting sound is in fact that of Vader, Cannibal Corpse, Carnifex or any other brutal death metal… Continue Reading →
Unswabbed are a French outfit from Lille who have been kicking around now for near 20 years. With a handful of albums and EP’s under their belt, they’ve managed to share the stage with the likes of Cavalera Conspiracy, HED… Continue Reading →
I’m not sure why light should come “fröm” below unless the band is trying to be Swedish or something, but as Enola come fröm France, this theory does not höld water. Ridiculous. Even my PC thinks I’m being ridiculous and… Continue Reading →
With how rare it is these days that a band or label actually takes the time and effort to send a finished CD for review, it’s almost worth an extra mark in itself. How equally disappointing to find that the… Continue Reading →
Postcore, postrock, postman, postcrete. What is all this post stuff? It is one genre prefix (should that be post fix?) that I don’t get. Post Core is how Memories of A Deadman are described . Not to be confused with Theory… Continue Reading →
As a black metal band, trying to make your mark in 2014 when releasing your debut album must be a pretty tough gig, but that’s exactly what Noctem Cursis are doing with ‘Nocturnal Frost’ here. There are of course multiple… Continue Reading →
Splits are odd things. Some, with their highly reactive opposite sides really deserve the ‘Vs.’ tag while others may as well be the same band on both halves. Others still might as well have been released as two EPs, so… Continue Reading →