Tag Germany
From the depths of Germany’s Black Forest region, Thron have released their fourth full length album, “Dust”. Formed in 2015, the band continue to expand on their black metal sound drawing in more classic influences whilst retaining an edge that… Continue Reading →
Last time I checked, the collapse of Mother Earth was still in progress. The German crust punk/post-black metal band Downfall of Gaia, named after that very same process, can therefore claim undiminished relevance despite being active for 15 years. Silhouettes… Continue Reading →
These German diabolists have had a long running career stretching right back to 1992 but there have been many deviations down the left hand path disrupting their Infernal Satanic Verses. With a revolving door line up seeing almost 20 musicians… Continue Reading →
Name checking some of the most awesome death metal bands in the PR material had me wanting to hear this. This is a project born during the pandemic, old school death metal akin to Massacre, Death, Cancer and Bolt Thrower,… Continue Reading →
Once again German band Depravation and German label Lifeforce Records have combined to spew out another full-length release full of Black/Death Metal violence and intensity with a touch of crustiness for good measure. ‘IV: Letvm’ is the band’s third album… Continue Reading →
One second. As starts to reviews go, that’s a new one even for me. So, what does that “one second” mean? How long until I turned it off? Hell no. How long until I knew what was coming for the… Continue Reading →
MetalCore is not my usual sub of the day. I managed to swerve the avalanche of bands that hit 20 years ago with only a few registering on my radar. This may have been snobbery on my part or possibly a… Continue Reading →
It’s all about blackness and abysses. The artist must have been watching Breakfast TV, or the German equivalent of it. “Reue” (Regret) is Leipa’s second album. The man behind it known as Noise is also responsible for Kanonenfieber, a more… Continue Reading →
As regular readers will know, every December Ave Noctum’s contributors share their Top 20 albums of that year. So where are we in this year right now? First week in January as I write this and I’m confident that I’m… Continue Reading →
Two years on from 2020’s ‘Omens’, Berlin based quartet, Elder, return with latest album ‘Innate Passage’. Straddling the line between psychedelic stoner metal and prog rock, Elder are a band lacking in neither ambition nor technicality. Their ability to tour… Continue Reading →
Rebel Souls released a fine debut full length back in 2017 titled ‘The Forces Of Darkness’ one that captured the black and death hybrid extremely well and this sophomore continues that styling with a rampaging onslaught from start to finish…. Continue Reading →
Conceived back in 2007 by German musician / vocalist Natrgaard, listeners were taken on a path that judging by titles took a DSBM route. Having not heard them I can only make an educated guess on that. After an 8-year… Continue Reading →