Tag Gothic
“Music for night hours and sanguine addictions” I’ll be honest those words send shivers down my spine for all the wrong reasons. I spent some time amongst the Vampire fans of London in the 90’s in the middle of the… Continue Reading →
What to do when the ropes of the night keep you firmly chained to the darkness, hindering your every movement, making it impossible to break free? There is only one option. You have to generate your own light. This, in… Continue Reading →
Parrilla, hailing from the Southend on the Sea, UK, have been described as a rising force in the UK underground. Having cut their teeth round Essex, sharing the stage with the likes of Goat Monsoon and participating in Bloodstock’s Metal… Continue Reading →
Although they have plenty of releases to their name and have been going since 2003, I’m a recent advocate of the Spanish cult of Balmog. Very impressed with last album Vacvvm and one-track EP Pillars Of Salt I had them… Continue Reading →
I didn’t pick this out for its title but it did make me laugh. All the nonsense about being allowed to hug people in a country where people don’t hug each other represents a normal level of absurdity. Sectlinefor will… Continue Reading →
The PR blurb hails Malamorte as Italian New Wave of True Heavy Metal Leaders that had me initially interested, with other info including heralding Alessandro Nunzaiati (Lord Vampyr from Theatres des Vampires) as a leader in the Italian scene with… Continue Reading →
Variety is the spice of life and as much as we all need gnarly slabs of aggressive metal to see us through the day, there are also times when we need something more mellow but still within the realm of… Continue Reading →
Once again we see the Swedish death metal guru Rogga Johannson involved in yet another project, ably assisted by Peter Svensson (Assassin’s Blade) on bass/backing vocals and Lars Demoké (drums). This is on top of his collaboration with Paul Speckmann… Continue Reading →
What to do, as a band, when you find yourself without a lead vocalist right before tracking should have started for your next release? Well, there are not many options. You can either despair, curse your bad luck and call… Continue Reading →
This reviewing business is weird, I tell you. Every time I am about to press play on a new album, I feel a mixture of curiosity, excitement, reluctance and aversion. Every time, without fail. While the first two feelings are… Continue Reading →
Dunwich seems to have intertwined itself in heavy metal culture. The place that is rather than this band – give ‘em time though this is only their debut. HP Lovecraft set a short story in a fictitious New England town… Continue Reading →
I am not alone having a whole lotta love for musical collective The Eden House. Formed by musicians with various past ties to cult Gothic acts Fields Of The Nephilim and NFD such as Simon Rippin and Stephen Carey they… Continue Reading →