Tag Grand Magus
The way the bands were set up today was going to involve a lot of running backwards and forwards between stages to see the bands we wanted to. I also had fun shooting from the main arena rather than having… Continue Reading →
Ahh, yes. Swedish trad-doomers GRAND MAGUS are the epitome of all that is good in metal: heavy, talented, catchy, and featuring ample sweet-ass riffs and vocal lines. Straightforward and traditionally minded without the irony of so many modern trad-metal-worshippers, what’s… Continue Reading →
For a band originally considered spoof metal, Viking Skull have proved surprisingly durable. Ten years and almost as many members on find the band on their fifth studio album. They have outlasted and surpassed the achievements of their unlamented alma… Continue Reading →
My first glimpse of Wedding In Hades was through the 2010 music video for their song ‘Widow’. The auguries were good. A bunch of miserable, ashen-faced blokes rocking out in a church to a moody mix of My Dying Bride,… Continue Reading →
Bulgarian duo Bohzidar and Anton who make up this doom band have a background in black metal but from the first chord of the lead off song ‘ At The Temple Doors’ you kind of know that you’re safely in… Continue Reading →