Tag I Voidhanger
Back into the shadows we go with the work of K.M. the mysterious half Polish, half Greek denizen of the underworld. We have charted these seas before covering his debut EP and the following 2 albums. We are informed that… Continue Reading →
Described as a cosmic free jazz orchestra, Zaäar are clearly not short of ideas as they embark upon this 90-minute journey. With the sounds of a saxophone, trumpet, synths, flutes, drums and electric bass, this always had the makings of… Continue Reading →
History and geography lesson time from Ayloss of Spectral Lore as he follows up debut Mystras release ‘Castles Conquered And Reclaimed,’ which was certainly a fascinating album. It mixed burgeoning medieval black metal with well-known traditional folk songs as it… Continue Reading →
I suspect this won’t be the longest review ever, but not because there’s nothing to say. Just because it really turns out to be one of those albums you probably should hear. So here I am to pique your interest…. Continue Reading →
What a band name, try saying it without your teeth in and your jaw will lock and you will be eating through a straw for the next couple of months. Jokes aside these 2 Finns and a Swiss man consist… Continue Reading →
You can always rely on I, Voidhanger to unleash some of the darkest, terrifying musical assaults that you will ever bear witness to, as Dutch blackened death metallers Defacement release their sophomore. Songs on their debut were relatively short compared… Continue Reading →
This is heady stuff and music that necessitates the lighting of incense to smother the air with fragrance and thick cloying plumes of smoke. Sol Kia are comprised of two Belgian ritualists Stephane Van Tricht who is responsible for vocals… Continue Reading →
OK so as I write this I have succumbed to the plague. Covid has caught me in its putrefying clutches and I am quarantined and feeling like poop in a scoop. What is needed? Well, the rulebooks say plenty of fluids, rest and vitamin… Continue Reading →
Whilst there is no shortage of concept albums around right now dealing with the extinction of mankind due to viral and ecological effects this split EP sees two bands joining together and going right back in time to approximately 251.9… Continue Reading →
Since I first heard Bal-Sagoth I’ve been into Symphonic Extreme Metal. Particularly the more ridiculous side of it. Big over the top Power Metal style orchestration laying about with harsh vocals and goblin-like silliness has always appealed to me. In… Continue Reading →
It’s seven years, almost to the day, since Spectral Lore’s last near legendary full-length album III and it feels like a lifetime ago. Ayloss had already displayed some very obvious promise on his previous efforts, particularly on Sentinel and the… Continue Reading →
Weird music kind of makes me sad now because literally nothing shocks or surprises me. I mean just this past week I discovered Hammer Of Dawn a Death Metal supergroup inspired by the Gears Of War universe. Now you might… Continue Reading →