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Just two weeks ago I reviewed the impressive new offering from American/Greek Metal band Prydain featuring a certain Bob Katsionis on bass and additional guitars, a fortnight later the multi-instrumentalist turns up here on the keyboards for Italian Melodic Power… Continue Reading →
Jazz meets psychedelia. Alternative meets progressive rock. That’s the billing of this album from Italy’s Klidas, who were formed in 2014. Upon reading that this album “represents a path of transcendence”, I set off on the journey. With a calming… Continue Reading →
If you’ve ever listened to Dope Stars Inc. and thought “man, I wish that was a bit heavier”, then boy do I have a band for you: DSI’s compatriots, Reasons Behind. Now, I love Victor Love and Associates, and I… Continue Reading →
I have to admit that the cover art adorning this EP caught my eye, its disturbing imagery made me think about those petrified statues of Pompeii when Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. The way those people were caught in a… Continue Reading →
With its eye catching photo cover of Brenda Lee Spencer, arrested after a particularly bad Monday in 1979 which saw her culling classmates at a high-school shooting, Formalist set us up for a particularly harrowing debut album ‘No One Will… Continue Reading →
I am always grateful of receiving a release to review that purely sticks to one genre, no superfluous subgenres and whilst I adore all types of death metal Dead Chasm play it straight down the line, their deathly dealings hit… Continue Reading →
Part One of Elvenking’s Reader Of The Runes Trilogy emerged in 2019, with the knowing stride and confident swagger of a Metal band who are happy with who they are and where they’re going. You’ve got to be confident in… Continue Reading →
30 years on from forming, Graveworm now release their ninth album. My time of listening to this band was in the 00s with the releases of “Engraved in Black” (2003) and (N)utopia (2005), both of which form part of my… Continue Reading →
Setting out on longboats to Lindisfarne back in 2012 it would appear these Italians somehow thought they had Viking heritage when they started out with their debut EP. Since then they have steered their way through Midgard, Ragnarok, wars and… Continue Reading →
The very title of this album points to melancholy. The suggestion here was something dark and light, and maybe deep, and hints in style of bands like Swallow the Sun, Katatonia and Novembre. My reaction when I saw mention of… Continue Reading →
Film Treasures is an invaluable UK based site and resource allowing film collectors to order imports directly from here without having to worry about excruciating long waits, customs issues and the likes from your favourite labels like Severin, Unearthed and… Continue Reading →
If you trawl the Ave Noctum archives then you will come across my review of this bands second album ‘Black Drapes For Tomorrow’ which I absolutely adored and still do as this unique Italian metal band often defies categorisation even… Continue Reading →