Tag Italy
This is the Italian band with this moniker as I know there are a few others knocking about as the four-piece unleash their fifth and utterly barbaric new album. The intense opening intro ‘Mortem Aeternam’ sets the scene superbly, building… Continue Reading →
It is pretty much accepted that the international language of rock, like the international language of seafaring, is English. Whilst the latter goes back to days of Empire where Britannia ruled the waves, the former is doubtless due to the… Continue Reading →
There’s a strong suggestion of a dark and sinister element in the artwork of this album, of which there is the added promise of psychedelic suggestions and different rhythmic elements. We enter the forest on a dark morning. The drum… Continue Reading →
I’m not sure why it’s necessary for the title of this album, which means ash or Ash, has to be in lower and upper case but I’m sure there must be a reason. The album has an arty sleeve, representing… Continue Reading →
There’s a bit of Italy and a bit of the Netherlands in this band but either way it comes down to searing black metal. This album is the follow up to “I-Serpent” which was released in 2016. Frenzied explosions, grunts,… Continue Reading →
A new album from Ufomammut is always a special thing. It’s already 5 years since their last “8” which took me on an interplanetary trip and earned 8.5 out of 10 from me. Well, you would have thought that a much-anticipated album would have led me to… Continue Reading →
‘Wisdom Kings’ Heruka are back with a new album following a burst of activity that has seen them release 2 other studio full length’s an EP and a live album since 2018. I have stumbled around their somewhat philosophical work… Continue Reading →
It’s been a long and life-changing road for Cadaveria since last album ‘Silence’ in 2014. In fact, ‘Emptiness’ is an album that we are very lucky to have today as the former Opera IX vocalist and self-monikered artist had a… Continue Reading →
Computer code is something I do not understand. Programming, Algorithms, syntax, hacking… Hell, even technology itself! I know just about enough to run a few programs, emulate old 16bit era games and occasionally stream on Twitch! Master Boot Record therefore… Continue Reading →
Tenebra are a Four-piece psychedelic rock band who hail from Bologna and ply their musical trade with a heavy dose of 70’s hard rock and blues, giving their work the umbrella term ‘retro-rock/stoner’. Loaded with sounds similar to those from… Continue Reading →
A new project here from a duo of Italians who also play in Hideous Divinity, Bedsore and SVNTH among others. It’s only 3 tracks and 20 minutes in length but don’t let that put you off as it contains more… Continue Reading →
It’s almost 20 years now since Italian Power Metal band Trick or Treat came into existence, united in their admiration for a certain iconic Pumpkin-brandishing German Power Metal band. “Creepy Symphonies” is the band’s sixth album, and their second in… Continue Reading →