Tag Katatonia
The Vision Bleak released their fantastic debut 9 whole years ago in 2004! Well that was a shock – where does the time go? It was at the height of Gothic Metal and their dark theatrical ‘horror metal’ (as they… Continue Reading →
If there is one band guaranteed to get me excited about a review, it’s For Ruin. You see, gentle reader, way back in 2004, they were one of the first (if not the) first review that I did for the… Continue Reading →
Hailing from Texas this band are a relatively new outfit who have so far only released this one EP. It came out originally in 2012 independently before being picked up by Hypnotic Dirge for a bit more widespread recognition. Honed… Continue Reading →
“No bullshit metal and hard rock served with a slice of punkrock energy” is the way this band from Sweden is depicted. There’s a strong sense of past meeting present about “The Poet and the Parrot”. At first I thought… Continue Reading →
This is the eighth album by End of Green, so it’s not surprising that this album is presented with great clarity. Their production is geared to interesting rock songs with gloomy themes and gothic touches. They don’t need to rely… Continue Reading →
Both the title of this album and the band’s track record over their 17 years of gloomy output suggest that there aren’t going to be too many light moments here. This German band’s dark metal style has drawn comparison with… Continue Reading →
The progressively-orientated Kscope label has an impressive roster of bands, including Anathema, Porcupine Tree and The Pineapple Thief. The latter’s main man Bruce Soord has now entered into collaboration with Katatonia’s Jonas Renske for “Wisdom of Crowds”. When I heard… Continue Reading →
There is a good chance that you may not have encountered In The Silence before but their self-released debut 2012 album obviously caught some attention as not only has it been picked up by Sensory but the band are also… Continue Reading →
Having reviewed an album of theirs almost a decade ago and another a couple years later, I see that Oliver Nikolas Schmid is the sole remaining member and Tony Berger was on the latter release. Gone is Oliver’s brother and… Continue Reading →
“Turkish Black Metal” is what’s advertised on the sleeve of my copy of this album. “Manevi” is the fifth album by this band from Istanbul. “Manevi” translates as “spiritual” or “ghostly” and I’d say it’s the atmospheric sections which are… Continue Reading →
I guess with the band being named after a Kafka story and an album title like that, it was a fair signpost that there would be introspection and an urge to go the progressive route by these Ukrainian musicians. Would… Continue Reading →
With a name like This Misery Garden you know you’re not in for a rib-tickling laugh-fest, but which particular area of musical misery do this Swiss Metal band occupy on their second release? From the outset a heavy nod towards… Continue Reading →