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Opium Warlords – Strength! (Svart)

OK gentle readers, strap yourself in. This is a marathon not a sprint. When I popped my head over the parapet and my hand up for this review I had no idea what was in store. 24 tracks! 24 fucking… Continue Reading →

Laibach – London, Shepherds Bush Empire 8/11/23

Although not on “official” review duties tonight it would be remiss not to cover the only UK date of Laibach’s extensive European tour. The eclectic band were not partaking on a crowd- pleasing, fan-favourite visit in my opinion and I… Continue Reading →

Iskandr – Spiritus Sylvestris (Eisenwald)

Last year’s beautifully acoustic one-track EP Glass was already an indicator that Dutch black metal outfit Iskandr had embarked upon a different path. It was not an untrodden one and neither was it completely dissimilar to the previous trail. The… Continue Reading →

Pulse – Adjusting the Space (NRT Records)

What with Fear Factory combusting spectacularly recently maybe Pulse have stepped up at the right time with their “Cyber Future Metal”.  First off if you are new to this band, they are not in the style of Burton and Dino’s Bladerunner bothering cyber death/Nu… Continue Reading →

Blitzkrieg Baby – Genocidal Sextasy (Cloister Recordings)

What a time to be alive, the pubs are re-opening on this very day after being shut for several months. The world continues to churn and vomit out its soul and we can go, get a pint and a packet… Continue Reading →

Deviate Damaen – In Sanctitate Benignitatis Non Miseretur (Masked Dead Records)

Right. I speak not a word of Italian. Or German. I know literally a handful of individual words of Latin. So of course I’m reviewing this. Despite that I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the… Continue Reading →

Blitzkrieg Baby – Homo Sapiens Parasitus (Neuropa Records)

End of the world loony tunes, Blitzkrieg Baby are back with their second album and it ain’t gonna be pleasant in the slightest. If you are an end of days prophet though, this could be your new soundtrack to Armageddon… Continue Reading →

Haiku Funeral – Decadent Luminosity (Aesthetic Death)

The past two albums gave me nightmares and hallucinations in more than just title and now I am promised decadence and luminosity. Will a light suddenly go on in my head and understanding be reached as far as Haiku Funeral… Continue Reading →

Samael – Hegemony (Napalm)

Leadership and dominance, well that is something Samael know all about having been worshipped from the early days with their unique and devout take on blackened metal. Forerunners of the scene they have been around since way back in 1987… Continue Reading →

Interview – Solefald

This interview was originally conducted as a short news piece for Iron Fist magazine (available in all good newsagents and digitally). Naturally I asked far too many questions for the word count I had and much of this had to… Continue Reading →

Solefald – World Metal Kosmopolis Sud (Indie)

Following up on last year’s EP ‘Norrønasongen. Kosmopolis Nord’ Solefald have completely expanded their reach from the more insular travelogue that took in the traditions and folklore of the Norse centric regions and explored their chilly terrain with a progressive… Continue Reading →

Raus / Perunwit – Under The Sign Of The Black Sun (Odium Records)

Here we have two bands both sharing one member and both containing Poles displaced and living in London. In the case of Raus this is their first recorded work whereas Perunwit are described as “legendary and the oldest Pagan band… Continue Reading →

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