Dark Tranquillity released their twelfth album Moment in 2020, but at the time were only able to stream a gig from an empty theatre. Finally they are back on tour in America which is hopefully a sign that things are… Continue Reading →
Sometimes it is nice to simply press play on an album and get exactly what you expected, no gimmicks, no trends, just a good old energetic thrashing from start to finish. Nightrage led through thick and thin by Marios Iliopoulos… Continue Reading →
Is it too early to start discussing “Album of the Year”? I’ll stick my neck out and say that even though it’s only just February, I’m confident ‘Halo’ will feature in many of these lists, and may well sit at the… Continue Reading →
Three years since their last album and a couple member changes to boot, however it would appear that drummer Tuomo Latvala recorded his tracks before departing, since which Atte Pesonen took his spot behind the kit, while bassist Erkki Silvennoinen… Continue Reading →
Henrik Nygren’s Melodic death metal project Carchosa, from Malmö, Sweden is back once again with the second release ‘Realms’. The eponymous debut release was a respectable musical offering which had some fantastic compositional work and solid displays of musical prowess… Continue Reading →
So we all have those conversations where our mates go ‘you’ve heard X?’ and you reply with ‘I’ve heard of them’. Well today is one of those days for me, although I’m actually pretty sure I’ve seen this band supporting… Continue Reading →
What is Extreme Metal? I often find myself asking that question. To me it can cover a wide range of genres, for example Black Metal, Death Metal, even Thrash to some degree. However, what I really think it is, is… Continue Reading →
At The Gates are back. The melodic death behemoths from Gothenburg return with a new full length release and what a beast it is. Its 3 years since ‘To Drink From The Night Itself’ and the Swedish Overlords, are back… Continue Reading →
It was a pleasure first of all to come across something on Scarlet Records, a long- standing label which brought pleasure to me in the past through such bands as Stormlord, Hatesphere and Disarmonia Mundi. This latest offering is From… Continue Reading →
The return of the Vikings. King of Asgard are back with their fifth release, their last being the moody “:Taudr:” album, way back now in 2017. For those not in the know, the Kings play a brand of extreme metal… Continue Reading →
It’s been 4 years since I reviewed ‘I Am Become’ and Hanging Garden released ‘Into That Good Night’ in the intervening years, where vocalist Riikka Hatakka became a permanent member. This is also the seventh album for the Finnish septet… Continue Reading →
I think it’s going a bit far to describe Feradur as “Luxembourg’s death metal royalty” as the publicity does, since I’m struggling to name any band from the Grand Duchy, let alone anyone blessed with royalty. Still, this EP is… Continue Reading →