Tag Meshuggah
Sporting a moniker that describes the ancient Egyptian writing system, you’d expect this Leeds sextet to have some pretty far-out ideas on where they believe modern metal should be headed right now. Judging from the mashed-up sound that emerges from… Continue Reading →
Thanks to UK Metallers Xerath’s consistent live work it appears that I am one of the few Ave Noctum scribes to be unfamiliar with the band. So why, therefore does it fall upon me to review their imaginatively titled… Continue Reading →
I’ve been a fan of Moscow based doomsters The Morningside from the very first time I heard them, as they absolutely hit the sweet spot when it comes to my love of gothic doom. Building off some severe Katatonia and… Continue Reading →
On a trip to Sweden, staying in an isolated studio apartment, guitarist Pierre Caroz looked around the cold and desolate climate that surrounded him and began to construct music to match. What emerged was a primitive, oppressively dark cacophony (a… Continue Reading →
Insense are a four piece from Oslo, Norway who were once championed by In Flames front man Anders Fridén who claimed the first time he heard them, he wanted more. Fast forward to the present day, and Insense now offer… Continue Reading →
Reinvented electronic metal is the description I read about the music of this band from France. Essentially this is lively modern metal with tributes paid to Meshuggah, Textures and unsurprisingly Oestre’s compatriots Gojira and Hacride. Industrial noises, thunderous roars and… Continue Reading →
One Hour Hell hail from Sweden, and bring a bounding brand of death metal to the table with this their second album ‘Interfectvs’. Having formed from the ashes of Oxide in 2007, they quickly released their debut ‘Product of Massmurder’… Continue Reading →
I’m pretty sure there was some weird curse over this CD which was trying to prevent me from reviewing it. First the disc refused to play in three of my CD players, then my laptop crapped out, then a speaker… Continue Reading →
These Dutch deathsters have been going for some seven years now, give or take the odd hiatus. Featuring ex-Pestilence drummer Yuma van Eekelen and guest appearances from an ex-Cynic member, along with Prostitute Disfigurement’s Niels Adams, all signs are good…. Continue Reading →
There is the Battle of the Bands. This is the battle of the same band. The one in question is Lifeforms from Sacramento, USA. The title of this album is well chosen. Twanging djent, raging metalcore and long, high, sirening… Continue Reading →
This French four-piece has been in existence for well over a decade, releasing three evolving takes on the progressive death genre along the way. Making ever greater steps forward, ‘Back to Where You’ve Never Been’ is an album which their… Continue Reading →
‘Sexforce’. Pretty rape-y name for an album isn’t it? Well, there’s nothing sexy about this band, but they can be pretty forceful in their approach of proggy, deathly metal. Actually, I take the sexy thing back – some of their… Continue Reading →