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Some bands are just taken for granted these days. Some bands become so established, so familiar that they’re almost like part of the ‘listening furniture’ – an institution if you will – that, even if they’re universally acknowledged as providing… Continue Reading →
Mmm, piercing Norwegian black metal with a nasty Swedeath kick — wonderful. That’s right. Tortorum have got the perfect fuck-it-all attitude to go along with their caustic blend of precious metals. Extinctionist, their first release, spews forth fury and intensity… Continue Reading →
This is the third album to be reissued from Khold, having originally come out in 2004. Having only discovered them last year when I ended up with the debut two album reissues to review, I found myself surprisingly drawn in… Continue Reading →
I must begin this review by stating that “symphonic” black metal is not my thing. In fact, I can sum up my general attitude to the genre with an analogy to the latest ‘Snow White’ film, which I sat through… Continue Reading →
Norwegian slam death metallers Kraanium have been on the go since 2001, releasing a demo ‘No Respect for the Dead’ in 2002 then, from 2002 to 2006 the band took a break to concentrate on their other projects. Luckily the… Continue Reading →
Having reviewed the two reissues from Fester that came in rather nice digipacks I have to say, my reward I guess is to review the latest and newest album from a reformed Fester that only contains one original member, namely… Continue Reading →
Artist: El Caco Title: Hatred, Love & Diagrams Type: Album Label: Indie Recordings It has been a while since I have heard from this hard rocking eclectic crew from Norway, 2001’s ‘Viva’ album got personally played most of the year… Continue Reading →
I was rather taken with the aggressive and confident return to the fray that the Viking Metal comrades Einherjer created recently with ‘Norron’ and so when I got the chance to ask them a little about the whys and the… Continue Reading →