Tag Nuclear Blast
Coming from New Jersey Fit For An Autopsy have been going since 2008 with their debut album The Process Of Human Extermination gaining them some traction in the Deathcore scene in 2011. Since then they’ve dropped a whole host of… Continue Reading →
There are, for a start, two things I find interesting about bizarre Finnish industrial metal band Turmion Kätilöt (basically currently MC Raaka Pee, RunQ, DQ, Shag-U, Bobby Undertaker and Master Bates…). The first is that I came across them 20… Continue Reading →
Formed in 1999 and hailing from Sweden, Grand Magus have always bubbled away in the Metal underground, a band who I feel have gained themselves a dedicated and strong fanbase but never really hit it super big. Their rise has… Continue Reading →
I often ponder the madness of subgenres and micro genres in music. I love to discuss and argue them with my son in law George who also writes for Ave Noctum. A blastbeat paired with a sub drop in a… Continue Reading →
Throughout the many years I’ve associated with the metal scene, I often notice what side-genres become most popular among both artists and revellers alike. For a long time last decade it was synthwave that dominated the upper echelons of genres… Continue Reading →
One thing Wintersun are not is predictable. Having released “Time I” way back in 2012, main-man Jari Mäenpää (songwriting, vocals, guitars, keyboards etc etc) chose to follow it five years later with the alternatively conceptually themed “The Forest Seasons”. But… Continue Reading →
This album may never have come to pass, and that fateful day in the Italian Apennines 3 years ago this week is also the inspiration for much of what we have here today. While hanging upside down with several fractures… Continue Reading →
So, if you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if Epica vocalist Simone Simons decided to team up with Ayreon mastermind Arjen Lucassen for a whole album rather than just the odd guest vocal, then wonder no more, as… Continue Reading →
Feels like this has been talked about for a loooooong time. I have been receiving singles and preview tracks for a few months which has made my mouth water and my ears cower in anticipation. Nails are a band that… Continue Reading →
Hammerfall. There’s no denying the influence this Swedish band has had on the Power Metal scene over the years and the following they’ve built. Their debut was a breath of fresh air whilst Metal was still mired in the turgid… Continue Reading →
One of the best things about writing reviews as a paid up obsessive metalhead – and potentially one of the most overwhelming – is not just getting to write snarky screeds about all manner of metal albums, it’s that beautiful… Continue Reading →
There probably aren’t many more popular doom acts than Arkansas crew Pallbearer. They made waves with a series of well-regarded releases in the late 2000’s and teens, but their last record was actually “Forgotten Days” back in 2020. Of course,… Continue Reading →