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Greek black metal may have played second fiddle to some of its Nordic counterparts over the years but there is no doubt these days it has proved itself to be as vibrant as any other country. Zemial – a brilliant… Continue Reading →
For years I’d managed to pretty much avoid Sahg; nothing to do with the band’s ability and nothing deliberate, it was just a case of too many acts to listen to and so little spare time. As it was, this… Continue Reading →
I’ve always found instrumental bands and albums quite difficult to fully appreciate, as whilst I enjoy good musicianship it is more often than not the vocals that really capture the imagination, be it through good lyrics, a decent voice, or… Continue Reading →
How time flies when you’re contemplating the infinite nature of cosmic existence. It’s less than a year since I reviewed Monolithe’s last album for this very website and, in a sub-genre not generally known for rushing things, that level of… Continue Reading →
I reckon that Svart have a secret chemical lab somewhere and keep manufacturing strange strains of LSD and feeding them to hermits in the Finnish woodlands, bunging them a few instruments, recording the results and then releasing on an unsuspecting… Continue Reading →
Firstly, let me say sorry; I fear that with this review I will bring down on my head the wrath of any dyed in the wool hardcore metal fan reading this site, and for that I apologise. However, I must… Continue Reading →
The Custodian don’t have much to say for themselves. I could just say “listen to this and decide for yourself” but that isn’t going to do anything. In any case, this is an album which I created a series of… Continue Reading →
In the world of psychedelic and imaginative progressive rock, King Bathmat reigns supreme. That was the conclusion I reached after listening to “Truth Button”. Now, 6 months later, this English quartet is back with “Overcoming the Monster”. The monster, to… Continue Reading →
It goes without saying that this lot win band name of the month if not the year and it was no surprise to discover when reading into these degenerates that a) they are Australian and b) they don’t take themselves… Continue Reading →
There has always been a bit of a geographic conundrum involving Italian band Ecnephias but then again as this album is narratively focusing on ancient pre-Christian cults they could hardly have embraced their Roman origins here. Musically having heard them… Continue Reading →
I think it is fair to say that the sudden announcement declaring the end of The Devil’s Blood came as a bit of a surprise and not a good one at all. I was honoured to have seen and photographed… Continue Reading →
From what I know of the writing staff of Ave Noctum, and such is the spread out geography that I’ve met surprisingly few of them, I guess I was the ideal candidate to review this album. Whilst many of the… Continue Reading →