Tag Prosthetic Records
The ciiiiiiircle of Liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife – to paraphrase and bastardise Reg Dwight. Well in reality it is the circle of death – Death Metal more specifically. The internet is awash with new Old School Death Metal bands, teens and twenty summats who have picked up an HM-2 pedal on Ebay and… Continue Reading →
Modern cybergrind? The discovery of this album by Blind Equation out of Chicago suggests something colourful. What we’re being offered has influences in grind, atmospheric black metal, 8-bit electronics and Eurotrance. Quite a ride, then. Or as they have it,… Continue Reading →
A recent attendee at Bloodstock, Outergods express turbulence through death metal, black metal and grindcore, quoting Morbid Angel and Strapping Young Lad as influencers. This is the band’s debut album following a couple of singles which are both here. The… Continue Reading →
In summary, Nixil’s mission is to explore freedom in amongst all the rubbish and “the oppressive grasp of this rotting society”. The means of expression is black metal, influence and inspiration being taken from bands like Rotting Christ, Blut aus… Continue Reading →
This album is described as a “volatile mix of nu-metal, hardcore and metalcore”. The follow-up to the “Bitter Picture” EP, it is produced, mixed and mastered by Connor Sweeney, formerly of Loathe who UK TechFest attendees will know. Starting with… Continue Reading →
Hmm is this some kind of conspiracy between Ave Noctum’s editor in chief and Prosthetic Records. This is the second album the label are putting out in August by acts that I have previously raved about. Is this being done to put some pep… Continue Reading →
Prosthetic Records? More like Prolific records when it comes to AAFCC. Since their inception in 2010 this mysterious Dutch trio have released 10 albums – the latest Closure coming out on 4th August 2023, 5 E.P.s and 2 compilations. Ridiculous rate of release (ooh the alliteration felt… Continue Reading →
This 12 song second album by the American trio is an immense death metal offering filled with intricate melodies that just accentuate the power of the overall delivery. Formed a mere 5 years ago, they started work on this album… Continue Reading →
Of all the bad things to occur in the metal scene in the time I’ve been aware of its existence is the creation of the audible twaddle spew: deathcore. Sadly, given hardcore’s influence on many extreme metal genres it is… Continue Reading →
I don’t know much about Fresno, truth be told. I do know that Donny from The Big Lebowski used to surf the shores of Fresno, but that’s not immediately useful in the context of telling you about this album from… Continue Reading →
Sometimes, just sometimes, I can reflect on review for bands that I have been privileged enough to write for Ave Noctum and allow myself to luxuriate and say, ‘I told you so’. And so, it has come to pass, that… Continue Reading →
That popular British saying about waiting ages for a bus and then two arrive at once, suddenly seems pertinent to fantasy Power Metal bands. Last year the UK brought us Fellowship’s debut and now Battle Born unleash their first full-length… Continue Reading →