Tag Screamo
Listening to “an unnerving excavation of ill health and Catholic guilt” in musical form doesn’t sound like a whole load of fun, but without going into the detail this album does reflect the personal experience of the vocalist, and as… Continue Reading →
Bloody hell, Belgium, leave some for the rest of us, will you? The surge of bands coming from this country are all consistent in quality, with the likes of Amenra and Oathbreaker all setting the benchmark high. This surely would… Continue Reading →
‘Blind…But Alive’ is the third full length album by this French quintet based in Paris and I must admit that this is the first time I’ve ever seen this many guest artists featured on an album I’ve reviewed. Namely Cyd… Continue Reading →
I first became aware of Black Sheep Wall in 2013 when I was sent a copy of their EP. It begins Again. What that offered was three tracks of doomy sludge with mammoth riffs. Now a year and a bit on… Continue Reading →
Not a massive amount to go on with this 7” split single sent over digitally for these two Australian bands. We have all of three tracks notching up under ten minutes here. Inebrious Bastard are no strangers to us having… 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 →
The album art, a colourless, out-of-focus shack lost in a barren wasteland, should tip you off to the kind of music that lurks within. Thränenkind are just one of a batch of ambient hardcore bands that seem to be turning… Continue Reading →
Synasthasia (try saying that after a few drinkies) are from Germany, so they obviously have metal in their bones. They released their first demo back in 1999, followed by their first full length album ‘The Land of Lores’ in 2003…. Continue Reading →