Tag The Black Dahlia Murder
The experienced Black Dahlia Murder embark upon their tenth album following the tragic premature passing of lead singer Trevor Strnad in 2022. The line-up change sees rhythm guitarist Brian Eschbach stepping across to vocals. The previous one album “Verminous” was… Continue Reading →
The UK Death Metal scene has always been there, I mean we have Napalm Death and Carcass for starters, but in more recent years things have been amping up. Celestial Sanctuary, Party Cannon, Vision Of Disfigurement, Colpocleisis, Crepitation and so… Continue Reading →
This is US tech metal band Abiotic’s first album since “Casuistry” in 2015. We’re promised “some classical and eastern style instrumentation, along with some progressive and jazzy elements.” Noteworthy is the number of contributors over the album, among them members… Continue Reading →
The Black Dahlia Murder have been doing their thing since 2001. I’ve always liked their music but have somehow managed to miss them live, which is my doing not theirs because they’ve played in the UK umpteen times including UK… Continue Reading →
Throw some huge metal behemoths into a room together and you are either going to get a massive car crash with egos battling for supremacy, or at the other end of the spectrum, you are going to get pure technical… Continue Reading →
This is the last of several which was originally done for a printed publication. Due to production problems it never saw the light of day so is being published here for your enjoyment. Trevor Strnad, vocalist of melodic death metal… Continue Reading →
The Black Dahlia Murder are a 5 piece from Detroit, Michigan and derive their name from the infamous, unsolved murder of Hollywood waitress Elizabeth Short, who was found murdered in a park in Los Angeles in January of 1947. The… Continue Reading →
Start off by screaming “Disgust” and go belting off with some punchy thrash-groove metal, and you’ve got an idea of this. It’s got all the growly bits and aggression but thanks to the melody and fluidity it’s quite jolly actually…. Continue Reading →
A debut album from a new unheard of band? Well not exactly and if I tell you that this group have amidst their members a certain Sven de Caluwé I am sure a franc is dropping. It’s far from all… Continue Reading →
I must start this review with a quick confession. I have lived and breathed metal music since the age of about 10, it has been a huge part of my life. But over the last few years I have had… Continue Reading →
So here we have the debut LP from a South American death metal crew, released on a Russian label and being blasted out here in sunny Colchester. Talk about diversity in action! Evil Reborn is a Venezuelan band that formed… Continue Reading →
This thirty three minute, six track blast comes from Switzerland’s Henriette B, whose metalcore melodeath is accredited as bridging the gap between In Flames and The Black Dahlia Murder. After an introduction suggesting epic intent, the EP gets underway with… Continue Reading →