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Fresh from the black pudding fields of Ramsbottom come Foetal Juice. Actually “fresh” wouldn’t really describe Sam, the vocalist of FJ (the new OJ?) when I first met him, as he was drenched in sweat after the band’s performance at… Continue Reading →
Do you ever hark back to the sounds of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span? Or have you never heard of these groups? I can’t say that I was especially into 1970s folk rock, being more enthused by the likes of… Continue Reading →
After hearing and enjoying two albums by Cold In Berlin it was particularly interesting filling in the gaps and seeing the band live for the first time when they played the Candlefest last year. Cast somewhat adrift amidst bands more… Continue Reading →
For those with a hankering for unrelenting slabs of the darkest evil fathomable within heavy music it seems that Liverpool is the place to be right now – with the likes of Crypt Lurker and Coltsblood decimating ear drums and… Continue Reading →
Anil Carrier obviously likes keeping himself rather busy. As if he is not in enough bands at the moment already () the multi-instrumentalist has now gone and hooked up with vocalist Daniel Jones Gillett of The Fever Sea and set… Continue Reading →
Having heard about the queuing horrors for Record Store Day the day before I wrote this, it had me thinking about the strategic moves that record labels are deploying to aid us in parting with our cash only for some… Continue Reading →
Finally, Yorkshire’s Hamerex have delivered a release I knew they could! That’s not to detract or belittle their previous material which has been covered on this site a few times before, no, but they have gone and developed and delivered… Continue Reading →
I first encountered Undersmile at a gig in Colchester a couple of years back. I had primarily gone to see Witch Sorrow, and Undersmile were headlining that particular night. As much as I had enjoyed Witch Sorrow’s set, I was… Continue Reading →
Hats off to the label for accommodating these two bands from the north of England for this split album. The bands’ own creations are sandwiched between an ambient intro and outro as they would be known in some circles. I’m… Continue Reading →
If anyone reading this has ever met me, you’d think by looking at me I was a body builder who had eschewed the normal carb free diet of protein shakes and steroids in favour of one of scrumpy, pasties, and… Continue Reading →
Hmm, artwork of a stoned shade wearing Egyptian mummy and a double punning title of ‘Highrospliffics’, eh? It can only be the return of Groan, ending a period of relative quiet with a stonker of a four track EP. Proceedings… Continue Reading →
It’s rare that I reach these levels of excitement about a pagan black metal release – in the same way as I did when I first heard all those early Kampfar, Falkenbach and Forefather releases. It’s not that I’m jaded… Continue Reading →