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Nordland – The True Cult Of The Earth (Glorious North)

When I got the first Nordland album by musician Vorh to review, besides finding the music extremely promising if a little leaning towards Burzum and Immortal, I did bemoan the presentation. A little picky of me on a self-release in… Continue Reading →

Not Above Evil – Psychosis, Rage and Rapture: The Journey Down (SR)

Labelling themselves a four-piece melodic death metal band based in Manchester, this four track EP is Not Above Evil’s third release to date. “From The Otherside” opens with a gently picked acoustic part and a bluesy electric guitar, making me… Continue Reading →

The Defiled – Daggers (Nuclear Blast)

The Defiled, a hardcore metal bunch of guys from London, were formed in 2005 and released their first EP in 2009 titled ‘1888’ and shortly after, they released their first album “Grave Times’ which was given away free with Metal… Continue Reading →

Eviscerated Panda ‘Back In Bamboo’ – Sarah Tipper

There are many who like a bit of heavy metal in their lives and then there are those who have it defining their very existence. People at that end of the spectrum are completely obsessive over it and it goes… Continue Reading →

Palehorse – Harm Starts Here (Candlelight)

After 12 years of warping the lines of genre, experimental noise project Palehorse are finally being paid their dues; with the release of the definitive album of their career, ‘Harm Starts Here’, they have been picked up by prestigious record… Continue Reading →

Age of Taurus – Desperate Souls Of Tortured Times (Rise Above)

Any doom fans out on the live scene in the past year would have been hard pressed to miss Age of Taurus as they have been very busy indeed in preparation of the release of this, their debut full length…. Continue Reading →

The Eden House – Half Life (Jungle)

This is an absolutely gorgeous collection of songs and I really hope saying so at the start of a review does not lose half of its readers. If you are still here, do stay, as if you are new to… Continue Reading →

Arrogant Destruktor – Demo (SR)

Ok who has gone and sent me the world’s smallest pizza and what sort of topping does an Arrogant Destruktor contain?  Lift the lid and oh silly me, of course it’s actually a CD but damn it now at 9am… Continue Reading →

Partly Faithful – Lazarus Under Glass (SR)

I enjoyed these Brit Goth rocker’s ‘Beehive’ EP which they released last September and was pleased to get handed their new album to cover recently too. This has 13 brand new tracks on it forming the debut full length release… Continue Reading →

Smohalla / Omega Centauri – Tellur – Epitome (Duplicate)

A split CD of two bands playing obsidian blackness and although both are new to me our paths have crossed indirectly. French outfit Smohalla are linked via bass player Camille’s involvement in the head stewing experience that is Stagnant Waters… Continue Reading →

Satan – Life Sentence (Listenable)

One of the UK’s  most revered acts in whatever form they take with their  numerous name changes over the years, 1983’s ‘Court in the Act’ is a genuine classic album and when the band went under the Pariah moniker, they… Continue Reading →

Cathedral – The Last Spire (Rise Above Records)

‘The Last Spire’ is Cathedral’s swansong, this will truly lay the band to rest…and this is a most fitting way to do so. ‘The Last Spire’ encapsulates all of the bands past releases almost by coincidence that include the many… Continue Reading →

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