Tag UK
UK Black Metal is in rude health in my opinion. I know that Dawn Ray’d have just called it a day leaving a massive gap but there is so much out there to enjoy. I am not gonna name ‘em all but will give some quick props to Underdark, Blood… Continue Reading →
Svalbard hark from the west-country of England, having formed in 2011. A spate of demos and split releases from 2012 to 2014 led to two albums in 2015 and 2018, each release representing a progression of both the band’s sound… Continue Reading →
For those of you who didn’t go to or read my Warhorns Festival review, I first encountered this young (formed in 2022) Plymouth based band in the live arena and their melodic death metal usually has a tough time with… Continue Reading →
That’s some cover up there isn’t it? I think occult obsessed Trivax have a statement to make ladies and gentlemen.. Heh. I wonder if there are any people out there who bought the debut Trivax album back in 2016 but… Continue Reading →
Gothic rock is one of the alternative world’s most referenced yet misunderstood genres given how “goth” is an etymology for anyone who wears dark clothing or takes an interest in anything horror related. But despite this position in everyday discourse,… Continue Reading →
Dundee is hardly a city that immediately leaps to mind when thinking of classic rock and metal. Indeed, it is hardly on the tour schedule of any major acts, and the Caird Hall that once hosted the likes of Hawkwind,… Continue Reading →
Ave Noctum is a site that very much dwells amongst the denizens of the underground scene, revelling in the music that flies below the radar of much of the metal media, let alone the mainstream, with submissions for review from… Continue Reading →
I’ve been reviewing things for this and other websites for around twenty years now, and for much if not all of that time, I’ve been doing that alongside our esteemed editor. One of the ways in which this relationship shows… Continue Reading →
London band Urne are fast gaining a strong foothold in the heavy music scene. Since 2018’s EP “The Mountain Of Gold” which set out their stall, the solid debut LP “Serpent & Spirit” firmly laid the trio’s foundations in emphatic… Continue Reading →
So when is dungeon synth not dungeon synth? When it uses traditional dark ages instruments and when it isn’t about dungeons…! Er, yeah, but there is a teeny little connection to this, honest, kind of. A lot of dungeon synth… Continue Reading →
No denying I jumped on this when it came in. Been six years since the last Damnation’s Hammer album ‘Unseen Planets, Deadly Spheres’ and also that long since I last caught them live. So hopefully this album will help them… 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 →