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There’s a moment on this album when I realised that US band Bloody Hammers share more than just a name with Roky Erickson; they also have that unnerving ability to sound as though they are speaking only to you and… Continue Reading →
Aska are a US metal legend by all accounts and although I have heard lots about the band over the years, this is actually the first time I have listened to their material. This is the first new album in… Continue Reading →
Such a charming name for a musical collective! This is Ronseal music. You get exactly what it says on the tin. Raw rage filled thrashing loveliness. The version I was sent of this cd was mistagged and I had to… Continue Reading →
It’s been little over a year since Master unleashed their last, frankly excellent album ‘The New Elite’. In my review, I awarded that album a conservative score of 8/10 before nefariously getting it upped by half a mark (thanks, Ed!)…. Continue Reading →
Fans of vast, sprawling post-doom gather yourselves. It’s time to contemplate the universe and your place in it. For me, it’s simple really. You, my friend, are merely a tiny speck of organic detritus on this blue orb which is… Continue Reading →
Okay folks, without having even heard of the band, the first thing I noticed when I loaded this album from American doom outfit Windhand, even before I’d played the album, was the fact that the final track, ‘Boleskine’, was listed… Continue Reading →
For those who don’t know this traditional metal band, it features Ryan Waste (Municipal Waste) and my journey started with their split release with Sweden’s Enforcer. Combining their musical vision through their EP and single releases, ‘On the Edge’ is… Continue Reading →
‘Violent and hateful black metal’ is the name of the game for this horde based out of Hollywood of all places! Yep it’s certainly not the first place that you would associate with this style of music unless of course… Continue Reading →
Technical power thrash sounds a decent combination. The final ingredient is the way it’s mixed. The truth is that I’m struggling to find anything good to say about this album. The second track “Dark Design” sets the scene after an… Continue Reading →
US trio Primitive Man take no prisoners with their onslaught of skull-crushingly heavy blackened sludge-doom. The guitars are downtuned and drenched in feedback, whilst the drums are crude and sparse, often breaking into tribal-sounding patterns. The excellent vocals consist of… Continue Reading →
I can’t believe this Bostonian quartet has managed to pass me by unnoticed, having been around for 13 years, the last 7 under their present moniker, and releasing 4 full length albums and a handful of EPs to boot. David… Continue Reading →
In the words of Den Dennis: ‘Here comes the beast again’. Two years on from their grizzly comeback album ‘All Guts, No Glory’, Exhumed has returned to wreak havoc on the world of the living once again. That previous musical… Continue Reading →