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The upshot of Fleshvessel’s offering for this album is extreme metal of a black/death variety but also a symphonic sound comprising an overwhelming array of instruments, including the flute, ocarina, viola, harp, glockenspiel, darbuka, clarinet, jaw harp, Thai phin, trumpet… Continue Reading →
Third album from a bunch of Chicago thrashers, apparently. Not having heard of them previously, I kind of take that on faith as I hit play and ‘The Howling Dead’ scampers out of the gate. It’s a nifty little opening… Continue Reading →
To me just the name The Zenith Passage sounds like the epitome of a prog band. This for certain is one part of it, as the band are known for constant movement and stylistic developments in a technical death metal… Continue Reading →
The line-up of this band is interesting, comprising members with a mix of influences from other bands, including All Out War, Pig Destroyer, Misery Index and Exhumed. Described as a fusion of “apocalyptic hardcore with vicious metal”, the band members… Continue Reading →
Delving into the themes and concepts standing behind albums and bands instead of just focusing on the music has an advantage when writing a review. Since no two world views are alike, there is always something unique to be found… Continue Reading →
Right if you are a long term fan of veterans Virgin Steele just go and buy this now, I’m sure you’ll love it as they ain’t changed. For the rest of us ‘toe dippy, see what it’s like’ people…? Well… Continue Reading →
There are none better than None at leading us down dark atmospheric paths, something this anonymous Portland based collective have been doing admirably over four albums. Having been slumbering since they last froze us with ‘The Damp Chill Of Life’… Continue Reading →
When this dropped…or more accurately seeped through the bricks like mould… I felt like the Paul Spericki character in Grosse Point Blank, slamming the steering wheel in his car and exclaiming to Martin Blank “Fourteen years man! Fourteen Years!!!!” So… Continue Reading →
It’s been just over a year since Static Abyss dropped debut splatter ‘Labyrinth Of Veins’ and shortly after that landed with a sickening thud we had ‘Morbidity Triumphant’ from macabre medical examiners Reifert and Wilkinson to contend with. The Autopsy… Continue Reading →
What is exactly is the relationship between the artist and the audience? Does either owe the other anything? When I was young and full of fire and self-righteous opinions, Cold Lake and One Second felt like betrayals. Of course they… Continue Reading →
Chicago is the city that birthed electric blues but a group of young lads by the name of High Priest seem to have sought their inspirations from a different source who took those blues roots into far more ominous and… Continue Reading →
With a pedigree the length of Jag Panzer’s, it’s hard to know what to say that hasn’t already been said about this iconic Metal band. It’s also difficult to write anything to grab someone’s interest when over the years people… Continue Reading →