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Portland’s Black/speed metal purveyors are back with a fourth full length release. Last year’s compilation of the first three demos was a welcomed bonus to those who missed them first time around. I always find this band refreshing and rather… Continue Reading →
New school old school death metal. Yes sir/madam this is the kinda stuff that has put the ocean under my motion in recent years. Whether it be Sanguissuggabog or 200 Stab Wounds I am down with the dirty riffs and… Continue Reading →
The first thing I noticed about this was that of the quartet that makes up Human Impact, one of them was in Unsane, a band I like. Noise rock they call it, and reading the band biography all four members… Continue Reading →
The experienced Black Dahlia Murder embark upon their tenth album following the tragic premature passing of lead singer Trevor Strnad in 2022. The line-up change sees rhythm guitarist Brian Eschbach stepping across to vocals. The previous one album “Verminous” was… Continue Reading →
I’d hazard a guess that this cult act are more well known in the USA than they are in Europe even if they have been plying their musical pact with the devil since way back in 1988. Their output during… Continue Reading →
“Glacial Tomb” conjures up dark, dankness partnered with slow moving vastness on a millennial scale. Now this is true of the Denver band on their second full length release. However, the ice mountain is not so lazy in its progress…. Continue Reading →
Dee Calhoun, or “Screaming Mad Dee” as he is also known, is a man who has been in the business of producing dark and heavy music for many years. Whilst he had been in many bands before, for me he… Continue Reading →
This is the sixth album by the Texan quintet and their first on Season of Mist. Gone are Mat V. Aleman, Jessie Santos, and Alexander Lucian, replaced by Alex Davis on guitar and Chris Kritikos on guitar and synth, with… Continue Reading →
When the New York Times deems it news-worthy to write about your upcoming album, I think it’s safe to say that you’ve established yourself as a band. Once part of the subversive underground, the Jesus Lizard are now part of… Continue Reading →
In order to get to what you are currently reading you’ll likely have noticed the banner for Ave Noctum, declaring as it does its dedication to “Extreme and Atmospheric” music. Well, Dee Calhoun, or ‘Screaming Mad Dee’ if you will,… Continue Reading →
When Ave Noctum’s dark overlord sent me this latest album by Castle to review I went into a bit of a panic. Checking the prior albums by the band I owned I found I had nothing since their rather excellent… Continue Reading →
Deceased really are the definition of a “cult” band. They’ve been plying their foetid trade now since 1985, and while many metal heads will be au fait with their name, I wonder how many have taken the step to actually… Continue Reading →