Tag USA
God’s Bastard… Well, it sure doesn’t sound like the being in question was a planned child! And family relations must be pretty complicated… From the looks of things, anyway, it seems that a lot of bad feelings are being harbored…. Continue Reading →
This US death metal band started in and around 1992 and this is only their second full length album. With a career spanning many EP’s, there has been a consistent approach to song writing. Over the years the style hasn’t… Continue Reading →
I’m by no means an elitist, well at least not now. Once upon a time I was a total ‘death to false Metal’ devotee. I do still retain the thought that ‘trve’ music is probably some of the best and… Continue Reading →
I have to admit that my first taste of Brimstone Coven was care of their 2015 belter ‘Black Magic’ (see Ave Noctum passim for my review), but that was enough for me to pick up their prior work, and also… Continue Reading →
This quartet from Austin Texas caught my attention with last album Endless Computer on Nuclear War Now in 2017. They had a mutoid, squat-Atompunk sound that twisted and turned all over the place and was quite a weird sounding trip… Continue Reading →
Promoted as “the perfect visionary soundtrack for … a brutal, mutant universe”, this album from US artist Nick Stanger promises an experimental and extreme metal experience. Extreme it is. Manic, screaming deathly outputs are matched with vocal roars and a… Continue Reading →
Despite having existed as a band for only 8 years and releasing just three full length albums, Primitive Man are a trio that need no introductions. This could be attributed to the whopping eight split releases they have put out… Continue Reading →
We do get the odd bit of strangeness into the Ave Noctum presidium now and than. Which is always welcomed by one or other of the scribes. A bit of avant-garde noodling, some abstract noise, some Satanic jazz salsa; whatever… Continue Reading →
Steve Von Till’s musical legacy spans more than three decades, from the notoriety of Neurosis to his involvement with Harvestman and Tribes of Neurot, as well as his solo work, he is a household name for metal fanatics worldwide. ‘No… Continue Reading →
Is there anywhere on earth more Slam that Texas? No, no there isn’t, Devourment, Viral Load, Putrid Womb, Disfigured I could go on, it’s the home of purist Slam filth and I love it. It’s far flung from the lesser… Continue Reading →
I’ve been following Black Crown Initiate with intense interest since demo-come-EP “Song Of The Crippled Bull” announced their brand of progressive death metal to the world in 2013. On the heels of said EP were two critically acclaimed albums, before… Continue Reading →
Everyone know this lot right? So without further ado, I can basically sum up by saying the formula still works, it’s a lockdown survival record, make yourself happy and listen to this album….. Chris Black and co continue to release… Continue Reading →