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Not exactly busy boys, Psychomancer. Their first demo was released in 1999 and since then we’ve had just two full lengths in 2001 (Si-Ko-Man-Sur) & 2007 (Butchered). This 6 track EP though is a right little cracker and if it’s… Continue Reading →
Aria Of Vernal Tombs, the second album from strangely named US act Obsequiae is certainly a breath of fresh air and quite different from most music around at the moment. Melding what seems like two separate timeframes together and seamlessly… Continue Reading →
Greetings fellow retronauts, old gits, and voyagers on the good ship olden times. Have you played your old Roy Harper 8 tracks so often that they have finally worn out? Have your Steve Hillage LPs spun so often on the… Continue Reading →
The first thing you notice about the debut album from Canadian Prog band Third Ion is the artwork, it’s a pretty bad-ass design, bringing back memories of old game cartridges, they’ve even nailed the old school gaming font. The name… Continue Reading →
Nearly nine years after the immense album “Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead “, the reformed Skinless return with this new offering “Only the Ruthless Remain”. I am a big Skinless fan, and was more than a little excited when… Continue Reading →
I don’t know how it’s possible, but in a genre defined by extreme and excessively abrasive music, Maruta have released an album somehow more extreme and abrasive than anything I’ve heard in a long time. The newest release from the… Continue Reading →
This 2nd full-length release from Las Vegas doom merchants Demon Lung, is based on the cult 1975 horror flick by Juan Moctezuma, ‘Alucarda’. Although the movie has it’s fair share of nudity, blood and screaming, it’s still a bit of… Continue Reading →
No-one could ever accuse The Meads of Asphodel of being boring. The formula is sound: black metal at the core but with no limitations on imagination or range. Who can forget the snappily titled “Behold the Kindred Battle Carcasses Strewn… Continue Reading →
Berklee College of Music in Boston. The largest college of contemporary music in the world. A seat of learning that spat forth Quincy Jones, Bruce Hornsby, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy and Steve Vai. It is also the institution that created… Continue Reading →
Considering they formed way back in 1996 it was a surprise to realise that Carolinians Daylight Dies have only released four albums over their extensive career. Obviously they are a band to take their sweet time at things. This re-issue… Continue Reading →
Fresh from the black pudding fields of Ramsbottom come Foetal Juice. Actually “fresh” wouldn’t really describe Sam, the vocalist of FJ (the new OJ?) when I first met him, as he was drenched in sweat after the band’s performance at… Continue Reading →
Nu-Metal, one of the things many people my age were into at some point or other. Whilst it was ridiculed by fans of other sub-genres and fiercely defended by those who worshipped it, the ‘black sheep’ of the metal family… Continue Reading →