Tag Voivod
Canadian Metal, eh? I’ve got a real soft spot for the Northern metal bands. Whether it be the much-missed Woods of Ypres, the second wave of thrash die-hards Annihilator or Space-bothering skronk-metallers Voivod, they’ve all got something special about them…. Continue Reading →
There’s a couple of metal bands with this moniker but this version is from Spain and delves into the cataclysmic doom-death subgenre for a third album packed with ideas. I’ve seen various sources purporting that the band blends quite a… Continue Reading →
I don’t know much about Fresno, truth be told. I do know that Donny from The Big Lebowski used to surf the shores of Fresno, but that’s not immediately useful in the context of telling you about this album from… Continue Reading →
There are a number of things that strike you when you see and listen to this sophomore by Norwegian progressive experimental thrashers Vorbid and that’s the very arty cover, the slightly strange album title, the sound which has an ultra-polished… Continue Reading →
I really like The Wakedead Gathering. I’ve reviewed their previous work, notably their 2016 masterpiece “Fuscus: Strings of the Black Lyre” and their 2017 split with Ecferus. They’re a tricky band to review mind you, as they straddle so many… Continue Reading →
Nominative determinism is not only a bastard to spell (two spellchecks and counting), but when the name of the band you’re attempting to unpick and make sense of is called Skumstrike (they must be fans of the previously excellent but… Continue Reading →
I don’t know about you but it always swells my heart when a band I have followed through the years is still making fresh and invigorating material and not simply going through the motions as a nostalgia act. Voivod are… Continue Reading →
Strictly old school thrash for me thanks. None of that “party on and pass the bong dude” stuff with people going mad about pizza and inflatable sharks. Thankfully I am in more than safe hands here as E-Force is the… Continue Reading →
The Osiris Club is a band I feel I ought to know something about. They’re from London, I’ve seen their name many times and I know they’re prog-orientated with other old-style strings to their bow, as it were. In fact… Continue Reading →
Canada has had its fair share of death metal bands, when you think about it. Atrae Bilis are the newest ones to hit my ears, with the Vancouver based four piece having formed back in 2018, with one EP to… Continue Reading →
A collaborative sci-fi Drone metal album? Say what???! Away (Michel Langevin) of Voivod fame and Thisquietarmy (Eric Quach) have been secretly recording music together for some time. They have hours of the stuff apparently and this is phase 1. I have to say at first glance… Continue Reading →
I doubt it will surprise anyone if there is an absolute plethora of live albums getting released in 2021 due to the very obvious music stopping in 2020. Nobody ever really envisaged the death of gigs and the very best-case… Continue Reading →