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Grendel’s Sÿster – Katabasis into the Abaton (Cruz Del Sur Music)

I discovered this German Heavy/Folk Metal band during Covid times, this is the first full length release following a couple of EP issues. The romanticism of the swirling vocal really encapsulates the band’s sound and I suppose the folk element… Continue Reading →

Wytch Hazel – IV: Sacrament (Bad Omen Records)

Lancashire’s Traditional Hard Rock / Metal heroes return with this, their 4th album. I’ve now reviewed each of their releases, and I’ve been a huge fan of their knack of writing classic, timeless tunes that have a way of worming… Continue Reading →

Dark Forest – Ridge & Furrow (Cruz Del Sur)

UK’s Dark Forest, as those who read these pages will know, I am a big fan of this group. This five track EP encounters lyrical themes based on nature and landscape. The artwork was handled by Christian Horton himself (founding… Continue Reading →

Wytch Hazel – III: Pentecost (Bad Omen Records)

You’ve got to hand it to Wytch Hazel, they’re pretty bloody prolific. This is this their third full length album since 2016, and therefore you might be wondering if the retro-rock/metal UK outfit might be exhausting their well of ideas…. Continue Reading →

Legendry – The Wizard and the Tower Keep (High Roller)

Pittsburgh’s Legendry have already made a name for themselves in the epic metal underground, a term used a lot I know, but if you are already immersed into the works of Manilla Road and Cirith Ungol, then chances are you… Continue Reading →

Iron Griffin – Curse of the Sky (Gates of Hell)

Iron Griffin is a project by Mausoleum Gate multi-instrumentalist Oskari Räsänen, the previous self-titled EP was reviewed here a couple of years ago. Iron Griffin are very much what is termed proto-metal, using a less distorted sound and pulling in… Continue Reading →

Grendel’s Syster – Orphic Gold Leaves (S/R)

Right, this six tracker is actually a three tracker as three songs are each repeated in English and German. It came in a lovely digipack CD, very cool for a self-release, and appears to be the debut from this German… Continue Reading →

Wytch Hazel – II: Sojourn (Bad Omen Records)

Well, Wytch Hazel produced my album of the year in “Prelude” back in 2016, and it has remained in heavy rotation in my music list ever since. That album was a heady, smoky and somewhat charmingly naive piece of folk-ish… Continue Reading →

Albums Of The Year 2016

Whatever way you look at it 2016 has hardly been a bundle of laughs. It’s been a year full of fear, loathing and paranoia with a healthy side dish of total chaos running through it. The political climate became stupefying… Continue Reading →

Dark Forest – Beyond the Veil (Cruz De Sur)

The leading sons of the Black Country return with perhaps their greatest album to date. Long have I been an admirer of this band as some of you know, but truly, ‘Beyond the Veil’ takes UK metal to the next… Continue Reading →

Interview – Dark Forest

Dark Forest (UK) have been high on my radar since their demo days when I first caught them live in London one evening. Since then, record deals have come along and their general persona and musical talent has also grown;… Continue Reading →

Dark Forest – The Awakening (Cruz Del Sur)

I have followed this UK Black Country band for a long time since their demo days, I have admired and enjoyed their live performances for more times than I care to remember, but stone me…Dark Forest have pulled the genie… Continue Reading →

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