Outer Heaven – Diabolus Vobiscum
Taking a Latin phrase of religious meaning such as “Domins vobiscum” and adding a satanic connotation may rank as a rather unoriginal and even a little juvenile manner to release naming, yet it is the...
View ArticleOceans Ate Alaska – Lost Isles
Making waves (see what I did there…) following two introductory EP on Density Records, talented quintet Oceans Ate Alaska, from Birmingham, England, are a schizophrenic psychotic tick in musical guise....
View ArticleSurrender The Coast – Lost Souls (EP)
If there is one thing these fair isles are good at as of late, its aggressive, no nonsense hardcore. The rise and impact of the likes of Gallows, Brotherhood Of The Lake and their metallic tinged...
View ArticleTrepalium – Dambala’s Voodoo Doll (EP)
To some, jazz and metal may seem like odd bedfellows, but over time the paths of jazz and a variety of heavy music styles have crossed on numerous occasions in varying ways. Plenty of bands have cited...
View ArticleMoonspell – Extinct
Despite heaps of plaudits and a sturdy career as metal stalwarts, Portuguese brooding metallers Moonspell have never quite achieved the huge acclaim and success (outside of their native country where...
View ArticleWarhorse – As Heaven Turns To Ash + I Am Dying
A decade ago this year saw the disbanding of Massachusetts cult heroes Warhorse, after a relatively short career that made quite an impact on the underground scene. After several EP releases, Warhorse...
View ArticleSubterranean Masquerade – The Great Bazaar
Having actually been existent since 1997, Subterranean Masquerade are hardly a new band to add to the list, but their not so prolific back catalogue means they will be an unearthed gem for many; a...
View ArticleThe Order Of Apollyon – The Sword And The Dagger
With their homeland having become a noticeable entity for black metal at its most experimental, nauseating and evil best, it is no surprise that black/death metallers The Order Of Apollyon hail from...
View ArticleBarren Earth – On Lonely Towers
All too often bands are saddled with the ‘Progressive’ tag simply by sharing musical qualities with those few truly evolutionary bedrocks of our musical realm, without actually delivering anything...
View ArticleTristana – Virtual Crime
There is something special about bands that go against the grain and laugh in the face of convention. From the likes of Mr Bungle to modern day greats like Between The Buried & Me, some bands have...
View ArticleAcid Witch – Midnight Movies (EP)
Sometimes there are things that together simply make the perfect combination; fish and chips, The Chuckle Brothers, and metal music and horror movies. The relationship between these two art forms has...
View ArticleTorver/Arcane North- From Moonrise To Moonset (split)
The influence of nature and earth on black metal has become somewhat more of a recurrent theme in recent times. Some of black metal’s current champions such as Drudkh, Wodensthrone and Winterfylleth...
View ArticleOutre – Ghost Chants
The recording of a debut album is a pressurizing and difficult task under any circumstance; the first chance to make a mark on the world and put your presence on the radar. In the case of Polish Black...
View ArticleAlkaloid – The Malkuth Grimoire
In recent times there seems to have been a near endless influx of overtly technical, progressive metal bands, all seemingly trying to prove more complex than the next and in too often the case at the...
View ArticleThe Tangent – A Spark In The Aether
Over the course of their thirteen year history, UK prog rockers The Tangent have undergone several personnel shifts and taken altered musical paths, including their previous 2013 album 'Le Sacre du...
View ArticleAbiotic – Casuistry
In recent years the tides of change have shored upon Miami death metaller’s Abiotic, from signing to stalwarts Metal Blade to the additions of vocalist Travis Bartosek and Brent Phillips on drums, the...
View ArticleWarmetal – Petri Lindroos Of Ensiferum
With a brand new album entitled One Man Army under their belts and a brand new home on the legendary Metal Blade Records, things in the Ensiferum camp are looking the strongest they have ever been....
View ArticleWarmetal Part II – Petri Lindroos of Ensiferum
With a brand new album entitled One Man Army under their belts and a brand new home on the legendary Metal Blade Records, things in the Ensiferum camp are looking the strongest they have ever been. In...
View ArticleEschar – Nova
When it comes to instrumental outfits, metal bands tend to tread a fine line between fret wankery and songs with actual resonance and heart. In their short existence, Woking’s Eschar have sat firmly on...
View ArticleSpace Probe Taurus – Mondo Satan
In their 23 year existence, stoner rockers Space Probe Taurus can hardly be described as prolific, having only offered one EP release and a contribution to a Blue Cheer tribute compilation before...
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