Thyrant – What We Left Behind…
Despite their infancy as a band, the story of Thyrant is one that stretches for a couple of decades in the local metal scene of Malaga, Spain. Having been friends for a long time but in various...
View Article3Teeth – shutdown.exe
Married with pummelling synth-driven Industrial music heavily influenced by the likes of Skinny Puppy, this becomes a sensory sledgehammer which is as vicious as it is immediate and will likely make...
View ArticleIn Hearts Wake – Ark
'Ark' feels like a coming of age record for In Hearts Wake, with a socially conscious message and vast improvements when it comes to song writing. Much more melodic than many of their peers, In Hearts...
View ArticleSikth – The Future In Whose Eyes?
If a reunion with rapturous shows and a strong EP release in 'Opacities' (Sikth Productions) seemed to herald a glorious return, would the news of Justin Hill’s departure from their iconic vocal...
View ArticleAnathema – The Optimist
Nowadays, fanfare and as a result, expectation is at an all-time high when it comes to a new album; so in perhaps typical fashion, they release their most cinematic effort and most challenging release...
View ArticleGravetemple – Impassable Fears
Very few pairings can channel and embrace the art of compelling and near inaudible noise as an art form as Stephen O’Malley and Atilla Csihar of SunnO))) (and Mayhem in the latter’s case). A...
View ArticleChon – Homey
With the release of their debut full length album 'Grow' (Sumerian) in 2015, Californian’s Chon found themselves standing out from a peer group they were arguably unfairly lumped in. Perhaps due to the...
View ArticleHarbinger- Human Dust
Come present day and not only have they followed up with a new EP, Human Dust (also Basick) in less than twelve months, but Harbinger have also shown immense growth and stature already... Continue...
View ArticleDying Fetus – Wrong One To Fuck With
In the ever crowded and, as a result, often maligned style of Technical Death Metal, Dying Fetus are not only one of the original innovators of the genre, but have remained to this day as one of its...
View ArticleVintersorg – Till Fjälls del II
They might not have reached the near-mainstream status of many of their peers, but Swede’s Vintersorg have proven to be a very strong and respectable force with their brand of melodic, folk tinged...
View ArticleSilverstein – Dead Reflection
Dependability is an overlooked trait in music. As exciting as innovation is, bands can prove just as important and special with few surprises in their sound; cliché perhaps to say, but AC/DC are case...
View ArticleWintersun – The Forest Seasons
Certainly one of the most interesting spectacles of the 2017 release calendar; a new Wintersun album always comes with high expectation, if not just purely for the circus that seems to follow any...
View ArticleOceans Ate Alaska – Hakiri
The notion of a band being a brotherhood opposed to just a collective is of course a common one, but it is one that especially rings true when it comes to young Metalcore outfit Oceans Ate Alaska. In...
View ArticleAdagio – Life
Never to be accused of being simplistic, 'Life' (Zeta Nemesis) once again offers a cacophony of styles at its disposal; with grandiose symphonic orchestrations across elements of progressive technical...
View ArticleCormorant – Diaspora
Across a four-album lifespan, Bay Area’s Cormorant had consistently proven to be one of metal’s true and brightest hidden gems, offering a branch of Black Metal which takes as much worship from...
View ArticleThreshold – Legends Of The Shires
The last couple of years have proven to be a mixed bag for UK prog-metal stalwarts Threshold. The release of 2014’s For The Journey (Nuclear Blast) saw an increased vibrancy with their strongest album...
View ArticleThe Pineapple Thief – Where We Stood (Live/DVD)
In their long and storied career, The Pineapple Thief have simultaneously proven to offer a consistently excellent catalogue and yet have maintained a mostly, near cult status of being under the radar....
View ArticleGodspeed You! Black Emperor – Luciferian Towers
In a modern-day climate ever shrouded in chaos, with the evils of the world seemingly ever rife and constant and a political landscape that spells doom and hardship; it seems only fitting that Godspeed...
View ArticleAugust Burns Red – Phantom Anthem
By now considered metalcore stalwarts, August Burns Red have always proved a reliable and popular outfit without ever reaching the creative or commercial heights of many of their peers; yet have...
View ArticleDaniel Cavanagh – Monochrome
As a founding member of UK prog band Anathema, Daniel Cavanagh is no stranger to writing powerful music that wears its emotions firmly on its sleeve; most recently personified in the sublime The...
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