Oceans 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...
View ArticleGodsticks – Faced With Rage
Whilst perhaps not the most obvious sounding progressive band, Wales’ Godsticks are one that have undergone some significant transformation over their course. 2015’s Emergence (self-released)...
View ArticleNe Obliviscaris – Urn
Since their full-length début back in 2012. Australian prog metallers Ne Obliviscaris have shown a tremendous boldness of vision but yet have not quite managed to get it to gel to perfection. Their...
View ArticleMoonspell – 1755
With a career that has spanned a quarter of a century, at this stage Moonspell need very little introduction. They have garnered a strong, almost cult-like, following (especially in mainland Europe)...
View ArticleDamnation Festival 2017 – Live At Leeds University Union
Over the course of its 12 incarnations, Leeds based Damnation Festival has grown into surely the most important yearly event for underground music lovers the UK has to offer. Far from merely an Extreme...
View ArticleButcher Babies – Lilith
The likelihood is, if you have already experienced Butcher Babies in any capacity, you have probably already made up your opinion of them. Always receiving a very mixed response since they made...
View ArticleDawn Ray’d – The Unlawful Assembly
Seemingly coming out of nowhere in recent months, Liverpudlian Black Metallers Dawn Ray’d have already made a lasting impression in such a short space of time. After a well-received EP release in A...
View ArticleDSKNT- PhSPHR Entropy
Right from the offset, Black Metal has always been a genre that has championed the more esoteric aspects of art. Whether that being in the challenging music itself, or in its purveyor’s presentation,...
View ArticleSchiermann – Schiermann
Despite this being a debut release, the name Schiermann is highly regarded in the contemporary progressive metal/djent community. At the helm is guitarist Chris Schiermann, who over the course of a...
View ArticleHeidevolk – Vuur Van Verzet
In the arena of folk and pagan influenced metal, which is often (and at times unfairly) thought of as pure silliness, drinking and near cartoonish portrayals, Dutch Folk Metallers Heidevolk have always...
View ArticleOf Mice & Men – Defy
The climb to success is rarely without slips or derailing obstacles; a fact that Californian Metallers Of Mice & Men have recently found during what has proven to be their most successful time...
View ArticleA Light Within- Epilogue
Seeming to be a relatively unknown entity, Kansas based post-Metallers A Light Within has developed a small cult following over the course of two previous, strong releases. The closing piece of their...
View ArticleThe Atlas Moth – Coma Noir
Whilst it may have taken four years (a long time in today’s musical climate) for the follow-up, Coma Noir (Prosthetic) represents a chrysalis like awakening truly remarkable. Continue reading → The...
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