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Interview - Solefald
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Interview – Solefald

by Pete Woods on Apr 11, 2013 • No Comments
One thing that was rather a big surprise was to find out that Solefald were not only going to play their first dates since 1998 but also they were going to kick off the ‘Fire Walks With Me’ Tour alongside Vreid and In Vain in.. Read More
Interview - Vreid
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Interview – Vreid

by guest on Mar 21, 2013 • No Comments
After an unusually quiet year for Vried, the band came back with a vengeance last month with their sixth album Welcome Farewell. Darker and more direct than its predecessor it will no doubt get an airing over the coming months as the band gear up.. Read More
Interview - Gerald Milani LADLO Productions
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Interview – Gerald Milani LADLO Productions

by Luci Herbert on Mar 11, 2013 • 1 Comment
LADLO, or Les Acteurs De L’Ombres Productions to use its proper name, are a label I’ve had a great deal of time and respect for since receiving their debut release; Pensees Nocturnes ‘Vacuum’ back in 2008. Having introduced me to some genuinely interesting and unique.. Read More
Interview - Voivod
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Interview – Voivod

by Pete Woods on Jan 28, 2013 • 1 Comment
  Just an hour and a bit before this interview was due to take place I could have literally killed technology as I had what can only be described as a bastard power cut. Surrounded by candles with analogue phone but questions on the useless.. Read More
Albums Of The Year 2012
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Albums Of The Year 2012

by Pete Woods on Dec 31, 2012 • 2 Comments
It has been a busy year with seemingly more and more music being delivered, so much in fact it has been impossible to keep up with everything. The biggest problem is whittling it all down to just ten releases that have made the musical year.. Read More
Interview - Dordeduh
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Interview – Dordeduh

by Pete Woods on Dec 17, 2012 • No Comments
Dordeduh are a relatively new band but the players within its ranks certainly are not. Following a split down the middle with Hupogrammos and Sol Faur somewhat unceremoniously leaving Negura Bunget this new division from Romania were formed. With both bands going their own separate.. Read More
Interview - Sabbath Assembly
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Interview – Sabbath Assembly

by Pete Woods on Sep 18, 2012 • No Comments
There is an undeniable interest in 70’s retro occult rock at the moment but you cannot really lump Sabbath Assembly in with that glut. Theirs is more ‘cult rock’ and the cult is one at the forefront of things and goes way beyond the music.. Read More
Bloodstock Open Air Festival - Catton Hall, Derbyshire Thursday 9th August
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Bloodstock Open Air Festival – Catton Hall, Derbyshire Thursday 9th August

by Pete Woods on Aug 20, 2012 • 1 Comment
Thursday at Bloodstock is a day to ease those of us arriving early into the festival and get into the spirit of things. Tents up and site negotiated we were lucky enough to have some glorious sunshine and plenty of beer to wash it all.. Read More
MURDER MOST REEL - Part Two: Pseudo Snuff
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MURDER MOST REEL – Part Two: Pseudo Snuff

by Luci Herbert on Jul 24, 2012 • No Comments
  For this second offering in my series on snuff-themed cinema I want to begin by discussing one of my bug-bears in genre film journalism. Torture Porn. Nope, it’s not the films themselves I have an issue with, in fact a number of my favourite.. Read More
Interview - Shining - Niklas Kvarforth
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Interview – Shining – Niklas Kvarforth

by Pete Woods on Jul 21, 2012 • 4 Comments
  As far as depressive blackened textures are concerned there are few more adept at painting them musically than the Swedish band Shining. Perhaps for some the thought of approaching the music is too off putting as dwelling on the dark side is not to.. Read More
Interview - Diablo Swing Orchestra
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Interview – Diablo Swing Orchestra

by Andrew Doherty on Jul 19, 2012 • 1 Comment
The sound of Diablo Swing Orchestra is unique. Comprising a panoply of styles including swing jazz, classical, mariachi, metal and much more, they then combine them to create a host of moods but above all entertainment and fun. Coinciding with the release of their third.. Read More
Interview - Bunny Game director Adam Rehmeier
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Interview – Bunny Game director Adam Rehmeier

by Luci Herbert on Jul 16, 2012 • No Comments
I reviewed The Bunny Game on this site, which is about to be released to the US market via Autonomy Pictures. Meanwhile here in the UK it looks unlikely to secure an official release given it is the latest film to be graced with the.. Read More
Interview - Master
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Interview – Master

by Jamie Wilson on Jul 15, 2012 • No Comments
  Master: inspiration behind the name of US grind legends Terrorizer, and the UK magazine of the same name; covered by Napalm Death; forerunners of death metal. Is there any more that needs to be said? Well yes, there is actually. Paul Speckmann and his.. Read More
MURDER MOST REAL - Snuff-themed films to see before you die (in a damp basement at the hands of a deranged psycho with a super-8)
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MURDER MOST REAL – Snuff-themed films to see before you die (in a damp basement at the hands of a deranged psycho with a super-8)

by Luci Herbert on Mar 5, 2012 • 1 Comment
When it comes to modern film audiences, there is very little capable of shocking. Sure, you get the stray straight chick dragged in to watch Last House On The Left with her boyfriend who walks out in disgust, but by and large horror fans are.. Read More
Cadaveria - Interview
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Cadaveria – Interview

by Pete Woods on Mar 1, 2012 • 1 Comment
Cadaveria ‘the singer’ first came to my attention on hearing the mystical and haunting black symphony that was Opera IX 1995 album ‘The Call Of The Wood.’ The somewhat pagan delights of that album fair sent a chill down my spine and it was the.. Read More
A Look ‘Inside’ – French Extremity Part One
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A Look ‘Inside’ – French Extremity Part One

by Pete Woods on Feb 1, 2012 • No Comments
  Most readers of this site will be well versed that musically the French are held in high regard as far as extremism is concerned. The likes of Blut Aus Nord, Deathspell Omega and Arkhon Infaustus have been flying that flag proudly and labels such.. Read More
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Interview - Imperium Dekadenz
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Interview – Imperium Dekadenz

by Martin Harris on Apr 21, 2013 • No Comments
In 2010 I latched onto German black metallers Imperium Dekadenz, a duo consisting of Horaz and Vespasian; a duo that writes complex, foreboding dark melancholic black metal music that whilst despondently doleful is equally uplifting taking the listener on a journey where acoustic pieces hitch.. Read More
Interview - From The Bogs Of Aughiska
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Interview – From The Bogs Of Aughiska

by Gizmo on Apr 19, 2013 • No Comments
‘ The Roots Of This Earth Within Your Blood,’ the remarkable second album from Irish mist weavers From The Bogs Of Aughiska is a dark, frightening and compelling ambient work and one that had coils within coils. So given the opportunity to fire a few.. Read More
Interview - Persefone
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Interview – Persefone

by Andrew Doherty on Apr 1, 2013 • No Comments
Persefone have just released their fourth album “Spiritual Migration”. It is a complex work containing elements of a number of metal genres, its heaviness and turbulence being supported by light, classical and orchestral moments. Andrew Doherty interviewed Carlos Lozano, the band’s guitarist to find out.. Read More
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Blood Ceremony – The Eldritch Dark (Rise Above)
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Blood Ceremony – The Eldritch Dark (Rise Above)

by Pete Woods on May 21, 2013 • No Comments
Two of the finest bands of their ilk Blood Ceremony and Jex Thoth are both poised on releasing new albums within a couple of weeks of each other so if you are a fan of female fronted, occult doom you are going to have a .. Read More
King Parrot - Bite Your Head Off (Candlelight)
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King Parrot – Bite Your Head Off (Candlelight)

by Gizmo on May 21, 2013 • No Comments
Candlelight continue their broad genre ranging signings, this time with a blizzard from Oz with links to Blood Duster amongst others so I guessed we weren’t going to be talking gothic metal. Nope, with a charmingly impossible cover, this is death/grind/hardcore kind of jumble; deaththrash.. Read More
ASG - Blood Drive (Relapse)
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ASG – Blood Drive (Relapse)

by Spenny on May 20, 2013 • No Comments
I’m not sure how, but I’ve somehow managed avoiding hearing, or for that matter, hearing of ASG, a North Carolina four piece that has been going since 2001.  My surprise is based to a good extent on their CV which includes tours with Motorhead, Weedeater,.. Read More
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The Key & All Ladies Do It – Tinto Brass (Arrow)
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The Key & All Ladies Do It – Tinto Brass (Arrow)

by Pete Woods on May 21, 2013 • No Comments
Although by name Tinto Brass may sound like a cleaning product the films by the Italian director are quite the opposite and normally rather dirty. But that’s the way we like them! Born in 1933 he is still quite disrespectfully working at the age of.. Read More
Slice & Dice – The Slasher Film Forever – Calum Waddell (88 Films)
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Slice & Dice – The Slasher Film Forever – Calum Waddell (88 Films)

by Pete Woods on May 17, 2013 • No Comments
The geek in me just loves reading about and watching documentaries about genre films so this was a no brainer that I was eager to get to grips with. Director Calum Waddell is well known to fans of horror movies having produced and directed an.. Read More
Dead Mine – Steven Shiel (eOne Entertainment)
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Dead Mine – Steven Shiel (eOne Entertainment)

by Pete Woods on May 14, 2013 • No Comments
Cult Labs recently put together a timeline of peoples choices of best British Horror films and I eagerly threw mine straight in. These were The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy 1973) Blood On Satan’s Claw (Piers Haggard 1971) Psychomania (Don Sharp 1973) and Witchfinder General (Michael.. Read More
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Sonne Adam, Grave Miasma, Craven Idol & Decrepid – London Boston Arms 17/5/13
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Sonne Adam, Grave Miasma, Craven Idol & Decrepid – London Boston Arms 17/5/13

by Pete Woods on May 20, 2013 • No Comments
A nice underground bill tonight with the headliners coming all the way from Israel for the promoters first international show and three British bands adding some good support. First up were Decrepid who were in full swing when I got into the venue. I had.. Read More
The Pineapple Thief, I Like Trains and The Red Paintings - London Garage 10/5/13
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The Pineapple Thief, I Like Trains and The Red Paintings – London Garage 10/5/13

by Andrew Doherty on May 12, 2013 • No Comments
Vision On! The band opening up proceedings tonight at The Garage were The Red Paintings. Not knowing anything about them, I headed for the merchandise stand to get some clues. There was a dvd called “Seizure and Synesthesia” – sounds cerebral. My first sighting of.. Read More
Forgotten Tomb, Ereb Altor & Isole – London Garage 6/5/13
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Forgotten Tomb, Ereb Altor & Isole – London Garage 6/5/13

by Pete Woods on May 9, 2013 • No Comments
If you were not in the know and got a certain case of deja-vu over the first couple of bands it is not surprising as both Ereb Altor and Isole share several members. Isole were the first of the brawny bearded outfits to take to.. Read More
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