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Primordial & March To Die – Eightball Club, Thessaloniki 2/2/24

For a long time, I’ve been waiting for February to come. There was only one reason: concerts. Many metal concerts. In February, every week there was something special happening in Thessaloniki. On February 2nd, once again, Primordial appeared on the… Continue Reading →

Mathilde – 32 Décembre (S/R)

This album with outstanding artwork is a “dark space epic of a person escaping into the most distant constellation of their mind with the help of narcotics”. Although this is Mathilde’s first album, the band has been around for eight… Continue Reading →

Sylvaine – Eg Er Framand (Season of Mist)

Sylvaine and Ave Noctum are already well acquainted, with several glowing reviews of Sylvaine’s studio work and live shows having appeared on our site over the past few years. Of course, those that are familiar with Sylvaine will be used… Continue Reading →

Necrophobic – In The Twilight Grey (Century Media)

Anyone into extreme metal over the last 30 years or so will be familiar with Sweden’s Necrophobic, their long history is testament to their ever enduring ability to release one captivating album after another. Indeed the band broke the black… Continue Reading →

Aborted – Vault Of Horrors (Nuclear Blast)

Perhaps one of the bigger faces of modern Death Metal are Aborted. From their destructive debut The Purity Of Perversion to their classic Goremageddon and beyond, they have proven their worth time and time again. They’re a band who also… Continue Reading →

Leather Lung – Graveside Grin (Magnetic Eye Records)

Substance fuelled Boogie Metal from Boston with this their first full length album being 12 years in the making.  Not that they have been lying in a stupor – they have released several E.P.s and been playing tonnes of shows… Continue Reading →

Vltimas – Epic (Season of Mist)

Has it really been five years since Vltimas released ‘Something Wicked Marches in’? The debut really struck a chord with me and is one that I return to pretty regularly. It’s fair to say I wasn’t in isolation and the… Continue Reading →

Exhorder – Defectum Omnium (Nuclear Blast)

It’s only been 5 years since their last offering, so nearly 6 times shorter than the last wait we had to endure. But sadly this time Vinnie LaBella isn’t returning, so it’s just Kyle Thomas from the original line up… Continue Reading →

Hadit – Metaphysical Engines Approaching The Event Horizon (I, Voidhanger)

I just picked this off the lists, not knowing the name, because of ‘cosmic’ ‘Lovecraft’ and ‘black/death’ plonked in the description if I’m honest. No previous knowledge of these Italians, but being let down too many times by other death… Continue Reading →

Halphas – Sermons Of The Black Flame (Folter Records)

Sermons Of The Black Flame’ sees the rising Black Metal titans Halphas return with an absolute behemoth of a release, and one which sees them staying true to their roots and evolving with a maturity whilst still maintaining a ferocity… Continue Reading →

The Moor – Ombra (Inertial Music)

We’re told in no uncertain terms that The Moor’s music is for fans of Gojira, Katatonia, Evergrey, Dark Tranquillity and Soilwork, with the added information that Messrs Stanne and Strid from these latter two bands have collaborated with them. The… Continue Reading →

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