Author James Jackson
Oxford sludge metallers Desert Storm have been consistently releasing solid albums and building a name for themselves on the metal circuit for well over a decade; laying waste to many a gig venue across the UK and Europe. Previous releases,… Continue Reading →
With a name like The Ditch and the Delta my expectation was to hear the blues; born from Mississippi, paying homage to the great blues artists while swigging from a bottle of moonshine. That expectation was rather misguided, as the… Continue Reading →
It’s been three years since Mastodon released the magnificent Emperor of Sand, and with an almost flawless back catalogue it was with some intrigue that I listened to this, their eighth studio album… Hang on a minute… Are you telling… Continue Reading →
What better time to be a doom metal band? It’s been a bad start to 2020 and with the media feeding the population a never ending stream of depressing news it only seems to be getting worse (please wash your… Continue Reading →
It’s fair to say the doom metal scene is a tad cramped, and it will take something special to shine brightly in the hazy fog that surrounds the genre. Could this second full length from Oslo garage stoner rockers, Golden… Continue Reading →
With a name like The Glad Husbands you could be forgiven for thinking that they can be found playing second fiddle to Mumford and Sons at a cheese rolling festival in Gloucester; however you’d be way off the mark. As… Continue Reading →
NYC crossover kings Prong have been ploughing their own furrow for well over three decades and show no signs of retiring to their pipe and slippers. The merging of a Pantera-esque swagger with an industrial edge forged through their links… Continue Reading →
The Depth of the Darkness is the third full length from Dutch melancholy metallers The Fifth Alliance, and to be fair it’s an apt title. Hailing from Breda, Netherlands, they’ve created something very dark, from the artwork to the music… Continue Reading →
With a name like Throatsnapper you’d be well within your rights to expect either a volatile hard core punk band spitting out vitriolic lyrics, or at the very least an intimidating blackened death metal band that take devilish glee inflicting… Continue Reading →
You’re probably well aware of some of Switzerland’s biggest exports; army knives, chocolates, cheese, clocks, and cowbells, but did you consider hard core punk metal? No? Maybe you should. You may be pleasantly surprised by Coilguns and their third full… Continue Reading →
There’s something decidedly foul going on with this, the second full length from Birmingham misery merchants, Opium Lord. Vore is thoroughly dark, unpleasant and violent; it’s a glimpse into the minds of some twisted individuals. The album contains elements of… Continue Reading →
Grasping Time is the third full length from Swedish stoner doom rockers Vokonis and undoubtedly proves they have an unparalleled grasp of times gone by. The album feels like a throwback to the 1970s, from the mystical hallucinatory hazed green… Continue Reading →