Tag Akercocke
I was trying to explain to a friend the situation that we find ourselves in with now having both The Antichrist Imperium and Akercocke as going concerns, but in the end as his brain was hurting I just kinda settled… Continue Reading →
Once upon a time there was a London metal scene, smug and self-satisfied with the plethora of bands turning out on a weekly basis at venues such as the Red Eye and The Standard. Then in 1999 along came a… Continue Reading →
Well, I knew this was going to be a beasty that was going to be hard to contain! It was last summer when Aberdeen based band Cyclops Cataract dropped their debut EP ‘Swallow The World’ and it proved to be… Continue Reading →
For my own amusement, I like to play a guessing game. Can I tell the genre of an album, the sound of a band, especially one I’m not familiar with, just by looking at the album cover? More often than… Continue Reading →
First things first. The album title is excellent on so very many levels. This twenty-year-old band was formed in London by the Cutispoto brothers and released their first two albums in 2005 and 2007 before going on a ten-year sabbatical…. Continue Reading →
Maintaining a level of prolificity that never feels rushed, Fen are named for the low-lying agricultural marshlands of East Anglia from whence they originally came and subsequently draw influence for their unique brand of progressive post-black metal. Forming in 2006… Continue Reading →
Can I say this is the debut by Damim to make it sound like I’m here, in at the beginning? Nah, ’tis their third after a slight name shift from Dam (I assume for reasons of clashes, lineup rejig or… Continue Reading →
Once more something stirs in what I am now convinced is a remarkable UKBM scene. It seems to be growing particularly strong in Wales and the North or England at the moment and it’s the latter from where black/death outfit… Continue Reading →
A five track EP for you this time, courtesy of a two-man terror team of British reprobates. Anil Carrier, known probably best for his time as the live drum kit destroyer in Anaal Nathrakh, and Dan Benton on Vocals. It… Continue Reading →
Back in 2015, blast-master David Gray unleashed ‘The Antichrist Imperium’ with former Akercocke guitarist Matt Wilcock. An awesome piece of avant-garde death/black metal utilizing the remnants of what would have been Ak’s 6th album. But now that the mighty Akercocke… Continue Reading →
Well I have listened to this album every day for the last 10 or so. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining and it hasn’t been a chore in the slightest. It’s just that a work of this breadth and… Continue Reading →
Camden seems even madder tonight, for some reason everyone thinks it’s Halloween and needs to be dressed like clowns, evil ones included. There’s a queue outside the fancy dress shop stretching down the street and everywhere is packed. Seeking sanctuary… Continue Reading →