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Fall Of Serenity – Open Wide, Oh Hell (Lifeforce Records)

This German act may well have been forgotten as the sands of time passed. After releasing third album ‘The Crossfire’ way back in 2007 there was a long period of silence until they somewhat ironically broke it with 2023 single… Continue Reading →

Hand of Kalliach – Corryvreckan (Prosthetic)

Hand of Kalliach are a husband and wife duo from Edinburgh who mix melodic death metal and Scottish folk music to great effect.  That is the bare basics now onto the wicked mix that Corryvreckan contains in its bubbling pot. The… Continue Reading →

Berzerker Legion – Chaos Will Reign (Listenable)

When is a supergroup not a supergroup? I would say when it has anything to do with extreme metal. Those guys just not keep it in their pants when it comes to musical monogamy. They leap into bands like the… Continue Reading →

Amon Amarth, Kreator, Heaven Shall Burn, Bleed From Within – Release Festival, Athens, Greece 28/6/23

It was a Wednesday and after a long road trip from the northern part of Greece I arrived at Release Athens Festival around 16:30, quite early so the gates hadn’t opened yet. Release fest is a very diverse one, hosting… Continue Reading →

All For Metal – Legends (AFM Records)

The six piece outfit that is All For Metal hail from Germany and Italy. Spearheaded by Tom “Tetzel” Schmidt of Asenblut and Antonio Calanna of the hard rock band DeVicious, they came together with a single vision of championing the… Continue Reading →

Extermination Order – The Siege of Ascalon (War Anthem Records)

Extermination Order, it would seem, are a five piece from all over the place (California, Germany, Iceland). They cite influences such as early Amon Amarth, Edge of Sanity, and crucially, Bolt Thrower. I have always been puzzled why Bolt Thrower,… Continue Reading →

Ontborg – Following The Steps Of Damnation (Black Lion)

Up front about this: I have what might be described as a ‘difficult’ relationship with melodic death metal. Some styles I adore (Countless Skies, Amon Amarth, Aephanemer, Valafar). Others not so much. So bear that in mind. This here Italian… Continue Reading →

Written in Blood – S/T (Trollzorn Records)

I’m accustomed to reading ridiculous hyperbole as albums are presented for our attention and hopefully enjoyment, but to suggest that the concurrence of choosing the name Written in Blood and the coronavirus pandemic kicking off is some sort of coincidence… Continue Reading →

Scars Of The Flesh – In Darkness Alone (Bonespill Recordings)

Very much an album of two halves here from this Texan quintet. On the one hand we have 5 songs including an instrumental closer and on the other a set of four covers. The reason why they chose the second… Continue Reading →

Timor Et Tremor – Realm Of Ashes (Trollzorn)

Ah, another ‘band I’ve been aware of but not really engaged with’ time. Fear and Trembling (so says Google) and apparently pagan black metal. My experience of Trollzorn bands is that they dont tend to sign yer actual bestial bm… Continue Reading →

Black Void – Antithesis (Nuclear Blast)

Hi my name is Matt and I am an idiot. “That is evident from your ramblings on this site Matt but why so this particular time?”.  Well gentle reader, when I asked for “Antithesis” the new album from White Void… Continue Reading →

Heidra – To Hell Or Kingdom Come (Mighty Music)

On the weekly list of reviews that comes out I put my hand in to cover this album by Danish act Heidra because I read the band had some Amorphis traits in their music. They weren’t wrong it has to… Continue Reading →

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