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They’ve been going since the mid 90’s or so (their “Hell-Born” EP came out in 1996), and while that doesn’t necessarily make them one of the oldest Polish extreme metal outfits, it does perhaps show that they’ve had a career… Continue Reading →
Having ties to bigger bands can sometimes be a great thing, it might give your band the leg up they need, however it can also be a detriment if your music sucks. Rise To Remain spring to mind here, the… Continue Reading →
Far from being a new kid on the block, Insidious Disease are quite the supergroup. Amongst others, this line-up boasts Shane Embury on bass, Silenoz from Dimmu Borgir on guitar, and journeyman drummer Tony Laureno. A whole decade has passed… Continue Reading →
There is something sublime about Katavasia’s sophomore album, a majesty that flows out from the nine tracks that is probably down to the experience within the ranks of its members that has come from Varathron, Hail Spirit Noir, Aenaon to… Continue Reading →
At the beginning of the year, I had the impression that everyone who could afford to do so was putting off releases. Since the beginning of the summer, in normal times a bit of a dry season, great albums have… Continue Reading →
A one-man brutal juggernaut is one of the latest additions to the blackened death metal underworld, and the Swiss mastermind, Beliath, has exploded onto the landscape with his technically astute first born, ‘The impalement’. Weighing in at just 7 tracks,… Continue Reading →
Blight have been crafting their blackened art for more than a decade in which time, as far as I can see, they’ve released about four EPs for your delight. Spinning through, things seemed to have reached a kind of brutalised… Continue Reading →
Following up last year’s debut album …Of Serpentine Forces, German occultists Illum Adora reconvene under the sign of the Baphomet once more with this 5 track EP release. This is second wave era black metal with a solid stench of… Continue Reading →
Earth Rot have been doing their black metal thing since 2013, since when they’ve released two eps and now three albums. Although they’ve never come into my life previously, it’s clear that they’ve put themselves about a bit, having toured… Continue Reading →
It must be a daunting prospect being a new band. You put all your stock into creating something fresh and invigorating. Not to mention the fact that your material will always sound good to your ear because you’re forever practising… Continue Reading →
Sometimes I watch bands live or hear a song or record and just think ‘what is the point in this?’ Truthfully, I find a disdain for anything that isn’t trying to at least tread some new ground, even if that… Continue Reading →
After two firecracker albums in “Gates No Longer Shut” (2016) and “Igne Natura Renovatur Integra” (2018), Polish black metal band Misanthropic Rage makes a welcome return with this one. Both of the previous albums were atmospheric and sophisticated, differing from… Continue Reading →