Tag Gojira
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 →
Scotland’s groove metal machine Dog Tired are here with their 5th release; ‘The Red Verse’. This is the follow up to the highly acclaimed ‘The Electric Abyss’ (2019) and to those familiar with the band, a sign of growing from… Continue Reading →
It’s been a few weeks of relative calm and peace in my world, that has been, up until this point, a year of real ups and downs across the board. Reviewing for this esteemed website, Ave Noctum, has, at times,… Continue Reading →
“Causa Sui” is this French band’s debut album. It took four years to make it. Ahasver, as well as being the name of the band, is the mythical immortal man. The only way to translate this in any way to… Continue Reading →
All is not well. Hmmm kind of an apt title for this collage of an album. The Machinist that recorded the album are not to be confused with the Manchester band of the same name, which is what I fear… Continue Reading →
The work of Meshuggah should be familiar to most readers by now, however, allow me to provide a short history for the uninitiated and plain ignorant alike. Formed in Sweden in 1987, it wasn’t until the release of their brutal… Continue Reading →
Fit For An Autopsy, are one of those bands that, for me, have been lumped in with what seems like a plethora of cookie cutter bands, bubbling away in the stew that is the Deathcore scene. All syncopated double bass… Continue Reading →
I don’t know anything about Cognos as a band and they don’t tell us anything, which is fine, but they do give a clue as to their style of music, which they state is a fusion of extreme metal, new… Continue Reading →
This is the third album from this plucky French progressive metal outfit. Previous albums have seen them deconstruct themes such as anthills(!) and the spirit of the working class, whilst the concept this time is of an adventurer and his… Continue Reading →
I’ve been following Black Crown Initiate with intense interest since demo-come-EP “Song Of The Crippled Bull” announced their brand of progressive death metal to the world in 2013. On the heels of said EP were two critically acclaimed albums, before… Continue Reading →
Bordeaux based 5 piece Anaxagor started out in 2017 and they play a hard hitting brand of Thrash and Death Metal, two genres which have a lot of synergy with each other but are often difficult to mix in the… Continue Reading →
It’s somewhat unusual in this day and age for a label like Nuclear Blast to take a punt on a new prospect, however, seeing as Monte Connor got it right more often than not during his years with Roadrunner, benefit… Continue Reading →