Tag Gothic
Once again we see the Swedish death metal guru Rogga Johannson involved in yet another project, ably assisted by Peter Svensson (Assassin’s Blade) on bass/backing vocals and Lars Demoké (drums). This is on top of his collaboration with Paul Speckmann… Continue Reading →
What to do, as a band, when you find yourself without a lead vocalist right before tracking should have started for your next release? Well, there are not many options. You can either despair, curse your bad luck and call… Continue Reading →
This reviewing business is weird, I tell you. Every time I am about to press play on a new album, I feel a mixture of curiosity, excitement, reluctance and aversion. Every time, without fail. While the first two feelings are… Continue Reading →
Dunwich seems to have intertwined itself in heavy metal culture. The place that is rather than this band – give ‘em time though this is only their debut. HP Lovecraft set a short story in a fictitious New England town… Continue Reading →
I am not alone having a whole lotta love for musical collective The Eden House. Formed by musicians with various past ties to cult Gothic acts Fields Of The Nephilim and NFD such as Simon Rippin and Stephen Carey they… Continue Reading →
Ghostbusters 2. A movie that is often forgotten about by nostalgists. It lacks the Marshmallow man and the first glimpse of Slimer, but I enjoyed it on release and subsequent surprise viewings on T.V. The villain of the piece was… Continue Reading →
Italian Metal band Witches Of Doom certainly have a difficult sound to pin down. The name suggests maybe an Electric Wizard style Doom, maybe a St. Vitus style, or at the very least an orange-amped fuzz-laden retro outfit, but Witches… Continue Reading →
The aptly titled album is the seventh by the Italian trio, and the third I’ve been privileged to review. As is their want their lyrics are both in English and Italian, with the latter songs seeming far broodier and melancholy… Continue Reading →
Ah yes, although not reviewing it myself I remember this Spanish trio’s last album ‘Vacvvm’ (2018) well. A spin today to reacquaint myself with it proved just what a potent slice of orthodox blackness it is and the band have… Continue Reading →
Fool’s Ghost are a band from Louisville, Kentucky, composed of two people only, husband and wife Amber and Nick Thieneman. And let me tell you straight from the beginning that they have delivered a stunning debut album with Dark Woven… Continue Reading →
“I love neofolk and I love black metal, but I absolutely despise how both have become breeding grounds for hateful ideologies.” Thus spake Richard Weeks of Gaylord and the brilliantly monikered Olivia Neutered John. If you are aware of this… Continue Reading →
I had been looking forward to Fotocrime’s new album ever since it was announced. The band’s previous releases with their mixture of post punk, dark wave and goth rock were right up my alley, my favourite being the EP Always… Continue Reading →