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Drama and dazzle are at the centre of this, the third album from hyper-speed metal band Armory out of Gothenburg, Sweden. I do believe one or two bands may have come from Gothenburg over the years. There’s a retro feel… Continue Reading →
Rochester NY’s King Buffalo have been busy during the pandemic. Following on from their “The Burden of Restlessness” release earlier in 2021, “Acheron” is the second of a planned trilogy of albums. The band ventured to Howe Caverns to record… Continue Reading →
It’s been four years since I last reviewed an album by Germanic psychedelic trio The Spacelords, the esteemed editor having given judgement on their 2020 release (see Ave Noctum passim), so it will be interesting to discover how they have… Continue Reading →
What the Dar de duh happened? It’s been 9 years since these Romanians released their debut album, one could have almost forgotten about them and I have had to relearn how to spell their name all over again. Joking and… Continue Reading →
I’ve opined this many times before in prior online ramblings, but damn me if Sweden doesn’t produce more bands per head of population than pretty much any other nation in the world, and that’s just in the realms of hard… Continue Reading →
Inspired by sci-fi Italian horror films and soundtracks, La Morte Viene Dallo Spazio are a space ritual project on a “free-form journey”. Psychedelic vibes and obscurity would seem to be the bywords here. Mystical and mysterious is how this work… Continue Reading →
So, as a bit of a heads up, this is the first time I had heard of Dread Sovereign, being a three piece out of Dublin Ireland, formed by Primordial’s own A.A. Nemtheanga back in 2011 ish. Now, I’m a… Continue Reading →
A collaborative sci-fi Drone metal album? Say what???! Away (Michel Langevin) of Voivod fame and Thisquietarmy (Eric Quach) have been secretly recording music together for some time. They have hours of the stuff apparently and this is phase 1. I have to say at first glance… Continue Reading →
This is nice. Getting sent an actual (turquoise) cassette to review. A four song each split between two black metal one-man projects about whom I know nothing. Oh, and the neat, nicely designed insert also includes lyrics. So, hats off… Continue Reading →
The idea that this was noise rock and “organised chaos” was intriguing enough for me to want to listen to it. A Shape are from France, and this is their second album. Away we go with the mind-blowing “Black Mamba”…. Continue Reading →
I gotta say that I am not that well versed in Russian metal. For such a vast country with such a huge impact on world history and culture, the red land has not made much of an impression on my listening habits. … Continue Reading →
Do you remember when an album release was a big deal, an event, something to look forward to, something that would have you queueing outside your local record shop waiting for it to open? Perhaps I’m showing my age, but… Continue Reading →