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Ringworm – Seeing Through Fire (Nuclear Blast)

Isn’t it funny how when someone not into metal asks what music you’re into and you just say ‘metal’ (OK I usually say ‘loud and ‘orrible’), but if a metalhead asks you go into subgenres? I mean I like traditional… Continue Reading →

Kataklysm – Goliath (Nuclear Blast)

While this shall be the 15th Kataklysm album by vocalist Maurizio Iacono and guitarist Jean-François Dagenais, the 13th by bassist Stéphane Barbe, it’s the first by new drummer James Payne. And I must admit to being impressed by his enthusiastic… Continue Reading →

Cadaver – The Age Of The Offended (Nuclear Blast)

With a somewhat convoluted history stretching right back to 1988, Cadaver have essentially set up their body disposal shop over three periods, each to date releasing two albums in relatively short succession and then splitting up and going on hiatus… Continue Reading →

Fifth Angel – When Angels Kill (Nuclear Blast)

For those who are unfamiliar with Fifth Angel, a brief history goes along the lines of; Released a rather excellent debut in 1986, for once living up to its hype, it could easily sit alongside releases by Queensryche and Crimson… Continue Reading →

Stellar Circuits – Sight To Sound (Nuclear Blast)

This is part one of a somewhat unexpected mini-series of reviews I’m going to be working on this week and next, that is provisionally (and very much unofficially) titled Out of my Wheelhouse. This is because I have fairly wide-ranging… Continue Reading →

Scar Symmetry – The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph) (Nuclear Blast)

Melodic death metal from Sweden is like a badge of honour. Scar Symmetry are known exponents of the genre, having been doing it since 2004. I know this band from their earlier works and live performances, which were always noteworthy… Continue Reading →

Immortal – War Against All (Nuclear Blast)

When the classic lineup of a band changes it’s understandable for fans to worry if their signature sound will be compromised in any way. Case in point: Norwegian black metal veterans Immortal faced such anxieties in the middle of the… Continue Reading →

Elegant Weapons – Horns For A Halo (Nuclear Blast)

When you’re the first new guitarist to join a legendary Metal band since it last happened in 1974, it’s going to be tricky to stamp your own identity on that band. This was what the considerably talented guitarist Richie Faulkner… Continue Reading →

Deathstars – Everything Destroys You (Nuclear Blast)

Deathstars, leaders of the current milieu of gothic, industrial and electronic related metal have again peaked their heads above the parapet to give us another fun and memorable piece of metal that can have a club dancing within seconds. Everything… Continue Reading →

Enforcer – Nostalgia (Nuclear Blast)

These Swedes last album ‘Zenith’ was a slight departure from the bands usual style and approach. Having come together again for ‘Nostalgia’ it’s not a case of re-hashing the older sound, to some extent there is more of the old… Continue Reading →

Overkill – Scorched (Nuclear Blast)

New Jersey Thrash Veterans Overkill have been a band of consistency throughout their career. They never shied away like many others during the 90’s (considered a difficult period for Thrash – I remember it well unfortunately). Overkill 100%.  What I… Continue Reading →

Enslaved – Heimdal (Nuclear Blast)

May 1993. Two young upstart Norwegian black metal bands share the limelight on a split release from Candlelight Records. Both subsequently follow very different musical ideologies and career paths, but grow to be equally influential and universally revered. Jumping forward… Continue Reading →

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