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Hauntologist – Hollow (No Solace)

Debut album time, but side project time too. This time by Darkside (Mgla) and The Fall (Mgla live, Owls Woods Graves) and guess what? I’m practically alone amongst my black metal aficionados by not being a Mgla fan, for a… Continue Reading →

Bright & Black – The Album (S/R)

I like to play music loud, especially music that I have to review. Why? Because the release’s character will reveal itself much faster this way. If the album is good, it will sound even better played at high volume, if… Continue Reading →

Urne – A Feast On Sorrow (Candlelight Records)

London band Urne are fast gaining a strong foothold in the heavy music scene. Since 2018’s EP “The Mountain Of Gold” which set out their stall, the solid debut LP “Serpent & Spirit” firmly laid the trio’s foundations in emphatic… Continue Reading →

Psygnosis – Mercury (Season of Mist)

Psygnosis have been prolific since starting out in 2009, releasing six albums including this one. Their style being described as “atmospheric extreme metal with hints of electronic music, the band comes from the French town of Mâcon, which for those… Continue Reading →

Vinsta – Freiweitn (Eisenwald)

Before we get going on this album, I feel I should point out that the press blurb for this album caused some consternation when it appeared on the weekly press email, so I’m going to insert it below: “Melodic Death,… Continue Reading →

HamaSaari – Ineffable (Klonosphere Records)

Noting a progressive band on a label specialising in progressive music, I was struck by the following description of this band’s music: “Their sombre sound drifts listeners on a stormy ritual invoking images of a tide of raindrops falling from… Continue Reading →

Contemplation / Chrono.fixion – Brain Mechanics (S/R)

About a year ago we received a self-titled, self-released debut from Contemplation, a one man project from  French musician and composer Mattieu Ducheine and I was rather taken with its sublime blending of prog and funeral doom and ambient flourishes…. Continue Reading →

Toehider – I Have Little or No Memory of These Memories (Bird’s Robe)

If you would like an audio depiction of a girl taking a 2TB usb stick off her keychain, and plugging it squarely into a swamp of a tiny planet, here’s the place to come. This ambitious work is a prog… Continue Reading →

Disillusion – Ayam (Prophecy Productions)

Where on earth do you begin with this fourth album from Germany’s Disillusion, a band I saw earlier this year supporting Obscura and reviewed which you can read about here. The band teased us with a few songs from this… Continue Reading →

Obsidious – Iconic (Season of Mist)

First off, let’s quickly get the Oliphant out the long barn. After Linus Klausenitzer (bass), Rafael Trujillo (guitars), and Sebastian Lanser (drums) moved on from Obscura in 2020, they formed Obsidious and recruited Javi Perera to take care of vocals…. Continue Reading →

Inhalo – Sever (Construction Records)

I saw Inhalo recently at ProgPower Europe where they played the songs on this album. The performance and music were impressive. This of course does not automatically mean that the associated album is impressive as it does sometimes happen that… Continue Reading →

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