Tag Orphaned Land
Quick, name a band that far, far more people would be obsessed with if they could only be induced to listen to them, even just once. In answer, I give you the wait to get out of the main carpark… Continue Reading →
When an album description uses four existing genres and one made up by the band, chances are you’re going to be listening to something that is a) not as described (happens depressingly often when you review as many albums as… Continue Reading →
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 →
Although perhaps not as well-known as the likes of Salem and Orphaned Land outside their home country Arallu have been a consistent force over the last quarter of a century since they first declared ‘war on the wailing wall’ From… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Subterranean Masquerade have actually been around in one guise or another for over 15 years, but with a pretty much stable line-up in place since 2018, this fourth album (the first by the band since 2017) is a bit… Continue Reading →
Part of the Israeli metal scene since 2002 when formed as Moonskin by founding member Yishai Sweartz it is no surprise to hear that Tomorrow’s Rain has had in past line-up members of Salem and Orphaned Land through their doors…. Continue Reading →
Russian label Haarbn Production have an interesting and niche roster of releases. Things pop up from them very occasionally and to date they have only 38 albums to their name. What I have noticed is that despite often containing a… Continue Reading →
I’ve got a long history with Silent Stream of Godless Elegy, having first come across a single MP3 of theirs from a now long-defunct music trial site, (it was perfectly legit!), and was blown away by how great they were…. Continue Reading →
When I was younger I spent a lot of time in Israel and during every trip I would eagerly make my way to a record shop and ask the same question. “Do you have any Israeli heavy metal?” On the… Continue Reading →
Subterranean Masquerade – expect the unexpected. There’s always something unexpected on a Subterranean Masquerade album. The band’s main line-up is normal enough as you look down the list of members – there’s of course guitarist Tomer Pink (the band’s founder),… Continue Reading →
When bands collide there’s often an unholy mess or else the distillation of something wonderful to behold. Fans of Orphaned Land may already have guessed which way this one was likely to go. Since re-establishing their recording career a little… Continue Reading →
This album should have had me running to the hills screaming and trying to distance myself as far away from it as possible. Melted Space are a project that were originally formed by Pierre Le Pape of Wormfood and essentially… Continue Reading →