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Shining – Shining (Napalm Records)

Whilst Hollywood are not calling yet, one can only wonder about a skewed biographical film about the musical anti-hero at the helm of Shining. “We Need To Talk About Kvarforth” is an intriguing idea about the debauched misanthrope who has… Continue Reading →

Winter Willow – Existentiell Vånda (Talheim Records)

On the surface the port city of Halmstad Sweden looks like a nice place to visit and if you were to type it into an image search there are nice scenes of waterways, bustling streets with stalls and bars, gothic… Continue Reading →

Høstsol – Länge leve döden (Avantgarde)

Chances are you have not heard of Høstsol who have only just emerged out the Autumn Sun but the players within this new project are another matter. Some will no doubt be tagging this with the supergroup descriptor but I… Continue Reading →

Wothrosch – Odium (Hammerheart Records)

Helpfully, we are given points of reference for this debut album by Greek band Wothrosch. The reference points are the soundscape of SepticFlesh running into the fury of Anaal Nathrakh. So armed with this information, it came as no surprise… Continue Reading →

In Lingua Mortua – Salon des Refusés (Repose Records)

Well, I was glad that this turned up with some extensive liner notes as it is a baffling enough listen in its own right before even getting to the cast list involved. In Lingua Mortua are a collective essentially put… Continue Reading →

Angrrsth – Donikąd (Godz ov War)

This Polish black metal band can be summed up as follows: melodic anger with a wealth of expression. It is not often I delve into this world for reviews, I normally keep this experience personal. However, I found favour with… Continue Reading →

Vulture Lord – Desecration Rite (Odium Records)

When I started my radio show (Dark Tryal, every Sunday at 21:00 on TotalRock, promotion). I really thought that I’d be bringing the Death and my co-host would be bringing the Black. However it’s strange that our paths have crossed,… Continue Reading →

Psychonaut 4 – Beautyfall (Talheim Records)

You have to love a bit of synchronicity. I had been meaning to check out Georgian band Psychonaut 4 properly for some time and had just been covering the excellent Jours Pâles album and been really impressed with vocalist Graf’s… Continue Reading →

Glädjekällor – Jesuskomplex (Talheim Records)

Who is the guy striking the Jesus Christ pose on album cover here? It appears to be a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician going by the name C.L. although Ludvig is his real name. I was immediately drawn to this as… Continue Reading →

Delain & cyHra Manchester Ritz 7/2/20

Delain have come a long way since my first encounter with them, back in 2009, at the Femme Metal Festival, housed in The Birmingham Asylum, and I saw the band play to approx. 20 devotees, who must have all been… Continue Reading →

Asphodèle – Jours Pâles (Ladlo Productions)

The flowers of Asphodèle may have only just bloomed but one look at the cast list of this brand-new French band was all I needed to grab the album and put it on my review pile. For a start we… Continue Reading →

Allone – Alone (Aesthetic Death)

Can you ever be truly Alone when you have 2 l’s? Deep and complicated question to ponder but thankfully the music may well provide some answers and this is not a solo project but the work of a London based… Continue Reading →

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