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Heathen Kings – Fealty To None (S/R)

Holy not-what-I-expected Batman. Given the names of the artist, album, tracks etc involved, influences listed, I expected many things from this album, but pretty, gentle, fairly well-executed close harmony straight out of the gate was definitely not on that list…. Continue Reading →

Keys Of Orthanc – A Battle In The Dark Lands Of The Eye… (Naturmacht)

I’m going to go ahead and be completely self-indulgent for a moment. When I get to review a second release from an artist in a row it really fills me with a sense of joy. As if I’m a part… Continue Reading →

Nirnaeth – From Shadow to Flesh (Malpermesita Records)

Nirnaeth are now into their 16th Year and bring along their brand of blackened, technical death metal focusing again on Satanism and the occult. ‘From Shadow To Flesh’ is their 3rd full length, in a career which has also been… Continue Reading →

Summoning – With Doom We Come (Napalm)

The sounds of Middle Earth will never be forgotten and will reverberate with the clamour of heroes around the great halls forevermore. Well they will if Protector and Silenius have their way and despite being quiet for nearly 5 long… Continue Reading →

Protector – Cursed And Coronated (High Roller)

Protector are one of those bands that skirted around on the fringes of thrash and the proto death scenes in the 1980s and like I said in my review of their “Reanimated Homunculus” back in 2013 Protector courted much underground… Continue Reading →

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