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Elder Devil – Everything Worth Loving (Prosthetic Records)

I don’t know much about Fresno, truth be told. I do know that Donny from The Big Lebowski used to surf the shores of Fresno, but that’s not immediately useful in the context of telling you about this album from… Continue Reading →

Vorbid – A Swan By The Edge Of Mandala (Indie Recordings)

There are a number of things that strike you when you see and listen to this sophomore by Norwegian progressive experimental thrashers Vorbid and that’s the very arty cover, the slightly strange album title, the sound which has an ultra-polished… Continue Reading →

The Wakedead Gathering – Parallaxiom (I, Voidhanger records)

I really like The Wakedead Gathering. I’ve reviewed their previous work, notably their 2016 masterpiece “Fuscus: Strings of the Black Lyre” and their 2017 split with Ecferus. They’re a tricky band to review mind you, as they straddle so many… Continue Reading →

Skumstrike – Deadly Intrusions (Selfmadegod)

Nominative determinism is not only a bastard to spell (two spellchecks and counting), but when the name of the band you’re attempting to unpick and make sense of is called Skumstrike (they must be fans of the previously excellent but… Continue Reading →

Voivod – Synchro Anarchy (Century Media)

I don’t know about you but it always swells my heart when a band I have followed through the years is still making fresh and invigorating material and not simply going through the motions as a nostalgia act. Voivod are… Continue Reading →

E-Force – Mindbender (Mighty Music)

Strictly old school thrash for me thanks. None of that “party on and pass the bong dude” stuff with people going mad about pizza and inflatable sharks. Thankfully I am in more than safe hands here as E-Force is the… Continue Reading →

The Osiris Club – The Green Chapel (No Profit Recordings)

The Osiris Club is a band I feel I ought to know something about. They’re from London, I’ve seen their name many times and I know they’re prog-orientated with other old-style strings to their bow, as it were. In fact… Continue Reading →

Atrae Bilis – Apexapien (20 Buck Spin)

Canada has had its fair share of death metal bands, when you think about it. Atrae Bilis are the newest ones to hit my ears, with the Vancouver based four piece having formed back in 2018, with one EP to… Continue Reading →

thisquietarmy x Away – The Singularity, Phase 1 (P572)

A collaborative sci-fi Drone metal album? Say what???! Away (Michel Langevin) of Voivod fame and Thisquietarmy (Eric Quach) have been secretly recording music together for some time. They have hours of the stuff apparently and this is phase 1. I have to say at first glance… Continue Reading →

Voivod – Lost Machine Live (Century Media)

I doubt it will surprise anyone if there is an absolute plethora of live albums getting released in 2021 due to the very obvious music stopping in 2020. Nobody ever really envisaged the death of gigs and the very best-case… Continue Reading →

Haroltt – Detritus of the Final Age (Metal Blade)

Five years ago I reviewed Proliferation and ended my 8/10 critique with “Fast loud and Rude” a nod to Vic Rattlehead and 80’s thrash. Somehow 2017’s “Extinction” passed me by – I think I played some singles on the radio. So, it is with a… Continue Reading →

Liquid Flesh – Chair Liquide (Metal is the Law Productions)

So, I know very little about Liquid Flesh, save to say that they are a three-piece band from France. This would appear to be their second album, and I really wasn’t sure what I was going to be in for…. Continue Reading →

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