Author Pete Woods
If you are the sort of person that likes going out with a metal detector and looking for ancient treasure you may have unearthed the musical equivalent from historic Northumbria in the form of Arð, a project from native custodian… Continue Reading →
Well this stood out as looking a bit on the different side. Based both in New York and Europe this multi-national cast list comprises of a group clad in ecclesiastical costumes and looking more than a little pious. However, once… Continue Reading →
Love it or loathe it but genre definition is one of those things us music writers seem unable to not dissect and in the case of Dutch band Dool it still makes me tut when I open go to site… Continue Reading →
‘Hollow’ (2020) was an impressive debut album for Israeli band Tomorrow’s Rain who had previously been around as Moonskin. Within the realms of atmospheric doom, they had strong song-craft but got quite a bit of attention due to a large… Continue Reading →
Admittedly as far as this writer is concerned listening habits are more inclined to shades of black, the darker the better but sometimes a change is necessary. So what exactly are the sounds of green and blue? Well as far… Continue Reading →
Has it really been seven years since I was last ‘Nagged To Death’ by this Norwegian outfit’s 2nd album? Arriving on vinyl at the time it had a real addictive personality and had the needle skidding across the record at… Continue Reading →
By Satan and all his agencies, this is a (great) beast of an album. Running just shy of an hour and hitting you like the last 5-minutes of Ben Wheatley’s Kill List, (what do you mean spoilers, it came out… Continue Reading →
A state of nothingness for 13 years and then two albums delivered within the space of just one. For whatever reason Australian musos Mitchell Keepin and Tim Yatras found the necessary spark to resurrect Austere, I’m sure nobody is complaining…. Continue Reading →
Firstly, I have to say what wonderful artwork here. I’m all the more impressed when I saw that it is actually painted by the musician in question himself. It has a feeling of Vampiric nostalgia about it and it could… Continue Reading →
To misquote Andrea Bianchi’s infamous Burial Ground film “mother, this album smells of death.” Whilst shuffling ghouls in rotting rags mercilessly stalk their hapless prey and childult actor Peter Bark takes a bite out of his loving mother’s breast, one… Continue Reading →
Originally from Kyrgyzstan but now residing in Germany Darkestrah have always been a fascinating band utilising traditional instruments into a black metal mainframe. You know that you are in for something a bit different when you actually have to look… Continue Reading →
Formerly known as Thygrim and playing pagan orientated black metal these Germans changed their name to MNHG. It’s not quite a random moniker as it sounds and although at first I was scratching head wondering if they had chosen random… Continue Reading →