Tag Occult Rock
Despite the near absence from popular media, the realm of Metal is a vast sonic landscape, stretching across many countries, and many sounds and styles. Under the umbrella of the title are found everything from the most guttural of Nordic… Continue Reading →
Hands of Orlac are not an easy band to research. Put the name into a search engine, and what will pop up time and again will be references to the original 1920 book, the precurser of modern body horror, the… Continue Reading →
As folks say these days, “spoiler alert”; before you scan to the score at the bottom of this page I feel absolutely compelled to announce that with ‘The Old Ways Remain’ Canada’s Blood Ceremony has shot straight to the top… Continue Reading →
What do you get if you cross psychedelic occult rock with macabre Finnish melancholy and surf guitars, add a touch of blues, then throw in more hooks than a cloakroom? If your first thought involves the words “an unholy mess”,… Continue Reading →
“Magik Metal” isn’t a genre or term I’m familiar with but apparently this is what The Gates specialises in. Comprised of Galigula on vocals and King Baal who does all the instrumentation, they deliver occult infused tunes that are heavy… Continue Reading →
Blue Oyster Cult? On Ave Noctum, home of all heavy, dark and nasty? That ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’ lot? Shurely shome mishtake…. Nope. Not in the slightest. To be blunt if you don’t get it take a look at your… Continue Reading →
By pure coincidence, on the day I was given this album for review, I was wearing an Acârash shirt so it’s fair to say that I had been impressed by their debut album and a storming previous live encounter. So,… Continue Reading →
If you are in the market for a really cool heavy metal record, influenced by the greats whilst maintaining homage to classic hard rock of the 70’s, the this band are for you. The Wizards released one of the best… Continue Reading →
This Spanish band have been a great asset to my musical enjoyment, their previous release ‘Full Moon in Scorpio’ and even their debut were filled with occult doom rock and heavy metal influence. On this latest release, The Wizards have… Continue Reading →
My Relationship with Ancient VVisdom began rather unexpectedly at the Inferno Festival 2012, in the small John Dee room. I was happily having my head caved in by all sorts of extremity such as Svarttjern and One Tail, One Head,… Continue Reading →
Of the bands adopting the Execration moniker the Norwegian version is by far the most prolific with three gutter trawling filth riddled death metal albums already slithering around the underground making rancid ripples, with the bands last repugnant effort “Morbid… Continue Reading →
Tuscan occult inspired doom/classic rock hybrid created with some divine backing Psychedelic Witchcraft are back with the follow up to their impressive 2016 release, ‘The Vision’. Not giving much away with the title, hinting heavily in the direction of the… Continue Reading →