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Billy Idol, Glenn Danzig, The Sisters of Mercy, Ghost and a huge offering of 80’s goth, punk and B-Movie horror. These things on their own are (mostly) great, so what happens when you mix them all together? You get The… Continue Reading →
It’s been a while since I’ve visited the theater to see a play and even longer since I saw a musical. The latter kind of show hasn’t had a great appeal on me in general and rare are the shows… Continue Reading →
As Finland has such a strong representation as it does in the black metal field, with bands such as Archgoat, Horna, Impaled Nazarene, Sargeist and Behexen to name but a few, I was expecting great things from Saturnian Mists latest… Continue Reading →
Some bold claims I read in the info sheet for the album at hand. Bold, even for info sheets. Lux, the fourth full-length by In the Company of Serpents is “one of the most impressive Doom/Sludge Metal albums ever recorded”… Continue Reading →
Death Rock – does that name wind you up as it does me? I am just too long in the tooth and too scarred by crimpers to dig that kind of jive talking. However, our colonial friends over the Atlantic… Continue Reading →
What do you do when your band reaches it’s 25th anniversary? Well in the case of Czech group Avenger, split them up and change their name due to friction among the ranks. No doubt the full story is an interesting… Continue Reading →
Utilising gruesome film sound bites, Canadian death thrashers Video Nasty have concocted a brutal blast of old school thrash metal that crosses over into hardcore punk and death metal ugliness. This self titled EP is the bands first outing and… Continue Reading →
Right off the bat, I have to declare myself as a little biased when it comes to this review, as I’m a huge fan of vocalist Robert Lowe. Not only was he the lead singer of one of the most… Continue Reading →
Part of the fun of review writing is coming across something good completely unexpectedly. Black Moon Mother from Nashville, Tennessee, and their debut Illusions Under the Sun definitely were a very positive surprise. The album cover with its golden lettering… Continue Reading →
I first encountered Scarborough based Ante-Inferno about two and a bit years ago at Warhorns. They really made an impression then with a no fuss appearance belying a raw and frighteningly intense stage presence. I got the idea but really… Continue Reading →
It’s the day before bonfire night and as you would expect, it’s dark out, there are bangs going off everywhere and some bellend throws a firecracker out the car window at the bus stop we were waiting at before we… Continue Reading →
Once more something stirs in what I am now convinced is a remarkable UKBM scene. It seems to be growing particularly strong in Wales and the North or England at the moment and it’s the latter from where black/death outfit… Continue Reading →