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Vulture – Sentinels (Metal Blade)

In recent years there has been a big glut of worship bands, mostly I would say in the realms of Death Metal and Heavy Metal. A number of years prior there was also that big Thrash boom with bands like… Continue Reading →

Midnight – Hellish Expectations (Metal Blade)

I wrote a review a week or so ago which took me back to listening to Speed Kills as a teen. Well here I am again back in the audio time machine thanks to the one-man maniac project that is… Continue Reading →

Diabolic Night – Beneath the Crimson Prophecy (High Roller)

Barking at the world, Diabolical Night return with a second full length release. This is a project by multi-instrumentalist “Heavy Steeler”, at some stage with a live band, these tunes will see the light of day on stage. For now,… Continue Reading →

Nocturnal Breed – Carry The Beast (Dark Essence)

You cannot have been into metal in the last two decades or so and not know Norwegian band Nocturnal Breed, whether you have listened to their material or not. The band has charged on without any wavering, flying the flag… Continue Reading →

Ifryt – Pluca (Godz Ov War)

A conundrum in three parts. When something is described as “Avant-Garde” alarm bells ring.  Are there going to be nose flutes and field recordings? Ancient Sumerian death rites mixed with Russian Drum and Bass. Ah who am I kidding I… Continue Reading →

Enforcer – Nostalgia (Nuclear Blast)

These Swedes last album ‘Zenith’ was a slight departure from the bands usual style and approach. Having come together again for ‘Nostalgia’ it’s not a case of re-hashing the older sound, to some extent there is more of the old… Continue Reading →

Holy Moses – Invisible Queen (Fireflash Records)

I was first introduced to Holy Moses over 30 years ago, with a ton of other German thrash bands. I’m saddened to admit that of all those bands, I only ever latched onto one album with any conviction so haven’t… Continue Reading →

Hellripper – Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags (Peaceville)

Sometimes the problem with reviewing is the sheer volume of new stuff you get to hear which, inevitably, means you end up behind the curve on some things. Hellripper, one man outfit from the Highlands of Scotland, being a perfect… Continue Reading →

Bafomet – F.O.A.D.I.F (Iron Fist Productions)

Vladphemer the Sodomizer, Noctisadistum and Branded Rebel, the members of black / speed metal band Bafomet, formerly known as Sigil of Bafomet, have pleasure in bringing us “F.O.A.D.I.F”. I know what FOAD is, but not IF – in flames? Anyway,… Continue Reading →

Terrörhammer – Gateway to Hades (Osmose Productions)

A good dose of Serbian necro speed metal is presented here, a second full length, but a band whom have had many shorter releases over the last ten years. ‘Inside the Nuclear Tomb’ is laden with d-beat and is rabid,… Continue Reading →

Spider God – Black Renditions (Repose Records)

The time has come oh timid reader, to talk of many things, of Spice Girls, Biebers, Kanye Wests, the cabbages who sing…Erm sorry but this is not the easiest of things to approach and my head is a little bit… Continue Reading →

Hexed – Pagans Rising (ViciSolum)

Swedish Metal band Hexed are not what you would expect from a loosely thrown Symphonic Metal tag. They weren’t what I expected when I was fortunate enough to review their debut full-length back in 2018 and now, on their follow-up,… Continue Reading →

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