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The Wraith’s debut Gloom Ballet (Southern Lord) was one the surprises of 2019 and a favourite with many a listener and reviewer who happened upon it. But the album had the bad luck of being released at the beginning of… Continue Reading →
Heavy Temple is a band that I’ve been hoping to see live for quite some time now, but have yet to do so. As well as really enjoying their prior releases (see Ave Noctum passim), vocalist High Priestess Nighthawk has… Continue Reading →
This album explores memory for its theme. Dementia being a terrifying thief of personality and experience that is affecting more and more of our aging population in the West. It is somewhat ironic that I had forgotten, until I searched… Continue Reading →
This US band are currently celebrating their 40th Anniversary, whilst there was a notable gap in the 90’s, the band came back with full force. Blimey, it’s been 16 years since I saw them live in Germany when I checked!… Continue Reading →
Formed in 2014 New Jersey based Tech/ Avant-Garde Death Metallers Replicant have gently bubbled along. The name is familiar but I have to confess this is my first delving into their discography. However, being the Brutal Death nerd I am,… Continue Reading →
A mate was recently moaning that judging by a list on CDs on Ebay they ‘appeared to have run out of metal band names’ and were just using gibberish. He was faintly amused when I said I had some Witch… Continue Reading →
If you’ve been perusing the Ave Noctum website for a number of years then you know that I have covered quite a few of Comatose Music’s releases during that time, in fact I’ve done over 20 of them. Added to… Continue Reading →
Readers of Ave Noctum, I believe the year of production for this long lost album is in fact 1970, and to put it in context the “policing action” raging in Vietnam and South East Asia is grabbing headlines in the… Continue Reading →
A sophomore full length album from this Los Angeles based death/doom crew. I’m going to confess that I hadn’t heard of the band before, and in fact didn’t particularly “get” this album at first listen. I was listening to it… Continue Reading →
Having formed back in 1998 it could be said that Brodequin are one of the true pioneers of Brutal Death Metal, if only their debut Instruments Of Torture had come out sooner than 2000. I think it would be a… Continue Reading →
One of my favourite things about reviewing metal albums – and there are many – are those moments when you’ve spent so long poring over a single album that you’re temporarily sick to the back teeth of it and anything… Continue Reading →
Substance fuelled Boogie Metal from Boston with this their first full length album being 12 years in the making. Not that they have been lying in a stupor – they have released several E.P.s and been playing tonnes of shows… Continue Reading →