16th June 2017
Katharos XIII is a Romanian-based Black Metal quartet; One, that specialises in lyrical themes such as death, suicide and overall misanthropy. While this prompted the band to be introduced to me as a both depressive […]
14th June 2017
Four year has passed since Thalamus released their previous album Soul. Now the quintet is finally ready to unleash another beast, their fourth studio album, Hiding from Daylight. The band was founded more than 10 […]
9th June 2017
German Infinight, whose name is both catchy and quite the pun, are quite efficient, despite not having signed on to any one label. As a band they have existed since the year 2001, and have […]
8th June 2017
Founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2013, Stone Cadaver is an underground stoner trio. Just recently the band released the long awaited debut album entitled Reject Remove Replace. The album consists of seven lengthy tracks, ‘divided’ […]
1st June 2017
For those who are still unfamiliar with the Ayreon-universe let me introduce you shortly; Ayreon albums are sci-fi rock/metal operas featuring a diverse mix of the best and most distinctive singers in the world. The […]
30th May 2017
The world is definitely getting smaller, and it seems to be happening fast. With the advent of the internet, the abililty to reach more or less the entire world from your own home and the […]
28th May 2017
Au-Dessus is a band that confused and/or tricked me, I will admit. Having a French name (‘Au-Dessus’ meaning ‘Above’) and being promoted by a well-known French (mostly) Black Metal label, I immediately made the logical […]
24th May 2017
Who Alive… is a debut seven-tracker full-length album by Ukrainian sextet Hesperion. The band was created in 2014 so I didn’t have any knowledge of this upcoming band prior to listening to this debut. I […]
23rd May 2017
Funeral Hearse is a two-man project, one that has risen out of two, apparently very famous and popular, Singapore-based bands entitled Rotten Germs and Zushakon. While these names are sadly unknown to me at present, […]
18th May 2017
Loneliness of Endless Days is the second full-length album by Finnish quintet Achiote. It comes as a follow-up to the very well-received and highly praised 2014 debut Deimos. This latest opus contains 10 tracks combining […]
17th May 2017
Cydia represents the second time that I have come across a band that is virtually unheard of (in the English-speaking part of the internet, anyway). After quite a bit of digging, however, I managed to […]
16th May 2017
No Dawn originally started out as a cover band, playing cover songs of famous Melodic Death Metal acts such as In Flames and At The Gates. And while the Norwegian quintet has since moved on […]
15th May 2017
Master Massive is the collective name chosen by five fairly well-established and experienced Swedish musicians, having formerly played in such high-profile bands such as Twilight, Zanity and Beyond Twilight (among others). Despite having played together […]
10th May 2017
Three musicians hailing from the easternmost part of Sweden banded together three years ago and decided to make music. The moniker they chose to represent them in the world is Skulldrain, and the music is […]
8th May 2017
Temtris has, over the span of their near-twenty year career been known by quite a few names; They started out as Labyrinth and then Labyrinthia before finally settling on their current moniker. Ignoring the names […]
4th June 2020
Eleven tracks. Nearly forty-five minutes of runtime. Such is the offering presented from US-based T.O.M.B as the calender drags into the year 2020, at the same time marking the Industrial Black Metal bands 22nd consecutive […]
3rd June 2020
I was unfamiliar with the existence of this Swedish band despite them coming from neighbouring Helsingborg. Chronus is a quartet that has been around for some years now. The band was founded in 2012 and […]
2nd June 2020
This album was recorded and released in 2018 but for some reason I first received it lately. It shall not prevent me of giving it a spin or two and see if it’s still of […]
25th May 2020
Saturnalia Temple is a Swedish Doom Metal band that has spent the last fourteen years since their inception creating and releasing their own Stoner version of the genre, culminating in Gravity, their third-ever Full-length release […]
15th May 2020
2017’s Medusa, saw the English Gothic Metal legends pull a full-circle, basically coming back to their very early ’90s Doom Metal roots. Following the band during the past three decades was an interesting ride. The […]
14th May 2020
Just recently I received this album, released in November 2018, but it should not prevent me for giving it a couple of spins. First a few words about the band, one-man act named Feed Them […]
11th May 2020
Misanthropic Rituals is an American one-man Black Metal band hailing From New Jersey, officially founded eight years ago (which would make it the year 2012 for all of you either not interested in counting or […]
7th May 2020
Anointed In Darkness – Live in Europe is the newest release from these deathly masters from Atlanta, Georgia. The band was founded in 2006, playing brutal death metal ever since. This live album, entitled Anointed […]
6th May 2020
Poccolus is a near-legendary Black Metal act hailing from Lithuania, one that was primarily active from 1993 to 1997. As such, they were a part of the Second Wave of Black Metal and helped shape […]
6th May 2020
Four years ago, O’Brother released Endless Light, which was the absolute highlight of their career. Now the band is ready with a follow-up, which not only marks the departure from Triple Crown Records after a […]
