This is the eighth album by French death metal band Gorod.
After their very strong 2023 album The Orb, the return of Gorod is to be celebrated. The Ember Gone delivers 44 minutes of the band’s charismatic take on progressive and technical death metal, yet with a different spin. This time, the music places a much greater emphasis on the band’s progressive side. Continue reading “Gorod – The Ember Gone (Review)”
Fen are a UK black metal band and this is their eighth album.
Following on from 2023’s Monuments to Absence, Fen have now returned with 47 minutes of new material in the form of Elemental Part One: Mourning Earth. As the name might suggest, this is the first part of two. Continue reading “Fen – Elemental Part One: Mourning Earth (Review)”
This is the third album from US grinders Deathgrave.
Here we have 32 minutes of deathgrind, shot through with elements of thrash, mathcore, and doom. Deathgrave smash it all together into ten nasty tracks that are hideously good fun. Continue reading “Deathgrave – Hell Is Evil (Review)”
This is the latest EP from Russian black/death metal band Thanatomass.
Following on from 2023’s Hades, Thanatomass have now returned with the three-track EP The Rabid Dead. Across 20 minutes, Thanatomass deliver a scorching display of corrosive black/death nastiness. Continue reading “Thanatomass – The Rabid Dead (Review)”
This is the third album from Spanish doom metal band Todomal.
Graveyards of Joy brings us 43 minutes of compelling material. Todomal’s style can be described as doom metal mixed with progressive rock stylings and atmospheric depth. Atmospheric doom, in essence. The promo blurb names Pink Floyd, Katatonia, Candlemass, and Anathema, which sets the scene nicely, (you could also throw in Devin Townsend, Green Carnation, and Wolverine as touchpoints too). Continue reading “Todomal – Graveyards of Joy (Review)”
Gorge are an Italian death metal band and this is their debut album.
Containing a member of Fulci, Deeds of Horror dishes out 28 minutes of death metal that’s raw and nasty, but surprisingly catchy and memorable too. Gorge’s music is effortlessly good fun, and destined to cause pit mayhem wherever it goes. Continue reading “Gorge – Deeds of Horror (Review)”
Death. Void. Terror. are a black/doom metal band from Switzerland, and this is their latest EP.
This 3-track release from Death. Void. Terror. brings us something otherworldly and foul to become absorbed in. Seeping out its foul corruption across 29 minutes of material, To the Great Monolith 2.5 delivers an unholy ritual that’s sure to ensnare many of the unwary. Continue reading “Death. Void. Terror. – To the Great Monolith 2.5 (Review)”
This is the second album from Abyssal Rift, a death metal band from the US.
Prepare thyself for the hulking great chunk of spectral rot that is Relics of Great Ash. This is a hideous collection of malignant death metal, corroded by foul doom corruption and poisoned by industrial waste. Yep, Abyssal Rift have produced a record of dark intensity that’s worth exploring if you’re a fan of unrelenting horror. Continue reading “Abyssal Rift – Relics of Great Ash (Review)”
This is the second album from UK post-rock band Din of Celestial Birds.
The three-guitar, (and synths), post-rock approach of Din of Celestial Birds is back, with the 41-minute Takeoffs & Landings. 2023’s The Night Is for Dreamers made a decent splash in post-rock waters, so Takeoffs & Landings comes with a certain amount of expectation. Continue reading “Din of Celestial Birds – Takeoffs & Landings (Review)”
Tonight’s bill is a red hot one, and the opportunity to see Spectral Wound in an intimate venue like Gorilla is not to be missed. Continue reading “Spectral Wound/Final Dose – Gorilla, Manchester – 06/08/26 (Live Review)”
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