Hecate Enthroned are a black metal band from the UK and this is their seventh album.
Featuring members of Ba’al and Sidious in their ranks, legendary black metal act Hecate Enthroned return for the first time in seven years. What dark delights does The Corpse of a Titan, a Lament Long Buried bring to us? Continue reading “Hecate Enthroned – The Corpse of a Titan, a Lament Long Buried (Review)”
Monolord are a doom metal band from Sweden and this is their sixth album.
If you have never encountered Monolord before, then prepare yourself for classic doom metal shenanigans, seasoned with a contemporary delivery. The promo blurb should sort you out as a decent starting point, stating that the 43-minute Neverending is for fans of bands like Electric Wizard, Sleep, Windhand, Black Sabbath, Baroness, Yob, Red Fang, and Mastodon. Good company to keep. Continue reading “Monolord – Neverending (Review)”
Bear are a progressive hardcore/metal band from Belgium and this is their fifth album.
This new 19-minute EP from the mighty Bear packs a punch. It’s five songs and no messing around. These songs are short and to-the-point. Two do their damage, then get out swiftly, laughing as they do so with murderous glee. Continue reading “Bear – Anhedonia (Review)”
This is the tenth album from Norwegian black metallers Dimmu Borgir.
Eight long years since 2018’s Eonian, the legendary Dimmu Borgir have returned. Bringing the world 72 minutes of new material, Grand Serpent Rising is an unexpectedly atavistic record, but is all the better for it. Continue reading “Dimmu Borgir – Grand Serpent Rising (Review)”
This is the eighth album from Impure Wilhelmina, a Swiss post-metal band.
2021’s Antidote was a very strong record, so it’s great to see follow up Le Sanglot appear. It’s a 50-minute case study in portraying emotion and depth of songcraft. Impure Wilhelmina once again show just why they are held in such high regard by Continue reading “Impure Wilhelmina – Le Sanglot (Review)”
This is the debut album by US death metal band Horrific Visions.
Featuring the drummer of Stabbing, (also ex-Whore of Bethlehem), Remnants of Atrophy deals out 25 minutes of brutal death metal punishment. Horrific Visions take a well-worn formula and put just enough of their own spin on it to make a destructive impression. Continue reading “Horrific Visions – Remnants of Atrophy (Review)”
This is the second album from blackened thrash metallers Tyrannus.
Tyrannus play a mix of black and thrash metal, alongside other influences, and it hits the spot. On Mournhold they combine it all into a 40-minute infernal assault that this simplistic description doesn’t really do justice to. Brought to us by current/ex-members of Ashenspire and Live Burial, Mournhold is a beast. Continue reading “Tyrannus – Mournhold (Review)”
Lorn are an Italian black metal band and this is their fourth album.
Following on from 2017’s Arrayed Claws, Lorn have now returned with the 41-minute Searing Blood. It’s not the same Lorn as previously encountered though. However, when you listen to Searing Blood, it’s hard to complain. This is a shockingly good record. Continue reading “Lorn – Searing Blood (Review)”
This is the twelfth album from US solo black metal act Panopticon.
Brought to us by a singular artist’s vision, but aided and bolstered by multiple guest collaborators, Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet is a 66-minute exploration of sound that offers up an unmissable experience. Panopticon‘s new record is remarkable. Continue reading “Panopticon – Det Hjemsøkte Hjertet (Review)”
This is the debut album by UK doom band Dromos.
A 46-minute funeral doom album that consists of three mammoth songs? Yes please. Brought into the world by current/ex-members of Eihort, Final Dose, Mutagenic Host, and more, Dromos deliver a doom metal feast across the massive Failing Light. Continue reading “Dromos – Failing Light (Review)”
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