Tonight’s show is sold out, and with good reason; Blackbraid and Winterfylleth is a potent combination. Add in Noctem too, and it’s sure to be a draw. It’s going to be a busy one tonight. Continue reading “Blackbraid/Winterfylleth/Noctem – Rebellion, Manchester – 10/04/26 (Live Review)”
This is the third album from Scottish folk black metal band Cnoc an Tursa.
Brought into the world by current/ex-members of Barshasketh and Ruadh, A Cry for the Slain contains 44 minutes of folk-enriched black metal. The promo blurb states that this is for fans of Primordial, Winterfylleth, Saor, and Forefather, so with that in mind, it’s Continue reading “Cnoc an Tursa – A Cry for the Slain (Review)”
Exhumed and Gruesome touring together is a strong bill. With the singer of Exhumed pulling double duty in both bands, (vocals and guitar), it promises to be a great night of death metal fun. Continue reading “Exhumed/Gruesome/Acid Vat – Rebellion, Manchester – 07/04/26 (Live Review)”
This is the fifth album from German black metallers Ultha.
So, Ultha, (who are likely the best contemporary black metal band in the world), have only gone and unexpectedly released a monster of a new album in the 74-minute A Light so Dim. This is a record you need to hear if Continue reading “Ultha – A Light so Dim (Review)”
This is the third album from US stoner/sludge metal band Witch Ripper.
2023’s The Flight After the Fall was a thoroughly enjoyable progressive stoner sludge album, so it’s with some expectation that the coming of Through the Hourglass is greeted. Across 44 minutes of new material, Witch Ripper Continue reading “Witch Ripper – Through the Hourglass (Review)”
This is the fifth album from Canadian death metallers Archspire.
If 2017’s Relentless Mutation was a Big Deal, 2021’s Bleed the Future was a Really Big Deal. So, with a new drummer in tow, (from Oubliette), expectations are high for Too Fast to Die. Can Archspire rise to the occasion? Continue reading “Archspire – Too Fast to Die (Review)”
This is the third album from UK doomgaze band Sugar Horse.
Following on from 2024’s well-received The Grand Scheme of Things, Not a Sound in Heaven offers up 44 minutes of new music for fans of the band to salivate over. Yep, Sugar Horse are back, and this time Continue reading “Sugar Horse – Not a Sound in Heaven (Review)”
This is the twelfth album from US death metal band Immolation.
Expectations are high for the return of Immolation, one of death metal’s strongest and most consistent legendary bands. Following on from 2022’s well-received Acts of God, the monstrous Descent drops 43 minutes of new material on an unsuspecting world like Continue reading “Immolation – Descent (Review)”
This is a collaborative album between two legendary acts, Melvins from the US and Napalm Death from the UK.
Originally released last year as a 6-track limited tour CD/vinyl, Savage Imperial Death March is now getting a full release, with two extra songs and new artwork. It’s a 40-minute journey into an uncrowded collaborative space that brings together the sludgy melodic skill of Melvins and the off-centre experimental side of Napalm Death. Continue reading “Melvins with Napalm Death – Savage Imperial Death March (Review)”
Cult of Occult are a French doom band and this is their fifth album.
It’s great to have towering Cult of Occult back. The last time they graced us with their malignant presence was on 2021’s Ruin, but now we have a brand new full album. I Have No Name contains 70 minutes of doomsludge horror. My, what a Continue reading “Cult of Occult – I Have No Name (Review)”
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