Black Tusk are a metal/hardcore band from the US and this is their fifth album.
Out of the ashes of personal tragedy comes the latest album by Black Tusk; TCBT, or Taking Care of Black Tusk. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Rebel Wizard – Voluptuous Worship of Rapture and Response (Review)
This is the second album from Australian one man blackened heavy metal band Rebel Wizard.
I like Rebel Wizard, (see here and here). Mixing together a personable and charismatic blend of black, thrash, and heavy metal, Rebel Wizard’s music is harsh, underground, fuzzed out, and lethally effective. Continue reading
European Annihilation Summer Tour – Dying Fetus/Carnifex/Toxic Holocaust/Goatwhore – Manchester Club Academy, 14/08/18 (Live Review)
Well, what a lineup. Even though the formidable Venom Prison were forced to pull out of the show, that still leaves us with four extreme metal bands that are each draws in their own right. It’s a diverse bill, one that I couldn’t afford to miss. Bring on the METAL! Continue reading
Siete Lagunas – I & II (Review)
Siete Lagunas are a Colombian black metal band and this release contains their first two demos.
Siete Lagunas combine raw back metal songs – short and caustic – with moments of experimental noise and minimal ambience. Containing 10 tracks and lasting a total of 23 minutes, this is a nasty underground release that will appeal to the connoisseurs of the style out there. Continue reading
Leeched – You Took the Sun When You Left (Review)
Leeched Leeched are a hardcore band from the UK and this is their debut album.
Leeched play violent, aggressive hardcore that’s shot-through with punk, crust, grind, and powerviolence influences. Continue reading
Gloam/Obscure Evil – Split (Review)
Gloam and Obscure Evil are both black metal bands. The former are from the US and the latter are from Peru.
I was first introduced to Gloam on 2017’s Death Is the Beginning, which ably showcased their doom-infected brand of grimly majestic black metal. Continue reading
Interview with Arcticcircle
Arcticcircle’s latest album is the extremely tasty Where Ice Meets Ocean. This is a record I’d definitely recommend for any fan of earthy, underground metal that kicks ass and rocks out all over the shop.
Guitarist/vocalist Sean Vermentor filled me in on what Bush Metal is all about… Continue reading
Forming the Void – Rift (Review)
Forming the Void are a progressive stoner/sludge doom band from the US. This is their fourth album.
After enjoying Forming the Void’s split with Pyreship, I was eager to hear more from the band. Thankfully, that desire has been catered to in the form of Rift; 46 minutes of new material for me to wrap my ears around. Continue reading
Maligner – Attraction to Annihilation (Review)
Maligner are a Swedish death/thrash metal band and this is their debut album.
On Attraction to Annihilation Maligner offer up 30 minutes of savage death/thrash metal. This is some quality stuff. Continue reading
Nightgrave – Black Earth (Review)
This is the third album from Nightgrave, a one man atmospheric black metal band.
Not content with releasing the extremely competent Nascent earlier this year, it seems that the prolific Nightgrave has already released a new album in the shape of Black Earth. Continue reading
