This is a split between two UK sludge metal bands. Both bands offer up a single song.
We’ve met Moloch before on their split with Cloud Rat. Here they continue with their Continue reading “Moloch/Groak – Split (Review)”
Month: July 2019
Gravefields – Embrace the Void (Review)
Gravefields are an international death metal band and this is their second album.
Previously known as Dirtyprotest, this band have now benefited from both a change of name and a change of sound. Whereas the band’s debut album – Hellstorm – was essentially a Swedish death metal affair, Embrace the Void is a wider-ranging beast. Continue reading “Gravefields – Embrace the Void (Review)”
Arctic Sleep – Kindred Spirits (Review)
This is the seventh album from Arctic Sleep, a one-man, (with guests), atmospheric/progressive doom band from the US.
Despite the fact that this is the band’s seventh album, this is my first encounter with Arctic Sleep’s music. It seems I’ve been missing out; what we have here is hugely impressive. However, the man behind Arctic Sleep is also the man behind Unearthed Elf, and as I absolutely love Unearthed Elf’s Into the Catacomb Abyss, I suppose it should come as no surprise that Kindred Spirits is as good as it is. Continue reading “Arctic Sleep – Kindred Spirits (Review)”
Northtale – Welcome to Paradise (Review)
Northtale are a power metal band and this is their debut album.
Formed by musicians with a lot of experience in the metal arena, they have given us 53 minutes of infectious and well-delivered power metal. Continue reading “Northtale – Welcome to Paradise (Review)”
Desecresy – Towards Nebulae (Review)
This is the sixth album by Finnish death metal one-man band Desecresy.
I’ve enjoyed Chasmic Transcendence, Stoic Death, and The Mortal Horizon, so I felt it would be remiss of me to not check out Towards Nebulae. Continue reading “Desecresy – Towards Nebulae (Review)”
Thy Art Is Murder – Human Target (Review)
This is the fifth album from Australian death metal/deathcore band Thy Art Is Murder.
After the adrenaline-pumping deathcore of Holy War, and the deathcore-meets-death metal assault of Dear Desolation, (and their very enjoyable brief split with The Acacia Strain and Fit for an Autopsy), it’s safe to say that Thy Art Is Murder have a track record of delivering the goods. So, what does Human Target hold for us? Continue reading “Thy Art Is Murder – Human Target (Review)”
Barús – Drowned (Review)
This is the debut album from Barús, a progressive death metal band from France.
Although we’ve met the mysterious entity that is Barús before on 2015’s self-titled EP, I’ve only just recently been privileged enough to listen to Drowned, despite it being released in 2018. Well, I’ve missed out, and I can’t help but feel that Drowned would have graced my end of year list for 2018. Continue reading “Barús – Drowned (Review)”
Daxma – Ruins upon Ruins (Review)
This is the latest EP from Daxma, a doom/post-metal band from the US.
Following on from 2017’s absorbing The Head Which Becomes the Skull, the band now provide us with two new tracks, with a total duration of 25 minutes. Continue reading “Daxma – Ruins upon Ruins (Review)”
Eternal Black – Slow Burn Suicide (Review)
Eternal Black are a doom metal band from the US and this is their second album.
I enjoyed both 2015’s Eternal Black and 2017’s Bleed the Days, so new material from this band is no bad thing. Across 38 minutes Eternal Black bring the doom, and do so very ably. Continue reading “Eternal Black – Slow Burn Suicide (Review)”
Black Shroud – Death Culture (Review)
This is the debut album from Black Shroud, a blackened death metal band from the US.
Black Shroud play a black/death metal hybrid that focuses on muscular death metal backed up by blackened aspects that provide an extra layer of grimness and macabre atmosphere. This blurring of the black/death lines in Black Shroud’s capable hands makes for an enjoyable and satisfying listening experience. Continue reading “Black Shroud – Death Culture (Review)”
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