Circle of Salt is a one man Canadian black metal band and this is his debut album.
Suffer the Cold contains two immense tracks of black metal splendour, totalling 39 minutes. Continue reading “Circle of Salt – Suffer the Cold (Review)”
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WVRM – Can You Hear the Wind Howl (Review)
WVRM are a US grindcore band and this is their latest EP.
Although you should never judge the proverbial book by its proverbial cover, something about this band screamed to me that I was going to love them the moment I pressed play. I was not wrong. Continue reading “WVRM – Can You Hear the Wind Howl (Review)”
Karma to Burn/Sons of Alpha Centauri/Alpha Cat – The Definitive 7″ Trilogy! – Split – (Review)
This is a split between two instrumental stoner rock bands, Karma to Burn, from the US, and Sons of Alpha Centauri, from the UK. If this wasn’t enough, the two bands have also colluded on a project called Alpha Cat, which is also included on this release.
This collection brings together the bands’ existing splits into one place. Here, each band contribute three tracks, with the entire split coming in at around 43 minutes. Continue reading “Karma to Burn/Sons of Alpha Centauri/Alpha Cat – The Definitive 7″ Trilogy! – Split – (Review)”
Charnia – Het Laatste Licht (Review)
Charnia are a post-metal band from Belgium and this is their second album.
Het Laatste Licht is a single 40 minute track that’s as ambitious as it is finely realised. This is a superlative piece of work where the worlds of dark ambient mood, neoclassical atmosphere, and post-metal build/release collide and merge to great effect. Continue reading “Charnia – Het Laatste Licht (Review)”
Wardomized – Forced to Eat from the Apple Tree (Review)
Wardomized are a death/thrash metal band from the UK and this is their latest EP.
It seems like only yesterday that we were introduced to Wardomized’s take on old-school death/thrash metal via Red Death (Flows Through My Veins), but already they’re back once more with a new four track EP. Continue reading “Wardomized – Forced to Eat from the Apple Tree (Review)”
Dunjin – The Conqueror Worm (Review)
This is the latest release from one-man UK-based experimental drone band Dunjin.
The Conqueror Worm is 43 minutes of experimental soundscapes and grim ambience, taking in drone, noise, industrial, and dark atmospherics. Continue reading “Dunjin – The Conqueror Worm (Review)”
Infected Dead – Archaic Malevolence (Review)
Infected Dead are a death metal band from the UK and this is their debut EP.
On the long side for an EP, this is almost 28 minutes of ferocious, modern death metal.
After the usual rather pointless intro, we’re straight into the action, with the band revealing themselves to be a modern blending of brutal and melodic death metal. Continue reading “Infected Dead – Archaic Malevolence (Review)”
Jess and the Ancient Ones – The Horse and Other Weird Tales (Review)
Jess and the Ancient Ones are an occult rock band from Finland and this is their third album.
This is quirky and expressive retro-styled rock, with plenty of personality and idiosyncrasies. Continue reading “Jess and the Ancient Ones – The Horse and Other Weird Tales (Review)”
Ghastly Sound – The Bottom (Review)
Ghastly Sound are a metal/hardcore band from the US and this is their second EP.
Oh Ghastly Sound, with this latest EP you’re really spoiling us. Already this year we were treated to your extremely enjoyable self-titled debut EP, and now, hardly any time at all later, you’ve now gifted us with your latest creation – The Bottom. Continue reading “Ghastly Sound – The Bottom (Review)”
Tyakrah – Wintergedanken (Review)
Tyakrah are a German black metal band and this is their debut album.
Tyakrah offer up 37 minutes of black metal. Their musical vision is raw and harsh, but not without its atmospheric moments. Melodic and depressive aspects of the blackened style can be heard in this epic music too. Continue reading “Tyakrah – Wintergedanken (Review)”
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