This is the sixth album from Akercocke, an extreme metal band from the UK.
If you aren’t familiar with Akercocke’s previous output, then I’m afraid to say that you’ve been missing out. Across their body of work they have released some absolutely fantastic songs, and have always been a particular favourite of mine. Their Continue reading “Akercocke – Renaissance in Extremis (Review)”
This is the debut album from Norwegian black metallers Enepsigos.
Plague of Plagues contans almost an hour of visceral, aggressive black metal, the likes of which is likely to cause anyone nearby to wilt under its fiery assault. Continue reading “Enepsigos – Plague of Plagues (Review)”
This is the second album from Oblivion, a death metal band from the US.
It seems like forever since Oblivion’s debut album Called to Rise was unleashed on an unsuspecting world, but it was only actually in 2013 that we got our first proper taste of what this band were capable of. Continue reading “Oblivion – The Path Towards… (Review)”
Aynsophar is a Hungarian one-woman progressive death metal band.
It’s always nice to hear a bit of progressive death metal, especially when done well as it is here. Continue reading “Aynsophar – Abysmal Secrets of Unknown (Review)”
Dirtyprotest are an Irish death metal band and this is their debut album.
Essentially a one-man band with a main guest singer, (and some additional ones too), Hellstorm offers up 35 minutes of classic death metal. It’s old-school and has a predilection for the Swedish style – what’s not to like? Continue reading “Dirtyprotest – Hellstorm (Review)”
This is the third album by Costa Rican death metallers Corpse Garden.
Following up from 2015’s Entheogen, Corpse Garden are back with 51 minutes of dark, evil death metal. Continue reading “Corpse Garden – IAO 269 (Review)”
Barrowlands are from the US and play progressive black metal. This is their second album.
Tyndir is a case study in dark emotion and bleak, sorrowful atmospheres. The songs are progressive explorations of the awe and majesty of nature, replete with all of the danger and lurking terror that seems to accompany a dark forest in the dead of night. Continue reading “Barrowlands – Tyndir (Review”
Voids are a metalcore band from the US and this is their debut album.
Heavy, heavy, heavy! That’s the aim of Voids. Well, that and ripping up your local pit. Well, that and providing a singable chorus. Well, that and…okay, so there’s more to Voids than you might initially think, as they operate in a few different metalcore circles, and largely do all of them quite well. Continue reading “Voids – No Character: No Crown (Review)”
Promethean Misery is a one-woman project playing atmospheric and doom metal-influenced neo-classical music.
After her extremely impressive and enjoyable Bloodlet EP from earlier in the year, this new album contains more alluring, dark, and wonderfully-realised music. Continue reading “Promethean Misery – Ghosts (Review)”
This is the fourth album from UK metal band Savage Messiah.
Savage Messiah specialise in modern melodic metal, while combining elements of both old and new into their sound. Hands of Fate contains over 45 minutes of this anthemic, personable metal. Continue reading “Savage Messiah – Hands of Fate (Review)”
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