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)”
This is the fifth album from Swedish heavy metallers Ram.
I loved 2015’s Svbversvm. It was just such a good record. Well-written, well-recorded, and delivered with a classic flair for songwriting, it’s one of my favourite heavy metal releases of recent years. Continue reading “Ram – Rod (Review)”
Ne Obliviscaris are an Australian progressive extreme metal band and this is their third album.
Urn is epic, progressive, aggressive, and textured. It’s a release that has a lot to absorb and experience, requiring multiple sittings to really even start to get the most from it. This is a complex and emotive listen, one that’s highly rewarding and enjoyable. Continue reading “Ne Obliviscaris – Urn (Review)”
This is the third album from US experimental doom band Gnaw.
Featuring the inimitable vocals of the singer that graced Khanate with his serrated, searing voice, 2013’s Horrible Chamber was a must-listen record as soon as I knew it was available. It’s been a long four years, but now we finally have the follow up in Cutting Pieces. Continue reading “Gnaw – Cutting Pieces (Review)”
Sifting are a progressive metal band from the Venezuela and based in the US. This is their debut album.
Combining modern groove and classic rock with progressive flavour, this is an enjoyable album that manages to stitch together several different rock and metal eras and styles, and is largely quite successful at doing so. Continue reading “Sifting – Not from Here (Review)”
Hailing from the UK, this is the second album from black metallers Inconcessus Lux Lucis.
I love a bit of occult black metal, and Inconcessus Lux Lucis’ material hits the spot nicely. Here’s a band that draw in some heavy and thrash metal influences into their blackened sound, and seem extra-blessed by the dark powers because of this. Continue reading “Inconcessus Lux Lucis – The Crowning Quietus (Review)”
Death Rattle are a metal band from the US and this is their second album.
Death Rattle play heavy music that’s a combination of thrash and groove metal. Think of a mix of The Haunted, Lamb of God, and Dew Scented, with a hint of Gojira, for a good idea of where they’re coming from. Continue reading “Death Rattle – Volition (Review)”
Pesthammer are a German funeral doom band and this is their debut release.
Now this is the stuff. I find it incredibly hard to dislike something like Trumpets of Dawn. All together now – DOOOOOOOOOOOOM! Continue reading “Pesthammer – Trumpets of Dawn (Review)”
Ice Age are a Swedish thrash metal band and this is their debut album.
This is old-school thrash metal, with some elements of power metal thrown in for good luck. Having said that, with songs as strong as the ones on Breaking the Ice, luck is not required here. Continue reading “Ice Age – Breaking the Ice (Review)”
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