It’s that special time of year once more. With yet another amazing lineup of quality bands both big and small, the UK’s Damnation Festival returns this weekend for another sold out weekend of extremity. So yes, on Saturday 4th November at Leeds University, something colossal will be happening.
It’s an absolutely great lineup, and you can see the full list of bands, including stage times, below – Continue reading “Damnation Festival 2017 – Preview – 5 Bands Not to Miss”
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”
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)”
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)”
Kadaverdisciplin are a Swedish black metal band and this is their debut album.
Inspired by the second wave Swedish sound of the 90s, Kadaverdisciplin have updated this with a modern delivery for 2017 and then unleashed their virulent blackened plague on the world with a clear enthusiasm for the harm that it causes. Continue reading “Kadaverdisciplin – Death Supremacy (Review)”
This is the eighth album from Ukrainian one-man black metal band Raventale.
Planetarium contains four songs spread out over 39 minutes. It’s atmospheric black metal that’s dark, affecting, and highly engaging. Continue reading “Raventale – Planetarium (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Polish black metallers Blaze of Perdition.
2015’s Near Death Revelations was a hideously enjoyable release, succeeding in capturing the essence of what makes sophisticated, forward-thinking black metal so compelling and engaging. Continue reading “Blaze of Perdition – Conscious Darkness (Review)”
Enslaved are a Norwegian progressive black metal band and this is their fourteenth album.
Enslaved have put out so much quality music over the years it’s no wonder that they’re one of many people’s favourite bands, (including mine); they have more than earned that privileged. Continue reading “Enslaved – E (Review)”
Widziadło are a Polish black metal band and this is their debut album.
This is atmospheric black metal, with expansive songs and cosmic themes.
Void is a multifaceted release that takes its various influences and Continue reading “Widziadło – Void (Review)”
The Kennedy Veil are a death metal band from the US and this is their third album.
I loved Trinity of Falsehood, absolutely loved it. For me, it was an almost perfect example of modern death metal, and ever since that release I’ve been eagerly awaiting their next album. Continue reading “The Kennedy Veil – Imperium (Review)”
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