This is the second album from this Canadian doom/sludge metal band.
Well, this is very good. Let’s make that clear from the start.
Providing a Continue reading “Longhouse – II: Vanishing (Review)”
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Allochiria – Throes (Review)
This is the second album from Greek sludge/post-metal band Allochiria.
Taking the post-metal holy triumvirate of Isis, Neurosis and Cult of Luna as their base influence, Throes works with this starting point and adds heavier, more aggressive sludge metal elements into the mix. Continue reading “Allochiria – Throes (Review)”
Obscure Sphinx – Epitaphs (Review)
Obscure Sphinx are a post-metal/progressive doom band from Poland. This is their third album.
2013’s Void Mother was one of my favourite albums of that year. Fast forward 3 years and my anticipation for Epitaphs is at fever pitch.
Obscure Sphinx are one of those oh-so-rare bands that are very definitely leaders and not followers. How they haven’t been Continue reading “Obscure Sphinx – Epitaphs (Review)”
Damnation Festival – Leeds University, 05/11/16 (Live Review)
This is the twelfth edition of the UK’s Damnation Festival, and although it may be cold outside, inside there’s more than enough incendiary metal to heat things up. Hopefully the recent preview whetted your appetite, and now it’s time to see how the real thing turned out…
Attan 13:00-13:30 Terrorizer Stage
It’s with great excitement and expectation that I await Attan’s arrival. From Nothing is such a colossal opening statement for a band that I can’t wait to see how it translates into the live environment. Continue reading “Damnation Festival – Leeds University, 05/11/16 (Live Review)”
Damnation Festival Preview
The UK’s Damnation Festival is fast approaching. Saturday 5th November will see a plethora of top metal bands, large and small, take to the stage in Leeds to show off their music, and there’s a lot to be excited about.
With a whopping 4 stages and a wealth of metal talent spread across many genres and drawn from all over the globe, there’s bound to be something here to satiate even the most jaded of metal tastes. There’s a very good reason it’s my favourite UK festival and seems to only be going from strength to strength every year. Continue reading “Damnation Festival Preview”
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard – Y Proffwyd Dwyll (Review)
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard, (great name!), are a doom metal band from the UK, and this is their second album.
Do you like massively heavy riffs accompanied by angelic female vocals? Of course you do! After all, you’re a discerning doom connoisseur, and what’s not to like? Y Proffwyd Dwyll offers up 48 minutes of this formula, and it’s one that seems to work very, very well. Continue reading “Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard – Y Proffwyd Dwyll (Review)”
Khaldera – Alteration (Review)
Khaldera are from Switzerland. They play post-metal and this is their second EP.
Khaldera play their music as an instrumental band with plenty of atmosphere.
Weaving heavy, down-beat grooves with atmospheric doom and post-metal contemplation, this 18 minute Continue reading “Khaldera – Alteration (Review)”
Memoirs of a Secret Empire – Vertigo (Review)
Memoirs of a Secret Empire, (otherwise known as MOASE), are a post-metal band from Portugal, and this is their debut album.
This is expansive and progressive post-metal that creates mood and feeling through instrumental songs that belie the fact that there’s only three members of the band.
Well, I say instrumental – there are some Continue reading “Memoirs of a Secret Empire – Vertigo (Review)”
Inter Arma – Paradise Gallows (Review)
Inter Arma are a US post-metal band and this is their third album.
Well, here we have something that has a massive amount of expectation attached to it, at least from me. Their 2014 release The Cavern was a single 45 minute track that came close to attaining perfection. It was, quite simply, the best thing I heard that year, which is why it was my album of the year for 2014.
So, it’s with no pressure, (hehe), that I pressed play on their latest release, and let the band’s involved soundscapes take me away. Continue reading “Inter Arma – Paradise Gallows (Review)”
Wren – Host (Review)
Wren are a post-metal/sludge band from the UK. This is their latest EP.
We know Wren from their very enjoyable split with Irk, and I was eager to catch up with their latest release to see how the band are progressing.
The answer seems to be that they are progressing very well, thank you.
These tracks continue to Continue reading “Wren – Host (Review)”
