Nightmarish and severe, a devouring of the senses; that is blood feather, the debut EP from US outfit, GUHTS. It is a predacious tempest of sound and emotion, a trial of torment and atmospheric corrosion honed quite simply into one… Read More ›
Cult Of Luna
Eyes Front North – From Shape to Name
With tracks providing maze like soundscapes as easy to explore as they are easy to get lost in and emotionally derailed by, the debut album from French metallers Eyes Front North is one attention grabbing proposal. It is as challenging… Read More ›
WOWS – Aion
Raw, invasive, and insistently hypnotic, the new album from Italian doom metallers WOWS is a gripping consumption of the senses and equally an instinctive spark for shadow clasped emotions. The band’s sound and in turn album Aion, is a predatory… Read More ›
Corbeaux – Hit The Head
Hit The Head, the new album from French instrumental post metallers Corbeaux, is cinema for the ears and imagination. Six tracks which transport the listener into expansive yet intimate post rock flights of sound and emotional reflection, the album fascinates… Read More ›
New furies and raw bruises: Talking Riwen with band founder and Cult of Luna guitarist/vocalist Johannes Persson
There is little to compare the sound of Cult of Luna and hardcore band Riwen but they are both soaked in the craft and passion of vocalist/guitarist Johannes Persson. His new project prowls a whole new landscape of sound… Read More ›
Fleshworld/Gazers/Viscera/// – Split CD
This October seems like it is the month of split releases, many compelling link-ups sharing some striking sounds and bands. Unquiet Records are releasing one of the more notable encounters in the shape of a split release between Polish hardcore… Read More ›
Riwen – Self Titled
Making their debut with a furious three track self-titled EP, Riwen is the new hardcore fuelled project of Cult Of Luna guitarist/vocalist Johannes Persson. It is an encounter which prowls a whole new landscape for the musician but on the… Read More ›
Koloss – Empower The Monster
Hailing from Vetlanda, Swedish metallers Koloss take the imposing isolation and you suspect harsh wintery conditions of their home surroundings into the expansive and enveloping intensive sounds of their new album. They create as evidenced forcibly upon Empower the Monster,… Read More ›
Daggers – It’s Not Jazz, Its Blues
Hardcore right now seems to be one of the most adventurously explored genres, certainly going by the evidence gathered and unleashed by Throatruiner Records this month alone, with It’s Not Jazz, Its Blues by Daggers arguably the biggest slab of… Read More ›
The Isolation Process – Self Titled
Thick in sound, textures, and emotional presence, the debut self-titled album from Swedish alternative metallers The Isolation Process is a transfixing adventure which catches the imagination and ignites the senses. Expectations for the album were slightly on… Read More ›
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