The recent release of Kill All Kings, the new album from Channel Zero, comes after one of the most tragic and devastating times a band or anyone can experience. The death of drummer Phil Baheux left not only the Brussels… Read More ›
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King of Asgard – Karg
With their new album our introduction to King of Asgard, expectations of Karg were bred from the influence and suggestion of others. The band’s third album follows the widely acclaimed debut Fi’mbulvintr of 2010 and the similarly well-received …to North… Read More ›
Decaying times and self-evidence: an interview with Ade Mulgrew of Darkest Era
The recent release of their new album Severance showed that Northern Ireland metallers Darkest Era has not only evolved as a band with a new flush of blood to its line-up but also pushed their potent sound into new emotively… Read More ›
Goatwhore – Constricting Rage of the Merciless
Two years after unleashing the gripping and exhilarating Blood For The Master, an album which without setting new templates for black-hearted death metal got the passions boiling, Goatwhore uncage successor Constricting Rage of the Merciless. It again is an album… Read More ›
Allegaeon – Elements of the Infinite
You always hope and sort of expect bands to get better and more adventurous with each release, expectations becoming greedier and more demanding for the next offering after each success. Often wants are met and as often disappointed but few… Read More ›
Channel Zero – Kill All Kings
The first release since the untimely death of drummer Phil Baheux, Kill All Kings from Belgian thrashers Channel Zero is a worthy tribute to their friend and one of metal’s rigorously stylish stickmen. The loss of one of the Brussels… Read More ›
Falconer – Black Moon Rising
Sure to please long-time fans of the band, Swedish folk power metallers Falconer return with their eight album and an embracing of the sound which bred their earliest presence. It is not as clear cut as it sounds though because… Read More ›
Darkest Era – Severance
Taking the inventive promise and striking quality of their acclaimed debut album to another creative level, Northern Ireland band Darkest Era unveil their sophomore release Severance. It is a weighty and potently persuasive encounter sure to replicate and intensify the… Read More ›
Pilgrim II: Void Worship
The second chapter in their aural adventure embracing wizards and warriors in a doom metal landscape, Pilgrim – II: Void Worship is a transfixing album of heavyweight persuasion and similar intensive sounds. The eight track highly anticipated continuation of the… Read More ›
Sweet dances and psychotic episodes: an interview with Fede of Destrage
Difficult to describe but very easy to enthuse vociferously over, Are You Kidding Me? No. the new album from Italian metallers Destrage is easily one of the most thrilling and innovative albums to come along not only this year so… Read More ›
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