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RUST n’ RAGE : Showdown
Posted on January 28, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s not too clear where these Finnish chaps are coming from. They’re belting out a Hair Metal like it’s ’86, but it sounds neither tongue-in-cheek nor authentic. It’s rough around... -
Steve Wilson : Closing In
Posted on September 18, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s not often you hear something that genuinely takes you aback, but when it does happen… We’ve known Steve Wilson as frontman of Leeds Indie Rockers Down The Machine for... -
Huata : Atavist of Mann
Posted on July 3, 2012 | No CommentsHere comes another one of those 70s inspired occult records: before you look away, Huata’s take on occult metal is dark and morbid (as you might expect) but also laced... -
Burzum : Umskiptar
Posted on June 28, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s going to be difficult to separate Varg Vikernes’ music and his past. Based on a Norse poem, “Umskiptar” (metamorphosis) is perhaps representative of the transformation he has attempted on... -
Hour of 13 : 333
Posted on June 26, 2012 | No CommentsYou want heavy? Hour of 13 do heavy. You want proper no frills old school Doom, well by Satan Hour of 13 can do that too… Brilliantly. A proper rumbling... -
Looking For An Answer : Eterno Treblinka
Posted on June 25, 2012 | No CommentsShort, sharp, vitriolic and nasty, Eterno Treblinka is 30 minutes of crust grind from Spanish outfit Looking For An Answer. Take Crust, Grindcore, punk and the odd Thrash riff, mix... -
Disaffected : Rebirth
Posted on June 13, 2012 | No CommentsYou couldn’t accuse Portugal’s Disaffected with being anything like prolific. It has taken the thrash band seventeen years make this second album. Rebirth is an appropriate title for their blend... -
Kyoto Drive : The Approach
Posted on June 11, 2012 | No CommentsBirmingham’s Kyoto Drive may not be well known to you right now but that might be about to change thanks to their new album The Approach. They have a handy... -
Venial Sin : Sphere of Morality
Posted on April 30, 2012 | No CommentsPortuguese melodic death metal outfit Venial Sin’s new EP Sphere Of Morality sees the band showcase their Jeckyl and Hyde mix of shouty fury and atmospheric, keyboard laden beauty to... -
Nachvorst : Silence
Posted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsHolland’s miserablists par excellence return with this, their second album and, you will be delighted to know, it’s as grumpy and depressing as you could hope for. The duo have now...