The bass guitar is often pushed to the back of most music ensembles, mixed completely out of some albums and bassists the world over are the long suffering brunt of musician jokes. However, Beehoover take this much underappreciated instrument, dust it off and place it high upon a pedestal. The Devil And His Footmen (Exile On Mainstream), the band’s latest album, is a fine example of their craft.Continue reading
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Sarkom – Doomsday Elite
Following the release of sophomore album Bestial Supremacy back in 2008, Norwegian five-piece Sarkom have left a couple of EPs and a split with Urgehal in their wake and whilst this may have temporarily sated the appetites of fans of their depraved and brutish sound, it didn’t keep it at bay for long. So it seems that third full length Doomsday Elite (Dark Essence) could not come soon enough.Continue reading
Temple Of Baal – Verses Of Fire
French blackened death metal outfit Temple Of Baal have been steadily releasing EPs and albums since their inception in 1998 – 15 years later and their focus has progressively shifted away from black metal and incorporated elements of death, receiving mixed reviews from fans in the process. Fourth studio album Verses Of Fire (Agonia) is a continuation of this departure, however, this time their sound is decidedly more melodic.Continue reading
Throne Of Katarsis – The Three Transcendental Keys
Throne Of Katarsis have been active since 2002, however, for those not in the know the fact that two of their four members also play in Gehenna should speak volumes about what to expect from these Norwegians. They are traditional black metal in every sense; from the raw production, to the cold sound, right down to the ethereal and slightly creepy atmosphere created by each of their songs.Continue reading
Sadgiqacea – False Prism
Sadgiqacea harness the power of legendary bands such as Isis and Neurosis but match it with the sludgy progressive genius riffs that would make Mastodon and Baroness proud to call their own. That is only half the story as Sadgiqacea adds ambient style noises to the mix along with a dose of gloomy reality.Continue reading
Arkhamin Kirjasto – Undead Priest Holy Trinity Of Death
Finnish duo, Arkhamin Kirjasto, initially recorded these three songs at the same time as their debut Torches Ablaze, which makes it glaringly obvious that these are the tracks that didn’t quite make the cut the first time round, but the band wanted to release them anyway.Continue reading
Ecnephias – Necrogod
Italian gothic metallers Ecnephias have been plagued by line-up and label changes since their inception in 1996, alongside not quite knowing their place in the world, and genre hopping more times than most people have had hot meals. However, with a now solid line up and after successfully signing to cult label Code666 it looks like it’s fourth time lucky for the five piece with the release of Necrogod.Continue reading
Watain – The Wild Hunt
Fifth studio album from Sweden’s national treasure, Watain, sees a departure from their blackest of black sound and anti-cosmic Luciferian ideals into territory that will ruffle the feathers of die-hard fans the world over.Continue reading
Laurasia Awaits Us – Apathy Remains Victorious
Unfortunately, we are currently living in an age where it is deemed acceptable by misguided hipsters to take a post rock or even a shoegaze track, add some crackly distortion, growl (badly) over the top of it and, hey presto, you’ve got yourself a ‘black metal’ track! The only thing separating Laurasia Awaits Us from the confused hordes is the fact that they originate from Finland and not the US. The heinous disease is hopping continents.Continue reading
Imperium Dekadenz – Meadows Of Nostalgia
German black metallers Imperium Dekadenz are back with their fourth full length release Meadows Of Nostalgia. The duo possess the unique ability to make traditional BM sound polished and modern without skipping down the path of ‘post-whateveritis’ that causes so many purists to groan and turn their backs.Continue reading