EP REVIEW: Sire Languish – Pull To God


 

The name Garrett Bussanick has been well known among followers of the New York underground metal scene for years. As well as his latest band Sire Languish, he is also the frontman of experimental death metal act Aeviterne and a former member of acts such as Tombs and El-Ahrairah. Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Candlemass – Black Star


The wait for a new Candlemass album can often be slower than their riffs so it’s always a pleasant surprise when an interim release appears on the horizon. Four-track EP Black Star (Napalm Records) might only contain two original songs from the Godfathers of Swedish Doom but, as usual, it’s a tale of quality over quantity.  Continue reading


EP REVIEW: Fomented – Bitter And Miserable Beings


If you ever find yourself wanting to listen to something so heavy and disturbingly unhinged that it almost defies description then let this to be your introduction to Fomented. A two piece act from the West Midlands consisting of ex Savage Messiah guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Sy Taplin, and Kieran Scott, the voice behind death metal sluggers DeathCollector, the duo’s independently released debut EP Bitter and Miserable Beings is the musical equivalent of violent nipple torture and ten times more uncomfortable. Continue reading