Novembers Doom formed in Chicago in 1989. They followed similar paths to our very own Paradise Lost, Anathema and My Dying Bride in those early days and have not strayed too far from the winning formula since. Continue reading
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THE PROJECT HATE MCMXCIX – “Bleeding The New Apocalypse (Cum Victriciis In Manibus Armis)”
The Project Hate MCMXCIX are an unusual band from Sweden, combining many different styles. Satanic Death Metal with dance sections, female vocals and great long progressive tracks and a whole lot more going on. Continue reading
FORNOST ARNOR – “The Death Of A Rose”
Fornost Arnor are one of Britain’s best Best Kept Secrets. “The Death Of A Rose” is a perfect Progressive Death Metal album. Influenced by some of the best bands in this genre, they too manage to steer the listener through soundscapes and emotions at will. Continue reading
PROCESS OF GUILT – “Fæmin”
I was instantly excited about this release upon the release details being made public, I am a massive fan of Process Of Guilt‘s earlier work. Continue reading
AGONYST – “Centennial”
Agonyst are a difficult band to describe. Chaotic Technical Death Metal would be a start, but does not go far enough. Continue reading
ANATHEMA – “Falling Deeper”
Things have been going really well for Anathema recently. The old classic tracks from the 90s are a million miles away from where they are these days, so dipping into the past could have been a step too far for many of the people only familiar with their more recent output. Continue reading
KOLOSS – “End Of The Chayot”
Koloss do this because they want to and they love it. No dancing to other peoples’ tunes or expectations, they are what they are. Well, they are an excellent Melodic Progressive Post Metal Stoner Sludge Doomy kind of thing, or “Post Apocalyptic Sludge Doom”, in their own words. Continue reading
NEW MODEL ARMY – “30th Anniversary Concerts: Live At The London Forum”
This is pure self-indulgence for me. A chance to relive the Anniversary shows in London from December 2010. Continue reading
ALTERNATIVE 4 – “The Brink”
Duncan Patterson has been a fixture of the alternative music scene for around 20 years. I love all his work. The early Anathema catalogue, Antimatter, Ìon and now Alternative 4 have all shown a real talent for varied styles of Alternative Music. Continue reading
PROCESS OF GUILT – “The Circle”
Process Of Guilt are a Doom Death Metal band from Portugal. I stumbled across them earlier this year [Review written in 2011 on original site] when looking for something new in that vein and had bought their back catalogue and a t-shirt within 30 minutes of finding them. Not a bad testimony from a Yorkshireman living in Scotland! Continue reading