Whilst there is no denying the influence of My Dying Bride on Swallow The Sun’s sound and evolution, the band have their own distinctive sound within the genre. Continue reading
Category Archives: Music Reviews
SEAR BLISS – “Eternal Recurrence”
Hungary’s Sear Bliss have been on the scene for many years since their inception in 1994. I stumbled across them on a sampler CD in 1996 and was instantly smitten, but they have remained little-known over here. Continue reading
EXHUMED – “All Guts, No Glory”
Following up after Autopsy’s superb release last year, comes Exhumed and it appears they’ve been listening to a lot of thrash recently. Continue reading
ANCIENT VVISDOM – “A Godlike Inferno”
‘Semi-Acoustic Stoner Rock Ballads to Satan’ on paper sounds terrible, however stick with Ancient VVisdom and and you’ll be rewarded with possibly the most unique experience in rock right now. Continue reading
ALCEST – “Les Voyages De L’Âme”
Alcest are a band whose output improves with each release, Alcest make beautiful rock music. If you like large soundscapes, melody, a black metal ‘influence’ but also some ‘shoegaze’ thrown in then you might be somewhere explaining what Alcest are all about! Continue reading
LANDMINE MARATHON – “Gallows”
Picked up on Landmine Marathon via the latest issue of Terrorizer Magazine and became a fan at first listen! Continue reading
IN SOLITUDE – “The World, The Flesh, The Devil”
In Solitude invoke the spirit of Merciful Fate and perhaps early Maiden and this year’s release, although not as strong as the first album is a great Metal album. Continue reading
THE HAUNTED – “Unseen”
The Haunted deliver a surprising but effective change of pace from Thrash to Alt Metal, which catches the listener off guard. Continue reading
FALKENBACH – “Tiurida”
Viking metal yes, but this is Falkenbach! The guy never does anything half cocked, it’s a mid-paced foot stomp through the dark ages with lots of very catchy tracks, superb. Continue reading
EARTHTONE9 – “For Cause And Consequence EP”
If any band deserved a ride on the reformation gravy train its Earthone9, criminally underrated first time round and back with a vengeance with their brand of Alt-Metal. Continue reading