Released as a free download, Enslaved bring the prog along with some glimpses from the old school with this one, a band who do no wrong in my book, ever. Continue reading
PRIMORDIAL – “Redemption At The Puritan’s Hand”
Primordial are on top form for this release, Alan Averill is at his bristling best with his lyric writing and unique phrasing on my favourite album of 2011. Continue reading
FOREFATHER – “Last Of The Line”
A release from these chaps is in itself a moment to treasure, and with ‘Steadfast’ the previous release they had produced their best yet. Continue reading
THE WOLVES OF AVALON – “Carrion Crows Over Camlan”
As a big Meads of Asphodel fan, I was rather exited by the prospect of main man Metatron writing a Wolves Of Avalon album paying homage to pre Roman Celtic Britain. 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
MASTODON – “The Hunter”
Too mainstream for some, but having followed Mastodon from the start, and the development of their sound I was waiting for the first album in which they lost me, this isn’t it! Continue reading
AGALLOCH – “Marrow Of The Spirit”
Agalloch always come up with lots of atmosphere in all which they do, Marrow is a return to a slightly more black metal sound after some post metal leanings on previous releases, and this is most welcome. Continue reading
TALANAS – “The Waspkeeper”
Talanas‘ “The Waspkeeper” is quite simply, Album Of The Year [2011]. Last year’s debut EP and the name-dropping of My Dying Bride, Porcupine Tree and Akercocke hinted at what may come and whetted my appetite, but I was not prepared for this. Continue reading
3 – “The Ghost You Gave To Me”
The only challenger to Album Of The Year [of 2011], for me, yet completely different. Joey Eppard and his band 3 are instantly recognisable, both the guitar work and extensive vocal range are particularly distinctive. Continue reading
DEMONAZ – “March Of The Norse”
Think of Bathory Viking era and add in some Enslaved (Ice Dale produced it) and obviously Immortal then you have the idea of the Demonaz sound. Continue reading