Woods Of Ypres final album is a great captivating work of dark splendour. Anthemic, brooding, and beautifully morose. Continue reading
Tag Archives: 2012
BORKNAGAR – “Urd”
The latest instalment form the folk/progressive black metal ensemble included the welcome return of ICS Vortex (Dimmu Borgir, Arcturus). Continue reading
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS – “Possession”
On paper joining the ever increasing band wagon of ‘New Wave Of Traditional Metal’ however these worshippers of the ‘Old Skool’ have an ace up their collective spandex. Continue reading
ELUVEITIE – “Helvetios”
Folk Metal rising stars Eluveitie return with their anticipated new album and on the surface an 18 track concept album covering the Gaulish/Roman war appears a daunting/risky task (As a band they’ve already proved to be willing to take risks by following up Slania with the fully acoustic Omnos) . Continue reading
SWALLOW THE SUN – “Emerald Forest And The Blackbird”
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
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
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
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