Festival: Doom Over Edinburgh Festival.
Date: Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th of March 2015.
Location: Bannerman’s Bar, 212 Cowgate, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Post Code: EH1 1NQ.
Official Travel: N/A.
Ticket Cost: £16 for weekend ticket / £8 Saturday only / £10 Sunday only.
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De Profundis‘ secret is a strangely kept one, it is difficult to see how their talents have continued to elude the attentions of the audiences for so long. Continue reading
Soen are a new band on the scene, but were of instant interest to me. Featuring the bass talents of Steve DiGiorgio of Death and Sadus fame, Martin Lopez formerly of Opeth on drums, one could be forgiven for expecting something pretty damn heavy and progressive from their previous work. Continue reading
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
Anaal Nathrakh provide a flawless stunning example of what can be achieved in extreme metal, No make up, no gimmicks no false pretences, just a cavalcade of furious heavy riffs, thunderous drumming, scathing vocals and massive hooks to spare that most bands hope of creating over a career let alone on album number eight! Continue reading
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
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