London’s Orange Goblin are no strangers to my CD player, although I have missed out on several releases over the years. This, their latest offering and seventh album, is another great example of riff-laden Stoner Rock majesty. Continue reading
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SOEN – “Cognitive”
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
STOB DEARG – “Nocturnal Witchcraft”
A great organic Folk and Death influenced Pagan Black Metal album from Scottish lads, Stob Dearg. Continue reading
LES DISCRETS – “Ariettes Oubliees”
With Alcest now getting more exposure, more people are discovered the associated act of Les Discrets. Continue reading
LACERATION – “Tortured Inauguration”
Laceration are sometimes a one-man Brutal Death Metal act and sometimes a full live band, the brainchild of Hamish Maguire. Continue reading
WOODS OF YPRES – “Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light”
Woods Of Ypres final album is a great captivating work of dark splendour. Anthemic, brooding, and beautifully morose. 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
FALLOCH – “Where Distant Spirits Remain”
A stunning and beautifully apocalyptic debut album from this young Scottish band. Melding Post-Rock, Folk Music and Metal into a whole that grips from start to end. Continue reading
CRIMINAL – “Akelarre”
Criminal are a band that all metal fans should be familiar with. Somehow the UK has managed to overlook them, even in recent years when they have secured 10/10 reviews in Terrorizer Magazine, supported the likes of Megadeth and Metallica in stadium shows abroad and most recently headlined the Sophie Stage at Bloodstock Open Air 2010. Continue reading