Nahemia + Vehement + Volniir + Blasfeme + Decimated Cross @ Nambucca, London 3rd October 2021 Review by Demitri Levantis Photography by Artur Tarczewski
Helheim – WoduridaR
Reviewed:01/10/2021 Released :29/10/2021, Dark Essence Records Rating : 4/5 Reviewer : Neil Langton Norwegian Viking Metal legends Helheim return with their 11th album “WoduridaR“. Recorded at Conclave & Earshot Studios in Bergen with Bjørnar E. Nilsen ,the album marks a return to the bands roots with the harshness, aggression and…
Necronautical – Slain In The Spirit
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Candlelight Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Necronautical: all the way from Manchester, this quartet have been working non-stop for the last decade to get into the upper echelons of British black metal, and I can now say they have secured their seats at the…
Venefixion – A Sigh From Below
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Iron Bonehead Productions Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine After releasing a split with Belgium’s Possession two years ago, Venefixion are unleashing their first full-length record, named A Sigh From Below. Founded in France, the metal quintet have had a productive eight years. “On the boil…
Pestilential Shadows – Revenant
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Seance Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Forming almost twenty years ago, Australia’s Pestilential Shadows are no strangers to the themes of death and disease. They have returned 18 months into the pandemic with their sixth full-length Revenant, following up 2019’s compilation album The Fate…
Rivers Of Nihil – The Work
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Metal Blade Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter Well, this has been coming and, after eight years, the cycle is finally complete: RIVERS OF NIHIL’s seasonal tetralogy has reached its end. Debuting with the spring-influenced ‘The Conscious Seed Of Light’, the band have seen their star…
Sunless – Urraca
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2017, Willowtip Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite American death-metal band Sunless have made significant impact in recent years with their unique and outside-the-box take on the genre, melting groove and chaos together in their bottomless cauldron of creation. Honouring legendary bands like Gorguts and Gojira, they write music…
Bizarre – Invocation Codex
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Transcending Obscurity Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Old school death metallers Bizarre bring forth their debut album Invocation Codex via Transcending Obscurity Records. Hailing from Spain, they are heavily influenced by late 80s-90s metal from Finland and the stories of H.P. Lovecraft. “Exhumed from…
Anomaly – Planet Storm
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Anomaly, all the way from Milwaukee, Wisconsin have released their debut studio album after a decade on the road. And with said album, they have certainly solidified themselves into the echelons of noteworthy 21st-century death metal with how they…
Sunless – Ylem
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Willowtip Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Back and even bigger than before, Sunless are breaking soundwaves again with the much awaited release of Ylem, part 2 of a dissonant and terrifying experimental death-metal trilogy. On October 29th, we’ll be lucky to witness the evolution of…
Emissary Of Suffering – Mournful Sights
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Cold Knife Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter With the state of the world at present, is it any wonder that EMISSARY OF SUFFERING decided to name their debut release ‘Mournful Sights’? If ever there was a topic that was ripe for discussion, then the steady…
Aversio Humanitatis – Silent Dwellers – Live MMXX
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Lunar Apparitions Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Spaniards Aversio Humanitatis have delivered a live album comprised of performances of five songs from last year’s LP, as well as four tracks from their prior releases. “Since their formation in 2010, Spain’s AVERSIO HUMANITATIS have patiently perfected…
Hex A.D. – Funeral Tango For Gods & Men
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Fresh Tea Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes It was easy to see how this whole thing would affect the music business, and we just went straight into this new project instead of hoping for a possible gig or two. Actually it was great to be…
Shotgun Facelift – Dakota Blood Stampede
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Eclipse records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Shotgun Facelift, the melodic groove metal five-piece from North Dakota, are ready to present their brand new record, Dakota Blood Stampede. After a long break and major line-up changes, the band has a stronger setup than ever. Moreover,…
Criminal – Sacrificio
Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Metal Blade Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Paul Macmillan A new Criminal album. Always a good shout. Sacrificio makes it 9 long-players for the Chilean mob, and marks 30 years of their existence. Here encompassed is an explosive, razor-toothed supply of dark, urban thrash. In some ways,…