Reviewed: April 2020 Released: 2020, Epic Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Ozzy Osbourne is anything but an ordinary man, despite what the title of his latest effort would have you believe. He’s lived an extraordinary life since bursting onto the music scene with Black Sabbath, jumping from one extreme…
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Dark Fortress – Spectres From The Old World
Reviewed: May 2020 Released: 2020, Century Media Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Spectres From The Old World is album number eight from the mighty melodic black metallers Dark Fortress. The band – formed in Landshut, Bavaria (Germany) – seem to lead a little more with their dark approach in terms…
Sinistral King – Serpent Uncoiling
Reviewed: May 2020 Released: 2020, Vendetta Records Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine What do you get when the members of the bands Unlight, Triumph Of Death and Vredehammer (from Germany, Switzerland and Norway respectively) collaborate? A mix of pulverising death vocals, shattering black metal screams and otherworldly chorals that perfectly…
Agarwaen – Dottore I
Review Date: March, 2020 Released: 2020 Rating: 3.5/5 Review by: Pete Mutant Agarwaen is a project spearheaded by Pauli “Vryko” Hodju which was born from an older band which was joined by Janne Suhonen called Shathanas back in 2005. This Shathanas band had one focus which was ‘Christmas Black Metal’ …
Strykjärn – En Jävla Massa Lidande
Reviewed: January 2020 Released: November 2019, Big Balls Productions Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog Twelve years into their career, and this five piece from Sweden are keen to emphasise the potency of their newest release. To be honest, you can probably draw your own conclusions from the 23 minute running time…
Ad Nemori – Akrateia
Reviewed: January 2020 Released: 2019, independent Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Akrateia is the debut full length from Ad Nemori, hailing from Berlin, Germany. It follows their EP Pyre, which was released three years prior. Instrumental ‘Miasma’ is a delicate melodic track, which leads nicely into ‘Tellurian Doom’, transforming the…
Ironflame – Blood Red Victory
Reviewed: January, 2020 Released: 2020, Divebomb Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry American heavy metallers Ironflame will release their third full-length album ‘Blood Red Victory’ in February on Divebomb Records. Written, recorded and mixed by Andrew D’Cagna (with guitar leads by Quinn Lukas and Jesse Scott) over three months, ‘Blood Red…
Diabolical Mental State – Diabolical World
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019 – Self Released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Beandog Formed in 2012, Diabolical Mental State’s debut album has been a long time coming. That’s not to suggest the band haven’t been busy. By all accounts there is a healthy underground metal scene in Lisbon which the band…
Destruction – Born To Perish
Reviewed: September 2019 Released: 2019, Nuclear Blast Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Pete Mutant Destruction are back with their 16th full length album, which is impressive in itself. Their last release two years ago saw the band once again revisit and re-record some of the best of their earlier work. They…
Lacrimas Profundere – Bleeding the Stars
Reviewed: July 2019 Released: 2019, Napalm Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis It is a double-edged sword when a band say they have, ‘evolved’. Either they have changed direction from their early work for the best, or they have found a new route which makes you wonder, ‘what the hell…
ULVEDHARR – World Of Chaos
Reviewed: June, 2019 Released: 2019 on Scarlet Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter ULVEDHARR. This gig has thrown up some incredible band names before, but this one is certainly an interesting one. A cursory glance across the interwebs gives no immediate alternative translation, nor anything else apart from the band…
Nordjevel – Necrogenesis
Review Date: 10th May 2019 Released: 29th March 2019 Distributor/Label URL: www.osmoseproductions.com Rating: 2 Review by: Megan Duc Nordjevel began their journey in 2015 with Doedsadmiral. The group has since then created music whilst changing the lineup since then. The band then found their cohesion in 2016 with their self-titled…
Lik – Mass Funeral Evocation
Reviewed: May, 2019 Released: 2019, Metal Blade Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Courtney Solloway This album is heavy. Seriously heavy. However, this kind of lets it down in ways I don’t see very often. Now, if you know me and what I’ve reviewed in the past, you’ll know that I absolutely love…
Antropomorphia – Merciless Savagery
Reviewed: May, 2019 Released: 2019, Metal Blade Records Rating: 4.0/5 Reviewer: Pete Mutant Antropomorphia are back and with an almighty bang with their latest offering ‘Merciless Savagery’, a nine track bulldozer of some fine death metal. The dutch band, hailing from Tilburg – the site of Netherlands Deathfest- reformed back…
Black Sites – Exile
Band: Black Sites Album: Exiles Reviewed: April 2019 Released: 19th April 2019, Hoove Child Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Ryan Whitwell Review: Black Sites are an amalgamation of talent from Chicago’s underground music scene and have had a lineup shuffle since their first album in 2017. Drawing on influences from Black Sabbath…