Reviewed: October, 2020 Released: 2020, Self-released Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Jack Merry Forlorn World is a melodic death metal outfit formed in July 2019 by frontman and founding member of Bloodshot Dawn, Josh McMorran. With music using soaring guitar melodies whilst mixing dynamic clean and harsh vocals, Josh set out to…
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Interview with Ayr
Ayr – Interview with R.C. (guitars, bass, synth, vocals) Interview by Pete Mutant Band links: www.facebook.com/ayrofficial/ ayrofficial.bandcamp.com/ Hey and thank you for your time. Where did the name of the band come from? At this point I can’t recall. I’ve seen some things online suggesting that we named it after…
Ayr – The Dark
Review Date: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Wolves of Hades Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Pete Mutant Ayr, you ever been there? Pretty bleak and miserable place on the west coast of Scotland. I live not too far away so I know this to be true. Ayr (the band) though, are not from…
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…
Tulus – Old Old Death
April 2020 March 6th, 2020 / Soulseller Records Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Norwegian black metal with a twist! Tulus is one of those highly praised and respected bands of the Norwegian underground scene. The group initially formed in 1993, releasing three demos before unleashing a string of…
Imperium Dekadenz – When We Are Forgotten
Imperium Dekadenz – When We Are Forgotten Reviewed: October 2019 Released: August 30th, 2019 / Napalm Records Rating: 5 / 5 Reviewer: John Haseltine If I’ve said it once prior, I need to take a moment and mention it again. When it comes to black metal, I can be a…
Arctos – Beyond The Grasp of Mortal Hands
Reviewed: October, 2019 Released: 2019, Northern Silence Productions Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Ambra Chilenwa Wintry beauty and melodies of nature are intelligently picked up by Canadian melodic black metal group Arctos in their new album, “Beyond the Grasp of Mortal Hands”. Two years after their EP release, they have explored ways…
Insignium – Infamie und Urgewalt – Wenn Altes sich erhebt
Reviewed: September, 2018 Released: 2018, Apostasy Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Owen Thompson Thirteen years is certainly a long time between releases, but German miscreants Insignium have seen fit to unleash their second malevolent opus of Teutonic Schwarze Metal upon us. It’s dripping with frigid darkness, and so far into the…
Kataklysm + Graveworm @ O2 Academy Islington, London
Kataklysm + Graveworm @ O2 Academy Islington October 10, 2017 Review by Torbjørn ‘Toby’ Jørstad Photography by Michelle Murphy Please follow and like us: