Reviewed: December 2021 Released: 2021, Dry Cough Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Neil Langton Following hot on the heels of the well received release of debut cassette ‘Eternally Bound, Whipped By Time’, Visions From Beyond have delved into the ancient cosmic abyss once again to bring you the harrowing new EP,…
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Age of the Wolf/Tel (Split) – Vigils
Reviewed: November 2021 Released: 2021, Electric Talon Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite From a pair of distant countries comes a beautiful doom marriage of two equally melancholic, heavy groups – Costa Rica’s Age of the Wolf and Tel from the United States. While the former lay an intriguingly intense, sludgy…
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…
Interview with Rat King
Interview with Kyle Wilcher Interview by Kat Knite Evansville, Indiana natives Rat King have just released their new full-length doom metal album, ‘Omen’. We got a chance to catch up with drummer/lead vocalist Kyle Wilcher and talk about the music, future plans, and more! Check out the interview down below…
BOTTOMLESS – Interview with Giorgio Trombino
BOTTOMLESS 30th July 2021 Interview by Kat Knite Italian doom metal trio BOTTOMLESS are back with a stunning new self-titled record, out now via Spikerot Records. We got a chance to catch up with lead singer & guitarist Giorgio Trombino and learn all about the process and inspiration behind the new release, as well…
Rat King – Omen
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, self-released Rating: 2.5/5.0 Reviewer: Kat Knite Hailing from Evansville, Indiana come Rat King, a doom metal outfit formed in 2016 by Andrei Stirbu (lead guitar), Kyle Wilcher (drums/lead vocals), Jason Wilcher (rhythm guitar/backing vocals), and Nick Graman (bass). While the young band members are ambitious and draw…
Bottomless – Bottomless
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Spikerot Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Italian doom metal trio Bottomless are a sweltering and hazy heat wave rolling over a mysterious desert of sound with their brand new self-titled release, unleashed in 2021 to set fire to your senses and stir your mind with feverish…
Northmaan – Northmaan
Reviewed: June 2021 Released: 2021, DevFire Entertainment Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Graeme Smith Debut albums can be a bit a hit and miss. Often they are raw at the edges but offer hope and promise of what’s to come later, and then sometimes they can be the omen of doom and…
Mythic Sunship – Wildfire
Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, TeePee Records Rating: 1/5 Reviewer: Graeme Smith When someone mentions the word ‘Jazz’ I normally run to the hills. Today’s offering is a band from Denmark called Mythic Sunship who produce psychedelic music combining rock with free-jazz experimentation. The omens were not good although by…
Interview with Evilizers
Interview with Fabio Attacco (vocals) Interview by Andrea Di Stasio Hey and thank you for your time. Please state your name and position in the band. Hi, I’m Fabio Attacco, the singer. Congratulations on your second album, how does it feel to go from a tribute band to a band…
Evilizers – Solar Quake
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Punishment 18 Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Andrea Di Stasio Three years after their first album “Center of the Grave”, Evilizers are back with “Solar Quake”: the band, born as a Judas Priest tribute and then evolved into an original project, presents itself very well with…
Butterfly – Doorways of Time
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Four experienced musicians with a range of musical backgrounds and influences join forces in Melbourne, Australia, to bring the world a nostalgic dose of Traditional Heavy Metal, laced with vocal harmonies, twin guitars, and massive sounds from the rhythm…
Darklore – The Evil of Man
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, independent Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, a metal quintet by the fitting name of Darklore release their brand new album from fantastical realms. The Evil of Man combines symphonic and melodic elements with a recognisable blackened thrash metal foundation, cemented by lyrics that call upon…
Corrosium – Undertow
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2020, Inverse Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Bombastic metal band Corrosium from Kytäjä, Finland emerged in the final stretches of 2020 to deliver us their brand new EP, Undertow. Unlike their debut album, for which some of the songs were written before the formation of the band, the…
Utbyrd – Varskrik
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Svetlana Likhacheva Norwegian black metal band Utbyrd, through Petrichor, are about to give their album Varskrik (which translates into English as Warning) a chance to see the world with the physical release. The digital version was released in the far 2017,…