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…
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Sempiternal Dusk – Cenotaph of Defectuous Creation
Reviewed: September 2019 Released: 2019, Dark Descent Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog If you didn’t already know – Osmium and Iridium are the densest metals known to man. Alternatively, if you wanted to consider things in terms of relative atomic mass, then you would be looking at both Plutonium and…
SiXforNinE – Parallel Universe
Reviewed: August 2019 Released: 2019 – Eclipse Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog Those coming to SiXforNinE via the news that they are fronted by the former sticksman of Greek gothic metal band Septicflesh should adjust their expectations accordingly. For this release, Fotis Benardo has stepped out from behind the drum…
Blood Feast – Chopped, Diced And Sliced
Reviewed: March 2019 Released: 2018 – Hells Headbangers Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog The press release accompanying Chopped, Sliced And Diced describes it as a four track mini album (six if you buy the CD or cassette release) intended to maintain the “fast and furious” momentum between Blood Feast‘s 2017 comeback record…
Old Man Lizard – True Misery
Reviewed: March 2019 Released: 2018 – Wasted State Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog Old Man Lizard have been belting out their particular brand of stoner and sludge since 2011. Inspired by the rural surroundings of their native Suffolk, the UK based power trio have certainly made their mark on the heavy…
Monster Magnet & Puppy @ Electric Brixton – London UK
Monster Magnet & Puppy @ Electric Brixton 29th January 2019 Review By: Beandog Photography By: Michelle Murphy Brixton is easily one of London’s more vibrant districts. Always teeming with visitors and busy locals, its streets are heavy with an eclectic mix of cafes, traders, bars and boutiques. It’s also an…
Deathhammer – Chained In Hell
Reviewed: October 2018 Released: 2018 Rating 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog When an album starts with a song called Rabid Maniac Force, you had better hope it has more than enough thrust to live up to the levels of demented chaos the title suggests. It bodes well that Deathhammer have a 13…
Earthless + Ruby The Hatchet @ The Haunt – Brighton
Earthless & Ruby The Hatchet @ The Haunt – Brighton August 1st 2018 Review by: Beandog Photography: David William Hatton Please follow and like us:
Sendwood – Fist Leaf
Reviewed: May 2018 Released: 2018 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog Sendwood was born in 2016 out of a decision by Kriss Wood (ex-The Real McCoy) and Alex McWood (Drums: Harmonic Generator) to reduce their existing band down to a two piece, consisting of just drums and guitar. They held a firm…
Primordial + Moonsorrow + Der Weg Einer Freiheit @ Islington Assembly Hall, London
Primordial + Moonsorrow + Der Weg Einer Freiheit @ Islington Assembly Hall, London April 16th 2018 Review by Beandog Photography by Oliver M. Please follow and like us:
Interview with Divine Chaos
DIVINE CHAOS Interview @ The Underworld, Camden, London 20th February 2015 Interview by Jarod Lawley Photos by Jo Blackened Altercarnated Photography South England thrashers Divine Chaos were fortunate to be the only support band chosen to play before Sodom at The Underworld, and about an hour before they took to…