Tag Archives: Black Metal

Artist: Tundra Album Title: The Darkening Sky Label: Corrupted Flesh Records Date of Release: 4 March 2022 Over the past couple of years, I have confronted many of my musical prejudices head-on, with both positive and negative results. I’m now a fully paid-up member of fan clubs for doom metal, post-rock, post-metal, and I’m beginning  Continue Reading »

Artist: Pure Wrath Album Title: Hymn To The Woeful Hearts Label: Debemur Morti Productions Date of Release:  18 February 2022 It was back in 2020 that I came face to face with an impressive three-track EP by an outfit by the name of Pure Wrath. The EP was entitled ‘The Forlorn Soldier’ and it was  Continue Reading »

Artist: Vorga Album Title: Striving Toward Oblivion Label: Transcending Obscurity Records Date of Release:  4 February 2022 What on Earth is going on with Transcending Obscurity Records at the moment? They are fast becoming a firm favourite with me of late thanks to some great releases at the heavier, more extreme end of the music  Continue Reading »

Artist: Mystic Circle Album Title: Mystic Circle Label: Atomic Fire Records Date of Release:  4 February 2022 Oh wow, the name Mystic Circle takes me back. To be more specific, it takes me back to the late 90s when I was at university and was continuing with my extreme metal journey of discovery. By this  Continue Reading »

Artist: Celeste Album Title: Assassine(s) Label: Nuclear Blast Records Date of Release:  28 January 2022 Today’s review has been written courtesy of my desire to broaden my horizons a little more, and to check out something new. Despite being in existence since 2005 and releasing five albums during that time, France’s Celeste has never before  Continue Reading »

Headliner: Ghost Of Atlantis Support: Dispute, Existentialist The John Peel Centre, Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK 8 January 2022 I hadn’t been to a gig since February 2020, when I was taken to Malmö to watch Evergrey in their home country. A lot has happened since then, both personally and in terms of the Covid 19 pandemic.  Continue Reading »

Welcome to instalment number twenty-five of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. The last pick before I enter the final five for the year. Are you getting excited? I know that I certainly am, and I know the final five placings. For those of you who don’t know, the excitement must be  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Day 17 of my ‘Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown’ series. That means that I’m about to reveal the album that sits at Number 14 in the list. And it’s a belter, I can promise you that…well, as ever, it depends on your personal tastes, but for me, it is definitely  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Day 11 of my Album of the Year 2021 Top 30 Countdown, the day where we break into the top 20 for the first time. It starts to get a bit more serious now, and I can feel the tension emanating from all the bands yet to be featured – I know they  Continue Reading »

Welcome to Day 7 of my ‘Album Of The Year 2021 Top 30 countdown’. I’m glad you’re still with me, as we reach the end of the first week. I’m really enjoying myself and I sincerely hope that this is coming across in this series – after all, it’s supposed to be a bit of  Continue Reading »