Tag Archives: EP review

Artist: Godless Album Title: Swarm EP Label: Independent Date of Release: 27 October 2018 The subcontinent has never been the greatest exponent of heavy metal but as the years go by, a few more names have made it into the consciousness of the metal masses. To date, Demonic Resurrection remain arguably the best known but  Continue Reading »

Artist: Nochnoy Dozor Album Title: Nochnoy Dozor Label: Prophecy Productions Date of Release: 26 October 2018 With a name like this, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Nochnoy Dozor hailed from somewhere in Russia or the Baltic. As it turns out, the band are actually Greek, and came into existence in around 2015. This self-titled  Continue Reading »

Artist: Ashes Of My Memory Album Title: Raptures /// Disillusions Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 7 October 2018 When the band describe themselves as a melodic death metal/progressive metal band, I’m going to take a listen. And that’s exactly what Ashes Of My Memory did recently when alerting me to their recently-released debut EP,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Samskaras Album Title: Lithification Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 26 October 2018 It is turning into an obsession now. Every time I receive an email with a combination of the words ‘technical’, ‘progressive’ or ‘death metal’ attributed to it, I have a sudden urge to check it out. I’m beginning to think that  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Odious Construct Album Title: Shrine of the Obscene EP Label: The Artisan Era Date of Release: 12 October 2018 Of late, I have really been getting into the technical progressive death metal genre. It just seems to me that there are a ton of really great bands doing their thing within these confines  Continue Reading »

Artist: Fauna Timbre Album Title: Altering Echoes EP Label: Red Orchard Records Date of Release: 31 October 2018 One of the many joys of music is in the discovery of something or someone new when you least expect it. That’s exactly what happened with Fauna Timbre, a Norwegian trio, who are about to release their  Continue Reading »

Artist: Cast the Stone Album Title: Empyrean Atrophy EP Label: Agonia Records Date of Release: 31 August 2018 When a band features musicians that can boast connections past and present with the likes of Misery Index, Cattle Decapitation, Scour and Conflux, it is difficult to ignore. And so it has proved with Cast the Stone,  Continue Reading »

Artist: Unanimated Album Title: Annihilation EP Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: August 2018 A rare quicker, shorter review here, as I am faced with a new EP, the first new material from Unanimated since 2009. Long heralded as one of the originators of the classic Swedish melodic death/black metal sound, I am pleased  Continue Reading »

Artist: Widow’s Peak Album Title: Graceless EP Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 27 April 2018 I’m not normally one for shorter reviews but on this occasion, I thought it was apt. You see, this EP from Canadian quintet Widow’s Peak is just as brief, weighing in at under 20 minutes spread across six blistering  Continue Reading »

Artist: Divine Realm Album Title: Nordicity Label: Independent Date Of Release: 2 March 2018 “As far as the concept behind the title, ‘Nordicity’ represents a place in our lives annually where our Canadian weather forces us into musical hibernation. The days are short, dark, and we are indoors creating the majority of our work and  Continue Reading »