Tag Archives: extreme metal

Artist: Cailleach Calling Album Title: Dreams Of Fragmentation Label: Debemur Morti Productions Date of Release: 11 March 2022 The Cailleach is an entity from Gaelic myth, with a literal translation of ‘old woman, hag’. The Cailleach is associated with the creation of the landscape and weather, particularly the stormy, cold weather of winter. There is,  Continue Reading »

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: Hath Album Title: All That Was Promised Label: Willowtip Records Date of Release: 4 March 2022 I’d been reading quite a bit of hype around a band called Hath of late, so I felt that I ought to check them out. Unfortunately, my extended hiatus in 2019 coincided with the release of Hath’s debut  Continue Reading »

Artist: Kuolemanlaakso Album Title: Kuusumu Label: Svart Records Date of Release: 4 March 2022 You’d be forgiven for assuming that Kuolemanlaakso might have bitten the dust, because in anyone’s language, eight years is a hefty length of time without releasing new material. But no, the Finns are alive and well, and finally bring us their  Continue Reading »

Artist: Godless Truth Album Title: Godless Truth Label: Transcending Obscurity Records Date of Release: 4 March 2022 I’ll be the first to admit that I am becoming a little addicted to the music that Transcending Obscurity Records have been serving up of late. Admittedly, not all of it is perfect, but the quality is generally  Continue Reading »

Artist: Embryonic Devourment Album Title: Heresy Of The Highest Order Label: Unique Leader Records Date of Release:  25 February 2022 ‘Heresy Of The Highest Order’ is the very first exposure I’ve had to Embryonic Devourment, despite it being the fourth full-length of the Californian’s career to date. It’s also the first album to be released  Continue Reading »

Artist: Allegaeon Album Title: Damnum Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release:  25 February 2022 I could have sworn that I’d reviewed Allegaeon in the past. I was certain of it. And yet, upon further investigation, I am grossly mistaken. Thank heavens I didn’t lay a wager on it, that’s all I can say. It’s  Continue Reading »

Artist: Immolation Album Title: Acts Of God Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 18 February 2022 It has been well documented on the pages of this website that I arrived late to the death metal party. My early years of extreme metal exploration tended to gravitate towards the genres and subgenres that offered me some  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: The Last Of Lucy Album Title: Moksha Label: Transcending Obscurity Records Date of Release:  18 February 2022 By all accounts, it doesn’t seem to matter one way or the other whether you’ve been a long-term fan of The Last Of Lucy when it comes to this review. I’m not familiar with them, having been  Continue Reading »