Tag Archives: extreme metal

Artist: Revocation Album Title: The Outer Ones Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 28 September 2018 I’m someone who can barely hold an instrument, let alone play one well. Equally, I haven’t the first idea how to write a kick ass song. So for me, the thought that a band can release xx albums  Continue Reading »

Artist: Krisiun Album Title: Scourge of the Enthroned Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 7 September 2018 There are few bands that can boast a line-up that has remained unchanged for their entire career. However, aside from a brief, ill-fated experiment as a quartet, Krisiun have always been a trio. What’s more, the three  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: Omnium Gatherum Album Title: The Burning Cold Label: Century Media Records Date of Release: 31 August 2018 It was within my review of ‘Grey Heavens’ in 2016 that I threw out into the open the possibility of Omnium Gatherum being my favourite melodic death metal band of all-time. It is in 2018 with the  Continue Reading »

Hey All, just a quick three-band update today, but it’s an eclectic mix. The news of all three has been around for a few days, but I felt the need to add my voice to the clamour just in case anyone has missed the news about any of these bands…or needs further persuading to check  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Spirit Album Title: Sounds From The Vortex Label: Nuclear Blast Date of Release: 10 August 2018 In recent weeks, I have had an unprecedented level of inspiration and enthusiasm to write reviews in every spare minute that I have had. One of the reasons for that is the sheer quality of music that  Continue Reading »

Artist: Aethereus Album Title: Absentia Label: Independent Date of Release: 10 August 2018 Aesthesys, Aeon, Aeon Of Horus, Aetherian. The list of bands that insist on having a name that starts with ‘Ae’ is almost never ending. And now you can add another to that significant list – Aethereus. Not only that, but in keeping  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: Rivers Of Nihil Album Title: Where Owls Know My Name Label: Metal Blade Records Date Of Release: 16 March 2018 I have been meaning to get around to reviewing this record for some time. I missed it completely when the promo was sent in advance of its release due to pressures with work and  Continue Reading »

Welcome to part 5 of my mini-series where I bring you news of those albums are still to be released during the remainder of 2018. I have a feeling that this will be the last post of the series as I turn my attention back to reviews, and because right now, confirmed news is drying  Continue Reading »