Tag Archives: metal

Artist: Vorga Album Title: Beyond The Palest Star Label: Transcending Obscurity Date of Release: 29 March 2024 A couple of years ago, out of nowhere, I was left thoroughly impressed with an album called ‘Striving Towards Oblivion’. It happened to be the debut full-length from a German trio by the name of Vorga, and it  Continue Reading »

Artist: Words Of Farewell Album Title: Stories To Forget EP Label: Seek And Strike Date of Release: 29 March 2024 Masters of the EP, Words Of Farewell return with yet another truncated release for us all to wrap our ears around. Formed around 2006 and releasing three full-length albums to date, we’ve not been treated  Continue Reading »

Artist: Martin Gonzalez Album Title: Suspiro Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 22 March 2024 My interest in anime of any kind is at about the same level as my interest in knitting, housework, and the history of the saxophone. I am not a fan, so the fact that I know nothing of the American  Continue Reading »

Artist: Apparition Album Title: Disgraced Emanations From A Tranquil State Label: Profound Lore Date of Release: 22 March 2024 It’s official: I can’t keep up! There’s just too much new music being released at the moment for one man to cope with. It’s not a bad thing, and I am definitely not moaning. But, when  Continue Reading »

Artist: Acathexis Album Title: Immerse Label: Amor Fati Productions (physical) / Extraconscious Records (Digital) Date of Release: 20 March 2024 Reason 4,276 to dislike Spotify: this release is billed as an EP on that god forsaken platform. It may only be comprised of four tracks, but with a run-time of nearly fifty minutes, there is  Continue Reading »

Artist: Dödsrit Album Title: Nocturnal Will Label: Wolves Of Hades Date of Release: 22 March 2024 Who said that black metal had to be grim, raw, and nasty? It can be all those things, and there are many who might believe that this is the only way for black metal to be. Everyone is entitled  Continue Reading »

Artist: Brodequin Album Title: Harbinger Of Woe Label: Season Of Mist: Underground Activists Date of Release: 22 March 2024 “With ‘Harbinger of Woe’, Brodequin reclaim their throne as the most brutal band in all of death metal.” Yup, they went there. As press release hyperbole goes, this quote is one of the strongest I’ve seen in a  Continue Reading »

Artist: Iterum Nata Album Title: From The Infinite Light Label: Nordvis Produktion Date of Release: 15 March 2024 Another late-night trawl through my promo offerings led me to this release, and I was immediately intrigued. The accompanying press release described the music on this album as: “Fusing the brooding narratives of Nick Cave, the avant-garde creativity  Continue Reading »

Artist: Hamferð Album Title: Men Guðs hond er sterk Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 22 March 2024 I’ve had my eye on this release for quite some time and I’m delighted that it is finally here. I’m even more delighted with the final product, as it is just about everything I had hoped  Continue Reading »

Artist: Myrath Album Title: Karma Label: earMUSIC Date of Release: 8 March 2024 Somewhat unbelievably, this is the very first time I have ventured a review of a Myrath album. I’ve been aware of the Tunisian metal band for a number of years as friends and acquaintances have sung their praises since they released their  Continue Reading »