Tag Archives: metal

Artist: Austere Album Title: Beneath The Threshold Label: Lupus Lounge/Prophecy Productions Date of Release: 5 April 2024 It was almost exactly the same time last year that I received my first taste of the music of Austere, via their long-awaited third album, ‘Corrosion Of Hearts’. Seemingly making up for lost time then, the Australian duo  Continue Reading »

Artist: Einvigi Album Title: Monokroma Label: Einheit Produktionen Date of Release: 1 March 2024 And there it is. That feeling you get when you discover a new band, and they make an immediate impact on you. Once again, I owe a debt of gratitude to social media as it was a recommendation from a follower  Continue Reading »

Artist: Hour Of Penance Album Title: Devotion Label: Agonia Records Date of Release: 5 April 2024 Yeck, yuck, and thrice yuck. The AI debate will rage on and on for months, years, maybe decades. Who knows where the subject will end. But, in 2024, I am one of the music fans in the camp that  Continue Reading »

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 »