January 4, 2022 25 Highly Recommended Metal Albums Of 2021 (#25-21) 2021 started out as a slow year for releases, it seemed many bands were still holding on to ideas of touring, which were inevitably…
September 2, 2020 OV SHADOWS | I DJÄVULENS AVBILD Swedish black metallers Ov Shadows are back with their second full length album “I Djävulens Avbild” their first release on Hypnotic Dirge records. Their first full length ”The Darkness…
September 2, 2020 SHOW REPORT: EUROPEAN METAL FESTIVAL ALLIANCE In the current Covid times, everyone is fighting to keep their heads above water and the entertainment industry is one of the worst hit,…
October 21, 2019 Show Report: Scandinavia Deathfest The famed DEATHFESTS have been around for years ever since the inaugural Maryland Deathfest in 2003. Blossoming into North America’s biggest extreme metal festival,…
October 15, 2019 Judging Albums By Their Covers This week I bought a handful of new releases based solely on their album art. I have not heard of any of these bands…
October 10, 2019 INSOMNIUM | HEART LIKE A GRAVE At long last my most anticipated album of the year has been released. Considering INSOMNIUM’s last two releases have topped my year end lists,…
October 7, 2019 AEONS ABYSS | IMPENITENT Aeons Abyss is an Australian death metal studio project that has been around since 2017, and have now finished their first full length Impenitent…
October 1, 2019 DIEUPONADAY | FROM WHERE I DRAW MY STRENGTH Dieuponaday from Edmonton, Canada recently released their album From Where I Draw My Strength and it’s a fun romp that crosses the boundaries between…
September 25, 2019 IKU-TURSO | STORM OVER ISENGARD The cold northern pagan spirit is alive with Finland’s IKU-TURSO’s latest album “Storm over Isengard”. The six track tribute album of skull shattering black…
September 2, 2019 Månegarm Open Air Report On the weekend of August 23 – 24 2019, Swedish folk metallers Månegarm held their first edition of Månegarm Open Air in their home…