EP REVIEW: Herbal Noise – Hadewijch
HADEWIJCH are a French three-piece, who were formed last year. The band take their name from the 13th century poet
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Author: Jack Moar
ALBUM REVIEW: In the Lugubrious Silence of Eternal Night – Golden Ashes
“Every profound spirit needs a mask,” and in the case of Maurice de Jong, several are called for. GOLDEN ASHES
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ALBUM REVIEW: Black Metal – Witchcraft
WITCHCRAFT were among the front runners of the occult rock revival in the mid noughties, centred around Lee Dorrian’s label,
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ALBUM REVIEW: Serpent Uncoiling – Sinistral King
Not much can be said by way of introduction for a band determined to cultivate and preserve a mystique. As
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ALBUM REVIEW: City Burials – Katatonia
You could be forgiven for thinking that KATATONIA are two bands with the same name. For some the name is
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ALBUM REVIEW: Home (Reissue) – Caspar Brötzmann Massaker
Caspar Brötzmann is a virtuosic guitarist from Wuppertal, Germany. His father, Peter Brötzmann, is a renowned free-jazz saxophonist who was
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ALBUM REVIEW: Human. :||: Nature. – Nightwish
For some the NIGHTWISH name remains synonymous with gothic high-fantasy, bardic storytelling, and orchestral pretensions bordering on bombastic – but,
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ALBUM REVIEW: I Speak The Truth, Yet With Every Word Uttered, Thousands Die – Gnaw Their Tongues
GNAW THEIR TONGUES is foremost among the macabre, anti-musical manifestations of Maurice de Jong – longstanding and highly-prolific affiliate of
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LIVE REVIEW: Vader @ The Underworld, London
There are very few bands who could conceive and promote a tour celebrating the anniversaries of three of their landmark
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Dark Fortress: Coalesced In Deepest Time
In spite of being twenty-six years and eight full-length releases into their career, DARK FORTRESS have so far remained something
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