And so first an apology – I missed the band due to our friends at ScotRail (don’t call me, I’ll call you) but hear that they were well received by the pretty packed crowd at Audio on a typically cold and wet Tuesday night in Glasgow. Thankfully I arrived in time to see Pestilence’s … Continue reading Gig Review (Beze): Pestilence – Audio, Glasgow (30th January 2018)
Author: Beze
Finland’s Hooded Menace have relatively quickly become one of Europe’s leading proponents of death infused doom metal. With sixteen recorded releases to their name since forming in 2007, their persistency and sheer quality has garnered them a growing legion of rabid fans along the way. Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed is the band’s fifth full length effort and … Continue reading Review: Hooded Menace – Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed
One of the best things about working with the guys at Moshville Times is that they furnish me with an ample spade with which to uncover some real gems from the metal underground that I might otherwise miss. Witches Funeral by Swedish blackened thrashers Nekrokraft is one such gem. The record is the band's second … Continue reading Review: Nekrokraft – Witches Funeral
I'll stick to my trademark short and sweet (mmm...) style, but for me 2017 has been just that - short (must be an age thing) and sweet in of some great releases and gigs to tempt even the most ancient of hermits from their caves... Best New Album: Memoriam - For The Fallen. Following … Continue reading 2017 Crew Review – Beze, writer/reviewer
As the low-fi and positively primordial strains of Funeral Chant leech forth from the speakers, you would be forgiven for thinking that you have been transported to the depths of the bleakest of Scandinavian forests. But no, blackened thrashers Funeral Chant hail from Oakland, California and this is what makes this, their debut and self … Continue reading Review: Funeral Chant – Funeral Chant
Quebec’s Insurrection have built an enviable reputation since forming in 2003, building a widespread and loyal fan base who have lapped up their unique blend of technical, thrash-infused, melodic death metal. Extraction is their fourth full length release, following 2013’s excellent Prologue. I it to having watched the band’s progress from relatively afar, and so … Continue reading Review: Insurrection – Extraction