There are always occasions where you pick an album or EP for review knowing absolutely nothing about the band you’ve selected. Such was the case with The Decay, the latest release from Canadian’s Orchid’s Curse. A band that has been together for close to two decades, there’s something refreshingly different about their sound. And that's … Continue reading EP Review: Orchid’s Curse – The Decay
Author: Paul
In October 2022 I wrote a live review of Florence Black’s headline show at The Exchange in Bristol. My notes included the comment that this was likely to have been the last time that they would be seen in venues so small. Well, it turns out I wasn’t quite right. But these were pretty special … Continue reading Gig Review: Florence Black / Less Than Hollow – The Patriot, Crumlin (3rd June 2023)
Another year, another plethora of stunning death metal albums seem to pour out like a tidal wave. The latest in this seemingly unstoppable surge in quality is Monokrator, the third album by London death thrashers The Bleeding. Active since 2010, the band’s 2019 album Morbid Prophecy was strong enough to feature in Worship Metal’s top … Continue reading Album Review: The Bleeding – Monokrator
Mid-2022 and Dieth delivered “In the Hall of the Hanging Serpents”. You might have missed it. The name isn’t instantly recognisable, and with so much music flooding our senses, it’s reasonable to let things that are in the peripheral vision move on by. But whilst that might have been forgivable, to now avoid the full … Continue reading Album Review: Dieth – To Hell and Back
It may be their debut long player, but don’t be fooled by that status, for Death Collector have already caused a significant shake to the earth with their 2021 EP Time’s Up. The quartet gained attention, not just because of their hip but due to the veritable slice of punishment they served up. Defiant old … Continue reading Album Review: Death Collector – Death’s Toll
Whilst their subject matter is centred on spirituality and Christianity, it’s the quality of the music in this album that caught the ear. The fourth album from Lancaster’s Wytch hazel, IV: Sacrament is the follow up to the well-received III: Pentecost, released in 2020. The band’s current line-up features Alex Haslem on guitars alongside fellow … Continue reading Album Review: Wytch Hazel – IV: Sacrament