“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here”, the famous quote warns us, and the intro of the second album from UK’s Tableau Mort shows that not even a nursery song is able to escape the incoming corruption. Hailing from London, the five-piece have burst into the black metal scene in 2019, with their scathing debut... Continue Reading →

Metal genre preference checkpoint time! If mid 90's doom/death, Peaceville sound, or this particular band is your thing, please feel free to pass through. If you are here out of curiosity, first hit play on the track below and let it sink in for at least 3 minutes. If the melody doesn't cut right to... Continue Reading →

I couldn't have found a better fitting band to dust off the ashes of this blog. With that aside let's get on with it. Crippled Black Phoenix (CBP) is weird for me because it's one of those bands that I let the metal press form an opinion for me. Constant mediocre to low scores on... Continue Reading →

When thinking about black metal with orthodox-christian atmosphere, the first thing that springs to mind should be Batushka, and for good reason: their 2015 album Litourgiya, was a turning point for what black metal can be bent to sound like. It set a template on a new sound, one which had a lot of promise,... Continue Reading →

Oh, boy... I can't really believe I'm covering a snail themed death metal album, but here we go! Metalhead pop-quiz time: name the band consisting of two British guys playing a unique blend of deranged death metal! I know you already have the answer, but just in case it's still clinging to the tip of... Continue Reading →

The world would be a lot less interesting place without french black metal, wouldn't it? The amount of bands constantly pushing the envelope originating from France is truly a thing to behold. Even though I generally keep an eye on that scene, I managed to miss one hell of a release from 2017: The Great... Continue Reading →

This review is dedicated to all metalhead fathers out there. Bear with me and learn why! Novembers Doom is one of the most important doom-death bands from USA, hailing from Chicago. While they've been releasing quality content since 1995, in Europe they seem to be heavily overshadowed by the Peaceville classics. I first came across... Continue Reading →

Supergroups are always a double edged sword. On the one hand you have a number of highly talented, experienced musicians coming together to bring a common vision. On the other hand you have clashing egos, and bombastic press release blurbs showing off pedigree but no substance or originality. This is why I never understood this... Continue Reading →

I'll be honest with you, I am a huge Orphaned Land fan. It's one of the few bands that I've seen multiple time live, at one point twice in the same week, and I never miss them when they swing by. My wife and I have their albums on constant rotation, rain, sleet or snow,... Continue Reading →