music REVIEW: Mr Death – Descending Through Ashes
Having roundly praised Swedish oldsters Mr Death’s last EP, OneMetal’s Jack Traveller comes back for another go with their new full-length ‘Descending Through Ashes’.
Having roundly praised Swedish oldsters Mr Death’s last EP, OneMetal’s Jack Traveller comes back for another go with their new full-length ‘Descending Through Ashes’.
Phil Whitehouse recommends some of the best and brightest bands playing on the New Blood stage at this year’s Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival.
Phil Whitehouse heads to The Actress & Bishop in Birmingham for an evening of contemporary progressive / technical metal in the company of West Midlands prog/groove metallers Broken Torment and Basick Records artists No Consequence and Uneven Structure.
Sleep’s masterwork gets the reissue treatment by way of Southern Lord Records. Rob McAuslan catches himself wondering if giving up the weed was such a good idea after all…
After a couple of years of near-silence, ex-Dragonforce singer ZP Theart has returned with a new band. Nicholas Cleeve is on hand to deliver his verdict on I AM I’s debut, ‘Event Horizon’.
Ellie McGee dives into the despairing, desolate soundscapes conjured by Horna guitarist Shatraug’s latest musical incarnation’s outpouring of depressive black metal, ‘Mortualia’. Hide the razorblades.
Ellie McGee tackles blackened shoegazers Alcest’s latest album, ‘Les Voyages de l’Âme’, and finds a record that builds on everything the band has done before in order to reach exciting new climes.
Nicholas Cleeve was forced to brave many crippling flashbacks of Classics classes in order to review the debut album of these London-based mythology fans. It was definitely worth it.
Ryan Scully revisits a childhood favourite that aims for the air, but bails on landing.
After a wait that seemed to last several decades, Monuments are back with a new vocalist and a new album to prove they’ve still got whatever it was that got all the djent fans a bit sticky last year.
Oliver Longden dives into the murk and mire of blackened drone artists Sutekh Hexen’s latest outpouring of bile, Larvae. Naturally, he bloody loves it.
Chris Nolan’s Batman films have redefined the landscape for comic characters on the big screen, so does The Dark Knight Rises match up to the first two instalments?
Day 2 of our team’s Gallic adventure sees the guys spread out all over the site watching a weird and wonderful collection of bands. Read more inside!
Ryan Neal tries to review the new Shinedown album, Amaryllis, without dozing off. Three pots of coffee later and he’s finally managed to keep his eyes open.
Did you know that Gun have a new album coming out? Chris Ward did and was very glad he did…
Having made a new fan in Dani last January, Atlanta’s Sons of Tonatiuh return with a second offering for fans of crusty sludge metal. Will she still follow the Sons after this, or will she be sorry she ever listened?
OneMetal’s Jack Traveller signs onto a Nantucket whaler for a voyage with german doom-meisters Ahab and their new album The Giant.
After three years of touring veteran Finnish power metallers Sonata Arctica have crafted a new release. Nicholas Cleeve was on hand to provide judgement.
The Seattle stoner metallers Melvins have released their eighteenth studio album with a stripped down line-up. Can it hold its own against their impressive back catalogue? Luke Morton gives it a spin.
Remnants of Filth documents the last couple of years in the life of grindcore lifers Phobia; OneMetal’s Rich Etteridge catches up.