Henry Fogarty delivers his verdict on ‘May the Hand That Holds the Match That Will Set This World on Fire be Blessed Above All’, the exhaustingly-titled second full-length album by French grindcore lunatics Nolentia.
We sent Nicholas Cleeve off to sunny Highbury to see October File on the eve of the release of their new live album ‘Renditions in Juxtaposition’. Could the post-punk stalwarts live up to the high standards of their Bloodstock set?
Chris Ward stops watching trashy movies for a bit and travels to Wolverhampton to catch doom merchants Orange Goblin and their numerous support bands.
Chris Ward takes a listen to the latest album from US metalcore heores Hatebreed and wonders why they’ve done an album of Will Young covers… (don’t worry, they haven’t really)
Danny Heaton takes a few hits from ‘Mana Yood Sushai’, the fourth full-length by drone-mongers Bong. Will it satisfy his munchies or leave him hungry for more?
Rob McAuslan takes a journey out to the universe inhabited by Canadian tech/thrash/prog legends Voïvod. Is ‘Target Earth’ a bullseye?
Mike Patton, Trevor Dunn, John Stainier and Duane Denison regroup as Tomahawk for their fourth full-length album, ‘Oddfellows’ – Henry Fogarty attempts to contain his excitement.
These old school death metallers turn up everywhere. In this Round-Up, Danny Heaton ventures a few quick-fire comments about the latest releases form two of OSDM most prolific sons; Rogga Johanssesn and Elektrokutioner.
Danny Heaton peers through the graveyard’s frozen miasma to inspect five of the latest cuts from the crypt in his round-up of New Old-School Death Metal, featuring Bastard Priest, Unconsecrated, Bombs of Hades, Morbus Chron and Cryptborn.
Chris McGarel worships at the altar of Polish progressive metallers Riverside’s fifth album, ‘Shrine of New Generation Slaves’.
Ever since Stratovarius’ new album was officially announced, Nick Cleeve has been emitting a constant, high pitched whining sound. To try to silence him, we threw a copy of the Finnish superstars’ latest EP into his enclosure. It seems to have had the opposite effect…
Belgian sextet Saille set the standard for black metal in 2013 with their sophomore album ‘Ritu’.
Cult Of Luna are past masters of doomy experimentation. Does Vertikal continue their upward trajectory, or is it in fact all downhill from here? Rob McAuslan finds out.
Chris McGarel discovers whether Humanfly’s latest experiment is, indeed, ‘awesome’.
Before reading any further, ask yourself two questions: how broad a spectrum does/could your musical palette encompass and how willing are you to spend time exploring the recesses of your own subconscious? Henry Fogarty gets introspective with Ethernet’s ‘Opus 2′.
Some people like puppies and kittens and long walks on the beach in the company of loved ones. At OneMetal, we like death metal, so it was a good job Sin of God were on hand to give us our fix. Ryan Neal reviews debut album Limbus.
Nicholas Cleeve casts an ear over ‘Blood of A Thousand Hearts’, the debut album from insect-themed metalcore four-piece Sicadis.
Regurgitate Life is the UK’s latest death metal sole trader. Is it a one-man gang-bang, or just musical masturbation? Danny Heaton finds out.
Kit Rathenar hearkens to Old Corpse Road’s black metal fireside tales, and is now sleeping with the lights on.
Chris McGarel wraps his head around the lengthy song-titles and twisting, math-rock structures which abound on the fifth full-length album by Japanese post-rockers Te’.