SVARTTJERNUltimatum Necrophilia NoiseArt (2014)Rating: 8/10 Nothing beats a dose of impure black metal to blot out the sun. Svarttjern is a Norwegian band who, like so many others, likes to dabble in a bit of hateful witchery and misanthropic menace. The quintet have been spreading their hate since 2003. Ultimatum Necrophilia is their third opus, […]
MONUMENTOMBRitual Exhumation EP Self-released (2014)Rating: 8/10 Well, I never. Monumentomb are an old school sounding death metal band who hail from my home county of Kent in England, and literally live just a few miles away. It’s good then that I enjoy their debut EP immensely – otherwise, they may be turning up at my […]
METALLICA’s Kirk Hammett Performs With EXODUS And DEATH ANGEL At 2014 Fear FestEvil February 2014 Kirk Hammett – guitarist with San Francisco, California-based heavy metal group Metallica – hosted his first annual horror convention, entitled Kirk Von Hammett’s Fear FestEviL, on February 6-8th, 2014 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California. A three-day event, […]
KRIEGSMASCHINEEnemy Of Man No Solace (2014)Rating: 8/10 I’ve always been a fan of Polish black metal, and Kriegsmaschine are one of the reasons why. This grim-sounding black metal trio has been making unholy noise since 2002. Enemy Of Man is the second full-length platter from the band, emerging some nine years after 2005 debut Altered […]
THROES OF IRE Funeral For A Witch Self-released (2014) Rating: 7/10 Hailing from Idaho, this American duo have churned out hypnotic doom metal for a couple of years now, resulting in their 2013 debut Aberration Of Hate. Said album was a real murky and sinister affair that played out like some suggestive horror movie never […]
PROSTITUTE DISFIGUREMENT Release ‘From Crotch To Crown’ February 4th, 2014 Veldhoven, Netherlands-based death metal group Prostitute Disfigurement issued fifth full-length studio album From Crotch To Crown on February 4th, 2014 through Willowtip Records. The outing was cut at multiple locations throughout the Netherlands, including Split Second Sound Studio in Amsterdam, guitarist Frank Schiphorst’s home studio […]
WITHIN TEMPTATION Play Acoustic Set At London HMV Store February 4th, 2014 Dutch symphonic rock group Within Temptation performed an acoustic show on February 4th, 2014 at HMV 363 Oxford Street in London, England (next to Bond Street station) at 6pm. The performance consisted of a 20-minute acoustic set, followed by a signing session to […]
BORN UNDEADViolator Of Humanity EP Mortuary Productions (2014)Rating: 8/10 There is a chap in the world of extreme metal called Razakel who has been in quite a few decent bands over the years, the most notable and recent of these being Baalberith and Skiddaw who I have reviewed elsewhere. Born Undead is another project from […]
WITHIN TEMPTATIONHydra Dramatico (2014)Rating: 8.5/10 Within Temptation is a band that has earned their place in the world of metal. Although toying with doom and goth early in their career, this Dutch metal outfit is best known for their string of highly respected symphonic metal releases, featuring the strong vocals of Sharon den Adel. High […]
PROSTITUTE DISFIGUREMENTFrom Crotch To Crown Willowtip (2014)Rating: 7.5/10 With its perverse album cover which shows a naked and butchered woman strapped to a filthy table, Dutch deathsters Prostitute Disfigurement introduce us to their new slab of horror. From Crotch To Crown is the fifth studio album of sickness from the quintet, who has been churning […]
