To celebrate the album’s 30th anniversary, gothic metal legends Paradise Lost recently announced the release of a vinyl re-recording of their 1993 masterpiece ‘Icon’. Released on the 1st December on double vinyl, the now titled ‘Icon 30’ has been totally re-recorded by the band with them once again working with long-time …
Read More »Her Despair – Exorcisms Of Eroticism
London based Her Despair are back with their third release Exorcisms of Eroticism. They combine pagan and symphonic metal with guitar based Goth to create nuggets of melodramatic adventure. I found it easy to be immersed in the atmospheric sound of the six varied tracks, often with the music taking …
Read More »Rammstein – Rammstein.
Rammstein have most certainly divided opinion since their formation in Berlin 1994. Their latest self titled seventh studio album, released by Spinefarm/Universal has been a long time coming, 10 years to be precise but it’s well worth the wait! The cover is of an unstruck match which may be a …
Read More »Cadence Noir – Physical Copy
It’s a miracle! It’s a Christmas miracle! Our saviour is here! No no no, not that fictional story we were told at school but the debut album Physical Copy by the five wise members that make up Cadence Noir! The eight year wait has finally come to fruition with a …
Read More »Deathstars – The Cathouse, Glasgow – 04/11/2014
It is a tendency that the best gigs in Glasgow keep happening during the week when most people are working. When the time for Deathstars to hit the town it was no different, however people where lining up outside The Cathouse on the first Tuesday evening in November. The Swedesare …
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