So just when I thought ‘Between Lune & Eden’ was the heaviest song that Vanitas have released, they prove me wrong by unleashing their latest single ‘Secrets’. The Birmingham based five piece band have certainly raised the heavy bar higher with an overwhelming rush of adrenaline fuelled metal, describing it …
Read More »A Titan,A Deity-Shattered By The Touch-Single Review-Planetmosh
Hang onto your hearing as A Titan, A Deity return with their raging new single ‘Shattered By The Touch’. It’s definitely shattering and more brutal than just a touch as riffs of mass destruction potency writhe and churn around a seismic drum battery that’s offset by a lung shredding lead …
Read More »The Odious – Vesica Piscis
If ever an album would cause confusion in one’s mind, ‘Vesica Piscis’ is that album, the highly anticipated follow up to The Odious’ late-December 2012 debut album ‘Joint Ventures’. You cannot pin this down to a single genre, no chance. First single from the album ‘Repugnant‘ which follows intro ‘Scape‘, …
Read More »Apallic – Of Fate And Sanity
Of Fate And Sanity is the debut album from progressive death metal band Apallic. A follow up to their Somnium EP released in December 2015. Hailing from the north west German town of Emden, the five piece, who formed in 2014, according to their website have produced an album the concept of which deals …
Read More »Obscura – Akroasis
Germany’s Obscura has released Akroasis (which means “hearing” or “listening” in Greek), a modern, technical death metal disc with plenty of progressive overtones. Firmly rooted in darkness, overall, the sound has a distinctly European flair, invoking early Behemoth to mid-period Vader or later Centurian with blasts of speed, precision, and …
Read More »Rivers of Nihil Announce New Drummer Dylan Potts and…..
Rivers of Nihil Announce New Drummer; Launch Drum Play-Through for “Perpetual Growth Machine” Online photo credit: Simon Girard Progressive death metal outfit Rivers of Nihil have amicably parted ways with drummer Alan Balamut. Regarding the split, Alan comments: “Hey everyone. I’m sure many of you already know and some may not but …
Read More »Scar Symmetry – The Singularity (Phase I – Neohumanity)
After seeing Scar Symmetry play live in Belfast last year and picking up their last full length album ‘The Unseen Empire’, I was looking forward to getting my hands on their new album ‘The Singularity (Phase I – Neohumanity)’. Even better was the news that it is set to be the …
Read More »Betraeus – Towards The Sun (E.P)
Betraeus are a four piece progressive death metal band from Manchester, UK. Forming in 2009, the band have a distinctive sound which treads a fine line between Atmospheric, Progressive & Death Metal genres. In just two years they have gone from a local phenomena to one of the UK’s most …
Read More »Annotations of An Autopsy – Wrexham’s Central Station 22/06/2011
Welcome to Central Station presenting Annotations of An Autopsy Opening up tonight’s proceedings are local upstarts Impaled Existence. With sounds similar to Whitechapple, I E set about the task of warming the crowd tonight on this hardcore metal bill. Setting about in the manor that you are accustomed to these …
Read More »Attica Rage at Nambucca – 03/09/11
Attica Rage with support from L Sol Tace, Mekanizm & Kopperhed A warm Saturday evening and it’s off to Holloway for an evening of Metal shenanigans laid on for us by the awesome Monsta Ents and first up were Kopperhed. Hailing from London it was nice to begin the evening …
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