Album Review: Ihsahn – Ihsahn

The progressive metal champion, Ihsahn, returns with a double conceptual album, weaving familiar nightside eclipses on his latest self-titled work, Ihsahn. Fitting the magnitude of the type Ihsahn has constructed in the past, the album's instrumental opener, "Cervus Venator", serves up a nice atmospheric build-up with splashes of woeful tones before swooping into "The Promethean … Continue reading Album Review: Ihsahn – Ihsahn

Album Review: Blackberry Smoke – Be Right Here

It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since the last Blackberry Smoke album and that the band themselves have been going for over two decades, with only half of that contributing to their well-warranted conquering of the UK. Their longevity aside, whenever an album from them pops up, it’s a welcome opportunity to head … Continue reading Album Review: Blackberry Smoke – Be Right Here

Album Review: Lucifer – Lucifer V

Lucifer bring their 70's occult infused doom to a new home. Germany's Nuclear Blast is now responsible for further eerie landscapes for the band's fifth studio album - Lucifer V.  Opener "Fallen Angel" is certainly a monumental mass of electrifying rock n' roll, led by charismatic singer Johanna Platow Andersson whose melodies really lean into … Continue reading Album Review: Lucifer – Lucifer V

Album Review: Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation

Forty five years on from their debut, NWOBHM royalty Saxon, show they are still very much leading the charge with their twenty fourth studio album Hell, Fire and Damnation. Entirely fitting the aesthetic and tone-setting introduction, "The Prophecy" is made all the more encapsulating with added narration from the one and only Brian Blessed, which … Continue reading Album Review: Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation

Album Review: South of Salem – Death of the Party

South of Salem kicked down the doors of our inbox a few years ago with their debut album and they’ve continued their relentless campaign for the last couple of years, seemingly never spending any time in their houses in 2023 as they were constantly on the road. But with an album like The Sinner Takes … Continue reading Album Review: South of Salem – Death of the Party

EP Review: Besomora – Delusional Monster

Due to a wide range of factors, melodic death metal (or melodeath) has been one of the more popular extreme metal subgenres since its inception. Started in 2021 by Vlad Martynov and Daniel Zolotic, Besomora, the australian four-piece has been able to release an EP with a quite innovative sound in a genre filled to … Continue reading EP Review: Besomora – Delusional Monster