There's always a particular kind of buzz around metal shows. An eager anticipation, a major dopamine hit which gets the adrenaline pumping. But it's even more so when the gig itself is small and intimate with intense extreme metal bands. The Queen Margaret Union is a university union bar in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland … Continue reading Gig Review: Fit For An Autopsy / Sylosis / Darkest Hour / Heriot – QMU, Glasgow (24th November 2024)
Author: Lindsay
Metalhead of 20+ years based in Scotland, UK. Favourite genres are Death, Black, Doom, Thrash and all of their derivatives. I run a YouTube channel called The Heavy Metal Journal where I review weekly new releases, album rankings, top 10s, interviews and deep dive into mythology and history themed metal.
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Album Review: Make Them Suffer – Make Them Suffer
Not one for sticking to particular genre labels, Australia's Make Them Suffer have been referred to as metalcore, deathcore, melodic death metal, heavy hardcore and melodic metalcore but to name a few. Regardless of whatever category you place them in, it's safe to say they are experts at pushing creative boundaries. Following a lineup change … Continue reading Album Review: Make Them Suffer – Make Them Suffer
Album Review: Molder – Catastrophic Reconfiguration
US based death metal quartet Molder have been generating nasty, grimy, horror themed, old school death metal since 2017. Hell-bent on ferocious intensity, disgusting imagery and themes worthy of the best (and worst) B-side horror movies, the band are back with their third studio album Catastrophic Reconfiguration, due to be released on 8th November via … Continue reading Album Review: Molder – Catastrophic Reconfiguration