Album Review: Marduk – Viktoria

With a near 30-year career under their belts, it would make sense to say that Marduk have become a reliable band in terms of new music. In entering their latter years as a band you might find some daring to go so far as to call them "predictable" but Viktoria suggests otherwise. Marduk have never … Continue reading Album Review: Marduk – Viktoria

Gig Review: Body Count / Astroid Boys / Crisix – KOKO, London (12th June 2018)

Ever since their return with Manslaughter in 2014, Body Count have been experiencing something of a second zenith, mirroring the traction that made them the beast they were in the 90s. Since then, there's also been 2017's Bloodlust - a world-beater, up there with the very best of their discography. Now, bringing the show to … Continue reading Gig Review: Body Count / Astroid Boys / Crisix – KOKO, London (12th June 2018)

Album Review: Zeal & Ardor – Stranger Fruits

No-one could've quite anticipated the release of Zeal & Ardor's debut Devil Is Fine in early 2017. It takes the mind of someone truly creative or truly mad to flip the rules of black metal so remarkably on their head as Devil Is Fine did. Manuel Gagneux is that mind, fusing harsh blackened screams with … Continue reading Album Review: Zeal & Ardor – Stranger Fruits

Album Review: The Flesh – Dweller

Every now and then, we at The Moshville Times take up albums from newly formed bands and stumble upon an absolute winner. This is what The Flesh have in Dweller. The Flesh are comprised of members of Verwoed, Blood Diamond and Herder all of whom between them cover the realms of stoner, sludge and black … Continue reading Album Review: The Flesh – Dweller

Kerrang! Awards 2018 announce nominations

Marking Kerrang!'s 37th birthday, the Kerrang! Awards are set to return this year, descending on Islington Town Hall on the 21st of June. The nominations have now been revealed, pitting bands from all corners of metal, punk and rock against one another to find the crème de la crème of heavy in 2018. The rules … Continue reading Kerrang! Awards 2018 announce nominations

Banger TV announce Alex Skolnick as Shredders Of Metal judge

Banger Films, creators of Metal Evolution, Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage and now Banger TV - the go-to YouTube channel for metal nerdy-ness, have revealed Testament axe-man Alex Skolnick as the celebrity guest judge of an all new project of theirs titled Shredders Of Metal. Quite unlike their other creations, Shredders … Continue reading Banger TV announce Alex Skolnick as Shredders Of Metal judge