Ancient Ascendant / Wretched Soul / ATVM – The Unicorn, Camden (Feb 26th 2017)

For those who follow me regularly, you will already have an understanding that extreme music is a category of music I follow. A few weeks ago in a fair sized venue, a huge and loud group of metalheads filled the pub and venue that is the Unicorn, in the heart of London. All grouped here … Continue reading Ancient Ascendant / Wretched Soul / ATVM – The Unicorn, Camden (Feb 26th 2017)

Interview: Seregor of Carach Angren

[Intro by James] Just under a week ago, Aoife had the chance to have a chat with dutch horror metallers Carach Angren at their show with Fleshgod Apocalypse in London. As well as discussing plans for the future, amongst other things, she discussed how the name of the band came about. Read on for further … Continue reading Interview: Seregor of Carach Angren

Review: Empyrean Throne – Chaosborne

Empyrean Throne are a relatively new band to the black metal scene formed back in 2011. Fast-forward to this year and the band are to set to release their debut full-length album Chaosborne later this month. Album opener ‘Twilight Order’ sets the order of things to come. With a raw yet intriguing sound courtesy of … Continue reading Review: Empyrean Throne – Chaosborne

Review: Witchmaster/Voidhanger – Razing the Shrines of Optimism (split)

I will start off by saying I do like both bands - I like Witchmaster for their Satanic Black Metal. I like Voidhanger as their influences go beyond into the Thrash and Death Metal boundaries. So by combining the two we are left with a truck load of Black Metal mixed with more heavier genres … Continue reading Review: Witchmaster/Voidhanger – Razing the Shrines of Optimism (split)

Review: Soulemission – Tales of Inevitable Death

Soulemission are a black metal trio hailing from the Netherlands, and are creators of Tales of Inevitable Death which is due to be released on Halloween of this year. The album is replete with death and thrash metal influences, and even has guest musicians including Niklas Kvarforth, from Sweden’s Shining, and Menthor from Enthroned. The album kicks … Continue reading Review: Soulemission – Tales of Inevitable Death

Interview: Joacim Cans of HammerFall

HammerFall are very close to releasing their 10th studio album Built To Last, which is set to see the light of day on November 4th 2016 on Napalm Records. You can pre-order the album already at Amazon (and help support this site): digital download / CD / CD DVD / vinyl. Vocal powerhouse Joacim Cans gave his voicebox a … Continue reading Interview: Joacim Cans of HammerFall