Review - Hessian Firm

Blind Guardian – Imaginations from the Other Side (1995)

Six excellent albums in a row entirely contained within a decade is a virtually unimiginable feat yet Blind Guardian have done it without ever relying on the same tools for…

By Nicholas Mkhl December 10, 2023Review

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Neuropath – At Damnation’s Core (2023)

Neuropath are another unfortunate example of a highly talented band that never managed to stick around long enough for a full length. The band managed to release two demos within…

By Nicholas Mkhl December 8, 2023Review

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Cultus Sanguine – Dust Once Alive (2023)

In the history of metal no band has ever managed to successfully return after a two and a half decade hiatus as these returns are generally characterized by a thinly…

By Nicholas Mkhl December 3, 2023Review

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Blood Oath – Lost in an Eternal Silence (2023)

Blood Oath present their first full-length album after a preparatory period that encompassed a demo and an EP. Like their previous output, "Lost in an Eternal Silence" is an exercise…

By Raphael Alecto November 1, 2023Review

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Sepulcrum – Lamentation of Immolated Souls (2023)

"Lamentation of Immolated Souls" is the first full-length album of Chilean band Sepulcrum; the overall impression left by this accomplished debut work is one of a surprisingly controlled posture; each…

By Raphael Alecto October 29, 2023Review

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Scott Walker – Bish Bosch (2012)

Scott Walker’s final solo studio album “Bish Bosch” sees him integrate the experiments of outings such as “Tilt” and “The Drift” in a more mature and deliberately constructed effort; in…

By Raphael Alecto October 13, 2023Review

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Rainer Landfermann – “Mehr Licht” (2023)

In anticipation of a new full-length album, Rainer Landfermann has unleashed this two-track release consisting of the title track and another named “Originalstimme”. Backed by an elegant mass of synths…

By Raphael Alecto October 11, 2023Review

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Primordial – How It Ends (2023)

Irish outfit Primordial can be counted among those bands who have settled on a unique formula of their own devising that has proven successful over a considerable row of releases.…

By Raphael Alecto September 30, 2023Review

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Gridlink – Coronet Juniper (2023)

For their latest release, US-Japanese grindcore legends Gridlink double down on the formula of their very (rightfully) well-received predecessor Longhena, blending surprisingly technical and ambitious guitar work and rhythmic nuance…

By Raphael Alecto September 26, 2023Review

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Article on the Cave Dweller Music blog: Introductory Guide to Danish Death Metal

Nick has written a guest blog post for the Cave Dweller Music blog, highlighting the core albums of the Danish death metal scene; you can check it out here.

By Raphael Alecto August 8, 2023Review