Enslaved’s Mardraum: ten years on
Thanks to Enslaved‘s latest opus, I’ve discovered that there’s at least some extreme metal that my girlfriend is happy to listen to in the…
Castevet interview
I picked up Castevet‘s Mounds of Ash on a whim from the fantastic Rapture Records in Witney, amazed to discover that a little record…
Worn heels and the hands we hold
The phenomenal Envy have released a video online for their song ‘Worn Heels and the Hands We Hold’. I love it. Recitation (Sonzai/Temporary Residence/Rock…
A Grand Declaration of War, 10 years on
Mayhem’s much-reviled Grand Declaration of War turned 10 this summer. If this record came out today, would it be loved, hated or just ignored?
Horn – Distanz
For the last six or seven years, Germany’s Horn have been churning out a steady supply of great records, the latest of which is…
Secrets of the Tune: Grand Belial’s Key and Das Deutschlandlied
This is the first in a series of posts on things I’ve found buried in the music, lyrics and artwork of metal records. Maybe…
The Prehistoric Origins of Drone
Primitive Sun(n) amplifiers? Metal and Stonehenge go back a long way. The great stone circle has captured the imagination of metal bands since the…