The Singaporean band Rudra has made quite a name for themselves as the pioneers of Vedic metal, a mix of death metal and traditional Indian Carnatic music with Hindu Philosophical themes. This style of music […]
There are a lot of stereotypical roles for women in metal, whether they are the operatic Diva providing some archetypal “beauty” to the “beast” of the traditional metal sound, or providing orchestral or keyboard textures […]
Iron scraps, silicon and asbestos. A gargantua of colossal dimensions, awkward, moves its first step. Part machine and part beast, its roar sounds like the simultaneous rumbling of the car wrecks’ engines composing its body. […]
Ron Jarzombek is a guitarist infamous for his unique style of playing, by taking sometimes rather silly time signatures, lightning-fast playing, an eclectic sense of melody and making it fun! His intriguing acrobatics have been […]
Black metal is a style which has evolved hugely from it’s humble beginnings of much derivation and exotericism. For every band which has tried to rewrite the formula, there have been a thousand following it […]
Strange stuff that shows its ugly dysfunctional teeth from the beginning. and if you consider the fact that this is mostly electronica related, you know its going to be positively insane. It is, but in […]
No new album here (thanks, Suleiman, for the tip), but a kind of Best-Of/Remix/Unreleased material collection. This is my first conscious encounter with RED HARVEST – a band I have culpably neglected up until now […]
Red Harvest’s sixth release, “Sick Transit Gloria Mundi,” is a punishing piece of work that would just as soon pummel the listener as rock their socks off- it does a little of both. Crushingly heavy, […]
Commence Rat-King-Are-Awesome special part two. If you are sensible, you will have probably read the first part of the special already and will know my views on Rat King’s first full-length “The Plague Of Hamelin”. […]
This review marks two extra special occasions; The first time (I believe) that an Indian band have been featured on our humble site, and also the unveiling of the fantastic “Rat King” to our avid […]
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