Archives for: February 2011

Terrorizer Grindhouse with WINTERFYLLETH @ The Devonshire Arms, Camden

It's that time of the month again; Grindhouse has descended upon the Dev and this time it's bringing black metal monsters, WINTERFYLLETH, along for the ride.Support is provided by Scottish metallers, CNOC AN TURSA. They give an upbeat but undeniably… more »

SOILENT GREEN ANNOUNCE UK TOUR

Extreme metal nutters Soilent Green have announced a trek of the UK. The dates are: May 5th London – Underworld6th Milton Keynes – Crauford Arms7th Cardiff – Millennium Music Hall8th Derby – Old Bell9th Manchester – Moho Live10th Dublin – Whelans11th… more »

PHIL VANE OF EXTREME NOISE TERROR PASSES AWAY

Legendary vocalist Phil Vane of Extreme Noise Terror has passed away at 46 years old. His cause of death is presently unknown. The band commented on Phil's passing "The rumours are true - we're sorry to announce that Phil Vane passed away recently. The… more »

PRIMORDIAL RELEASE COVER ART AND TRACKLISTINGS FOR NEW ALBUM

The upcoming album from Irish Dark Metallers Primordial, 'Redemption At the Puritan's Hand'; shall now feature cover art from Paul McCarroll which offers a summary of the themes that will be found throughout the music. Commenting on the recording proce… more »

You got the dish brush, now watch the show!

...no, really; they sell dish brushes too.   You've downloaded the Slayer pinball app, you've worn Mastodon shoes, you've most likely thought of getting those Manowar condoms - so what will be next in the world of commercial metal and merchandising?… more »

KAT'S BAND OF THE WEEK: HESPER PAYNE

KAT'S BAND OF THE WEEK 23 – HESPER PAYNE (UK)Time for another UK band this week, and I have picked a quite unknown band from my native North East of England called Hesper Payne, who I only came across quite recently and who impressed the hell out of… more »

Anathema, The Assembly, Leamington, 14 February 2011

It's always a real treat to see Anathema live and it's always a special occasion to witness a gig in Leamington Spa's plush venue, The Assembly. As post-progressive rockers North Atlantic Oscillation hit the stage and kick proceedings off with their infe… more »

RHYS' RE: VIEWZ VOL.50. - \M/ GOLDEN 50 \M/ - Warseid, 3,14..., Guerra Total, Out Of Yesteryear, Dauden I Mørke, Fortis Natura, Bouq, Diamond Eyed Princess, No Sign Of Life, Further Dimension

WARSEID 'Sentry' Possibly another example of American BM that just needs tweaking. American Symphonic Blackened Folk Metallers Warseid make their EP debut in 2010 with 'Sentry', a strange and captivating mix of Norse mythology and Symphonic Black Met… more »

WEEDEATER ANNOUNCE LONDON DATE

Weedeater have announced a London date with fellow sludgers Zoroaster. The gruesome two-some will hit London Underworld on April 18th. Weedeater's forthcoming album 'Jason... The Dragon' will be released March 15th through Southern Lord. www.myspac… more »

COUGH ANNOUNCE UK TOUR

Sludge masters Cough have announced a UK tour in support of their latest release 'Ritual Abuse.' The dates are: April 16th- Nottingham, The Central 17th- Manchester, Gullivers 18th- Exeter, Cavern 19th- Cardiff, Buffalo Bar 20th- Stoke On Trent, Harr… more »

ANN S. REVIEWS - LIFELOVER AND DARKEST ERA!

DARKEST ERA - 'THE LAST CARESS OF LIGHT, METAL BLADE; 2011 It feels tempting to string up comparisons to the current crop of neo-traditional metal of late with this album; yet at the same time it would be unfair to Irish newcomers Darkest Era. Not o… more »

GRAVEYARD REVEAL NEW ALBUM ARTWORK

Swedish groove lovers Graveyard have revealed the artwork for their forthcoming album. The opus, titled 'Hisingen Blues' will be released on March 25th through Nuclear Blast. The effort was recorded by Don Alsterberg at Don Pierre Studios in Sweden.… more »

KYLESA: MANCHESTER MOHO (LIVE REVIEW)

The dingy atmosphere of Manchester’s Moho provided the perfect atmosphere for experimental black metallers Okkultokrati. The band gave a filthy performance which encapsulated everything underground music is about. Bassist Le Ghast looked genuinely posses… more »

RHYS' RE: VIEWZ VOL..49. - AUDIOCRACY - Illuminandi, Intervention, By The Patient, Dakrya, Eclipse Eternal, Beyond The Dream, Briselas, Nation Despair, Helllight, Dead Shape Figure

ILLUMINANDI 'Illuminandi Tenebras Meas' MOCNERAMIE Polish Gothic Metallers Illuminandi made their debut EP come alive in 2006 with a careful mixture of English and Polish lyrics and a unique style of Gothic Metal, using the basic instruments, violi… more »

LIFELOVER FRONTMAN IN NEED OF FEMALE VOCALIST FOR NEW PROJECT

Kim Carlsson, otherwise known as () in Lifelover; is continuing to search around for a female vocalist to audition for a role with his recent musical project Horns Emerging. From an official press statement via their label Prophecy Productions, Kim has… more »

ANN S. REVIEWS - BLUTMOND AND THE NEW DORNENREICH!

DORNENREICH - 'FLAMMENTRIEBE', PROPHECY PRODUCTIONS; 2011 With even the cover art being so different from their previous albums for its use of deep colours and contrasts between fire and water (a fitting metaphor for the record itself), Dornenreich s… more »

BETZEFER POST NEW VIDEO

Israeli grrove-metalcore act Betzefer have recently published a new music video for their song 'Doomsday' online. From the official press release, 'Doomsday' is said to be 'a short zombie-flick with strong Israeli and Jewish motifs, promoting BETZEFER'… more »

RHYS' RE: VIEWZ VOL..48. - METALLURGY - Grailknights, Breach The Void, Brainlust, Opposite Sides, Mass Burial, Pryde, Thames Burial, Blowsight, Lindisfarne

GRAILKNIGHTS' 'Live At The Gates Of Grailham City' Grailhamese, Grailhammers or simply German Melodic Death/Power Metallers Grailknights come battling through the mist and forests of Lower Saxony to raise their fists of glory and swords of the templa… more »

Rules of Black Metal, no.265

Art (c) K. Ann Sulaiman, 2011 more »