Review: Kiova ‘Empty Fields And Smoke-Filled Skies’
It’s become an increasing phenomena to see the lines between post-hardcore and post-black metal blurred. It’s not a surprising development
Read More >>It’s become an increasing phenomena to see the lines between post-hardcore and post-black metal blurred. It’s not a surprising development
Read More >>Norway really does seem to be fertile soil for unusual takes on heavy music of all forms. Norwegian trio KITE‘s
Read More >>With being out of the loop before getting The Shaman back up and running last year, to my ignorance Norway’s
Read More >>I’ve been on a God Unknown Records trip recently, having reviewed Twin Sister’s debut record, (due out in the next
Read More >>Live albums are a curious beast. Stick too closely to the hits and you risk giving the audience a not-quite-as-good
Read More >>“We are called Hang The Bastard I have no delusions of grandeur.” That’s what vocalist Tomas Hubbard told me in
Read More >>Belfast’s Comply Or Die unfortunately announced their decision to split shortly before they released Northless, their sixth release in as
Read More >>When I read the promo stuff that the Shaman sent me with this record, I was definitely intrigued. How do
Read More >>The birth of post-hardcore and grunge marked an era where musical artistic integrity and the sensibilities of the mainstream were
Read More >>‘Raw Power‘ was released in 1973. Joe Cardamone, singer, songwriter and leader of The Icarus Line, wasn’t even born. His
Read More >>French duo Carne describes their music as sludge/hardcore/noise. Being a lover of all things sludge, they caught my interest, so
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