Thumos – Symposium 9.5/10 Inspired by the classical themes of Plato yet modern in its delivery, American Artist Thumos returns with the latest offering Symposium an album of textures, brutal heaviness, and haunting melodies. Being able to seamlessly merge the classical components with the huge dense guitar riffs Symposium is quite the progression over The Republic, the classical inspired Alcibiades with its rousing choral sections underpinned by a huge r

Exploding forth in a malestrom of of malevolence and savagery is Switzerlands Versatile. A sonic represntation of horror brought forth through the combination of industrial and black metal that begins quite simply with the bands name. Hatred Salander (Vocals) : The name was chosen after the title of one of our first song, Versatile, that tells the story of a creature capable of changing his shape by wearing human skin. It’s also the name of that creature. What led to the basi

How did Ashen form and the inspiration for the name? Shannon Over (Guitars) “Ashen was formed in 2019, we’ve all been playing together for the last 5-15 years together in Various projects, Ashen was just intended as a fun band playing songs we thought where cool and fun to play. ‘’The name Ashen came from Richard’s childhood cat lol How will Ritual of Ash differ from Godless Oath. The two early tracks suggest it’s going to be heavier and darker. ‘’You're not the first person

GRYMMSTALT - Anthems of Mournful Despondency 9/10 Created by two of black metal’s underground stalwarts Wampyric Strigoi (WAMPYRIC RITES, DUNGEON STEEL, AURAE LUNAE et. al.) and Lord Valtgryftåke (RÜNDGARD, Pyreficativm, Gryftigæn, 13th Temple, Mánþiel). Grymmstalt is a new project, yet is its tinged with experience and melancholy, a departure from the duo’s previous output. Anthems of Mournful Despondency is a five-track exploration into the realms of

Black Lava – Soul Furnace 8.5/10 Melbourne’s BLACK LAVA has unleashed a furious debut offering within a year of their formation. Soul Furnace featuring members from HADAL MAW, NE OBLIVISCARIS and BLACKHELM, is a truly brutal offering, and the calibre of music is undeniable and visceral. From the sinister opener that is ‘’Origins,’’ the idea of taking death metal and converging it with Black Metal is nothing new, but Black Lava does