BLASPHEMY Fallen Angel of Doom
Blasphemy are a band that I had heard in the early 1990’s but never really given the time of day. I found their sound a bit too extreme and quite…
CRADLE OF FILTH Vempire
CRADLE OF FILTH Vempire is the second release from the band following not too long after their first but presenting a HUGE step forward in terms of performance and production.…
DIMMU BORGIR For All Tid
I have to confess, I am not the biggest fan of Dimmu Borgir. I really liked their “Enthrone Darkness Triumphant” album but lost track of them a little after that.…
VENOM At War with Satan
VENOM At War with Satan is the third full length release from these unholy English pioneers of extreme metal. Released in 1984 this saw a definite increase in production values…
CELTIC FROST Morbid Tales
Celtic Frost Morbid Visions is the first release from this legendary group from Sweden. Released in 1985 after disbanding Hellammer the year previous. The name and branding change was supposed…
IMMORTAL Pure Holocaust
IMMORTAL Pure Holocaust is the second album from these Norgwegian masters of metal. Their first album wasn’t too bad but this, their second release just blows it out of the…
DARK THRONE A Blaze in the Northern Sky
I got into DARK THRONE on their first album. When I bought Blaze in the Northern Sky it hit me for six, this was nothing like their first album, whilst…
SATYRICON Dark Medieval Times
Well, this is certainly different to what we now know as Satyricon. Dark Medieval Times is their first album from 1993. The sound hits as fairly standard atmospheric black metal,…
BATHORY Under the Sign of the Black Mark
Now this album is where the Quorthorn really realised his potential. Don’t get me wrong, I liked Bathory, and The Return, but Under the Sign of the Black Mark from…
VENOM Into Oblivion
I Went into this one with bated breath, Venom’s last few albums have been a little on the ordinary side to say the least, would Venom Into Oblivion be any…