Sounding like a compositional cross between Philip Glass’ Koyaanisqatsi and Benjamin Britten’s Turn of the Screw, with Berio-like flute etudes, bits of Dodheimsgard, Oranssi Pazuzu, and black… Read more “LITURGY – Origin of the Alimonies”
Category: Album Reviews
Jimmy Petkoff of RAVEN BLACK NIGHT talks new album – ‘Run With The Raven’.
We last saw Jimmy Petkoff, the mastermind behind Aussie doomers RAVEN BLACK NIGHT in a 2019 interview at Old Mans Mettle here. Well, he said he had… Read more “Jimmy Petkoff of RAVEN BLACK NIGHT talks new album – ‘Run With The Raven’.”
ACCEPT – ‘RESTLESS AND WILD’. 1983’s best heavy metal album? Or the best ever?
In 1983 I listened only to UK82 punk, and would not publicly admit to liking anything else – I mean, you do know how long it takes… Read more “ACCEPT – ‘RESTLESS AND WILD’. 1983’s best heavy metal album? Or the best ever?”
Dave Cain of ROTUNDA – Top Ten Thrash Albums
Dave Cain, despite having spent most of his adult life playing bass in Oi! street punk band ROTUNDA, has another musical passion – thrash! Dave takes time… Read more “Dave Cain of ROTUNDA – Top Ten Thrash Albums”
WHITE NOISE – The most offensive anti-racist song ever written?
My first lesson in racism was at the age of 14 with Irish punk band STIFF LITTLE FINGERS’s first album Inflammable Material, and one of the most… Read more “WHITE NOISE – The most offensive anti-racist song ever written?”
BRETWALDAS – ‘Kingdom of Killers EP’ – first release on OLDMANSMETTLE.
Five tracks of gravelly voiced traditional heavy metal by veteran crust-doomers BRETWALDAS OF HEATHEN DOOM. First release in 10 years! Recorded in March / April 2020 (… Read more “BRETWALDAS – ‘Kingdom of Killers EP’ – first release on OLDMANSMETTLE.”
SMOULDER – ‘DREAM QUEST ENDS’ review.
You have to crack open the beers when an epic heavy metal band comes along and gets everything pretty much right, and I guess this is one… Read more “SMOULDER – ‘DREAM QUEST ENDS’ review.”
TULUS ‘Old Old Death’ review.
After SARKE’s excellent Gastwerso album release of last winter, multi-instrumentalist Thomas Bergli, who we interviewed here, spoke then of a return to the studio with his old… Read more “TULUS ‘Old Old Death’ review.”
ATEIGGÄR – ‘Us d‘r Höll chunnt nume Zyt’ review
It’s easy to forget how much the black metal second wave was a maelstrom of novel ideas, a blossoming of details and musical skills that the world… Read more “ATEIGGÄR – ‘Us d‘r Höll chunnt nume Zyt’ review”
IHSAHN – ‘Telemark’ review
Are you wondering what the new Ihsahn EP sounds like? And like, is the progressive post black metal world still actually progressing, or is it just a… Read more “IHSAHN – ‘Telemark’ review”
