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.”
BATUSHKA, MALEVOLENT CREATION, KONKHRA – live at Bambi Galore, Hamburg, Germany, Feb 29th, 2020.
Our north German correspondent M.B. takes the night off from his medieval history notes to get some well organised noise action in the big smoke of Hamburg,… Read more “BATUSHKA, MALEVOLENT CREATION, KONKHRA – live at Bambi Galore, Hamburg, Germany, Feb 29th, 2020.”
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”
Black Metal, True Metal, Hardcore Punk – three Birmingham gig promoters talk shop.
What’s it like being a gig promoter in the hardcore punk, true metal and black metal scenes these days? Maybe you fancy the job yourself? Or perhaps… Read more “Black Metal, True Metal, Hardcore Punk – three Birmingham gig promoters talk shop.”
ANVIL – ‘Legal at Last’ review
Groups that get better with age…..really? Last month I saw a young heavy metal band at Live Evil festival, and remember finding it difficult to find a… Read more “ANVIL – ‘Legal at Last’ review”
MONSTER MAGNET live O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, 24th Jan 2020.
New oldmansmettle.com reviewer ‘SWAG’ takes time off from hoarding vinyl to descend upon smelly old London and review these space rock bastards at the 02 Forum…. Review… Read more “MONSTER MAGNET live O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, 24th Jan 2020.”
XENTRIX, ETHEREAL SIN, WITCHSORROW, DIE KUR, IMPAVIDUS live HRH Birmingham 16.2.2020
Can’t say I do these HRH festivals very often, but I guess they’re a laugh – someone even brought along a toy unicorn on a stick! ETHEREAL… Read more “XENTRIX, ETHEREAL SIN, WITCHSORROW, DIE KUR, IMPAVIDUS live HRH Birmingham 16.2.2020”
LUGUBRUM TRIO ‘Plage Chômage’ review
So, here it is, and you probably deserve it if you have followed the band this far, a Lugubrum Trio album with absolutely no black metal in… Read more “LUGUBRUM TRIO ‘Plage Chômage’ review”
XENTRIX – ‘Bury The Pain’ review
XENTRIX are playing in a couple of weeks, and although not my usual cup of tea, I’m going to see them anyway because I’ve been blessed with… Read more “XENTRIX – ‘Bury The Pain’ review”
