Paul Castles 115 articles

For a whole generation of young metalheads Judas Priest is a name that they’ve almost certainly heard of but possibly may not appreciate their full...

Árstíðir – ”Nivalis” (Season of Mist records) With the success of Sólstafir, Auðn, Árstíðir Lífsins along with numerous others, the power and the glory of...

YOB- ”Our Raw Heart” (Relapse records) Few bands have written such immense doom psalms as Yob in recent years. Their last album left many plenty...

Ihsahn – Ámr (Candlelight/Spinefarm records) Anyone naive enough to question whether the fires within Ihsahn’s belly may be starting to quell after a quarter of a...

Primordial – “Exile Amongst The Ruins” (Metal Blade records) AA Nemtheanga doesn’t simply write songs. Instead, like storytellers of olde, the Irishman paints pictures so vivid and...

Memoriam – “The Silent Vigil” (Nuclear Blast records) Hailing from the ashes of acclaimed British death metal crews Benediction and Bolt Thrower, Memoriam’s inexorable rise...

Drudkh – “Їм часто сниться капіж” (They Often See Dreams About the Spring) (Season Of Mist records) Drudkh remain an enigma. Staunchly steadfast to their...

Jungle Rot – “What Horrors Await” (Victory Records) Special 20 or 25 year anniversary celebration edition reissues are nothing new in the metal world. Jungle...

Stillborn – “Crave for Killing” (Godz Ov War Productions) Some early Stillborn work has recently had the reissue treatment from Godz ov War Productions but...

Nebula – “To The Center” and “Let it Burn” (Heavy Psych Sounds records) Among the numerous highlights in store for those heading to Desertfest in...

Erdve – “Vaitojimas” (Season of Mist records) Large parts of Europe are currently suffering a white lightning Siberian storm. Another icy Baltic blast is probably...

My Silent Wake – “There Was Death” (Minotauro Records) There Was Death is the tenth studio album from the much-heralded UK doom outfit My Silent Wake....

Spite – “Antimoshiach” (Invictus Productions) Antimoshiach is the debut album from black metallers Spite. It translates as Anti-Messiah which conveniently spells out which side of...

Labyrinth Entrance – “Monumental Bitterness” (Godz Ov War Records) It takes a while to discover quite which direction Labyrinth Entrance are moving in. All six...

Corrosion Of Conformity “No Cross No Crown” Nuclear Blast Records There’s a storm brewing and it comes in the fabulous form of the eagerly anticipated...

Jess and the Ancient Ones “The Horse and Other Weird Tales” Svart Records Anyone of a certain vintage may recall those mindbending children’s toys which...

SORROWFUL LAND “Where The Sullen Waters Flow” Solitude Productions Sorrowful Land figure among the growing Ukrainian doom community, impressing plenty of knowledgeable observers with last...

IGNIS HAERETICUM “Autocognition Of Light” Goathorned Productions As we enter the traditional month of Christian celebration it’s safe to suggest that Ignis Haereticum won’t be...

Helvetestromb “Demonic Excrements Cursed with Life” Wormhole Death As album titles go, Demonic Excrements Cursed With Life, is right up there, as indeed are several...

Mork “Eremittens Dal” Peaceville Records The reinvention of Black Metal is a wheel that never stops turning. New acts are held aloft as the next...