As somewhat of a fan of Bram Stoker and all things Nosferatu, when Vircolac’s debut EP, The Cursed Travails of the Demeter popped up for review here at Moshville Towers it screamed "Review me!" The Demeter was the ship that transported Dracula from the Black Sea port of Varna to Whitby in North Yorkshire where … Continue reading Review: Vircolac – The Cursed Travails of the Demeter
Author: Beze
Formed in 2007, Washington State’s The Drip fairly quickly built infamy among the underground ranks drawing comparisons to grindcore luminaries such as Napalm Death and Terrorizer. Such tributes, and with two solid EPs behind them, led them to being picked up by Relapse Records. The band have gone from strength to strength releasing acclaimed EP … Continue reading Review: The Drip – The Haunting Fear of Inevitability
Short and sweet, alas, but here we go... Best new album/EP: Brujeria - Pocho Aztlan Best new band I discovered: Ten Ton Slug Best live show: Gojira at Bloodstock Best thing that happened: Obituary touring with Exodus and visiting Glasgow / new Metallica album (and it's actually decent!) Worst thing that happened: Bolt Thrower calling it a … Continue reading 2016 Crew Review – Beze, Writer
In an age of countless copies this is a band moniker that can’t fail but to pique your interest. Bacterial Husk hail from Boston, US and EP Agnosia of Omens is the band’s debut release. From the old school artwork to such fantastic song titles as "Sculpting the Locust Deity" and "Leech Carriage", the omens … Continue reading Review: Bacterial Husk – Agnosia of Omens
So I must confess to not knowing much about Dutch deathsters Entrapment other than that they really are a one-man recording unit under the multi-talented Michael Jonker with other ing to enable live shows. The enticingly titled Through Realms Unseen is Entrapment’s third full length offering following debut The Obscurity Within, released in 2012 … Continue reading Review: Entrapment – Through Realms Unseen
It was with much excitement that I arrived (late – will come to that later) to the Garage in Glasgow to witness “Battle of the Bays” a clash between San Francisco thrash royalty Exodus and Tampa Death Metal titans, the mighty (yes mighty) Obituary. The acts also carry a hefty punch on this roster … Continue reading Obituary / Exodus / Prong / King Parrot – Glasgow Garage, October 27th 2016