Various Artists: 25 Anniversary of Odium Records (2023)

Various Artists: 25 Anniversary of Odium Records (2023)

by | Mar 29, 2024 | Reviews

Subtitled ‘Devoted to Devils Music’, this free sampler contains fifteen tracks from across the Odium Records roster to provide listeners with some insight into what the label owner likes to play when relaxing. Yes, this is black metal, and of all sub-genres it is one...
Bowmanville: Bowmanville (2022)

Bowmanville: Bowmanville (2022)

by | Mar 29, 2024 | Reviews

Here we have the debut album from jazz quintet Bowmanville, who comprise Ethan Adelsman (violin), Graham Nelson (vocals, harmonica), Mason Jiller (guitar) and Noah Plotkin (drums) along with bassists Oliver Horton and Ethan Philion who play on different tracks. Any...
Sadistic Force: Midnight Assassin (2023)

Sadistic Force: Midnight Assassin (2023)

by | Mar 29, 2024 | Reviews

Sadistic Force describe themselves as a blackened speed metal band who hail from Austin, Texas. Formed in 2020 by lead vocalist and guitarist, James Oliver, the band is completed by bassist Blaine Dismukes and drummer Jose Alcaraz. They say combine the subgenres of...
Autopsy: Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts (2023)

Autopsy: Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts (2023)

by | Mar 29, 2024 | Reviews

Looking over at my music DVDs I can see Autopsy’s ‘Dark Crusades’, a rough and raw set of cuts dating all the way back to 1988. Back when this was released in 2006, Autopsy were a band who had been replaced by Abscess, no-one ever daring to believe that one of the...
Imperial Slave:.​.​.​Still At Large (2023)

Imperial Slave:.​.​.​Still At Large (2023)

by | Mar 29, 2024 | Reviews

Imperial Slave was formed by vocalist and former Sinate and 8 Foot Sativa drummer Sam Sheppard in 2020, with local Palmerston North musicians Anthony Hati (guitar), Isaac Lundy (guitar) and Achillies Manley (bass). Sam is well-known in Aotearoa, renowned for his...