Latest articles by Chris Chantler
Supercharged doom with a vocal fireball up front
African-American metal pioneers finally get a full airing
Norway’s avant-black pioneers make a long-awaited return
Gothenburg doom ruffians rattle their caves on their debut
Heart-rending testament to a talent taken too soon
Extreme Takeover: Cradle of Filth have turned to Victorian literature and death customs on their latest album, making for a distinctly British and gothic reflection on mortality
Cradle Of Filth have turned to Victorian literature and death customs on their latest album Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness, making for a distinctly British and gothic reflection on mortality
Nordic eccentrics open up an exhilarating new box of tricks
The course of bonkers, west German speed metal runs deep
Austrian veterans of the perverse get back into full gear
London’s dapper diabolists arise with a more personal perspective
Canadian sludge crew fail to count their blessings
How Mayhem, Emperor, Darkthrone and a horde of Satanic rebels changed metal forever
Progressive pagan metallers hold a mirror to their past
Having dropped suddenly out of nowhere, Ulver’s new album represents another brilliantly beguiling left turn for the most mercurial band to have emerged from Norway’s black metal scene
Deafening Sunn O))) duo offer a new glimpse of the void
