Tom Dare
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Syn Ze Sase Tri: Stăpîn Peste Stăpîni
By Tom Dare published
Blackened symphonic Romanians prove slightly out of key

Battle Beast: Unholy Saviour
By Tom Dare published
Eighties-obsessed Finns still showing off their patches

Welcome Back: Torche
By Tom Dare published
Torche are back and more fuzzy and thunderous than ever.

Primordial, Live in London
By Tom Dare published
Not yet ratedIreland’s incensed metallers raise the spirits

Welcome Back: Enslaved
By Tom Dare published
Enslaved return with another mind-boggling blackened-prog knockout.

Psycroptic: Psycroptic
By Tom Dare published
Tasmanian death metal devils misplace their aggression

Árstíðir Lífsins: Aldafoðr Ok Munka Dróttinn
By Tom Dare published
Pagan black metallers find themselves in the element

Ensiferum: The Warriors
By Tom Dare published
Against all odds, folk metal has risen to become one of metal's most popular subgenres. And Ensiferum are up for the fight.

Bölzer, live in London
By Tom Dare published
Not yet ratedSupport: Ascension, Deströyer 666, Vassafor, Dysangelium

Periphery on their love/hate relationship with djent
By Tom Dare published
The Periphery frontman on the band's early influences and how it led them to new proggy ground

Call Of The Void: Ageless
By Tom Dare published
Flavoursome grind outfit forget to stir the pot

Ingested, live in London
By Tom Dare published
Not yet ratedSupport: Unfathomable Ruination, Sentenced

Melechesh: Towards Babylon
By Tom Dare published
A band forged in conflict, both external and internal, Jerusalem exiles Melechesh look set to become the next underground band to resonate on a far wider level.

There’s more to folk metal than warpaint and the hurdy gurdy
By Tom Dare published
Dig deeper into the world of folk metal

The bluffer’s guide to Folk Metal
By Tom Dare published
There’s more to folk metal than bagpipes, flagons of ale and hey-nonny-nos.

At The Gates, live in London
By Tom Dare published
Not yet ratedSupport: Triptykon, Morbus Chron, Code Orange

Dimmu Borgir: Two Decades Triumphant
By Tom Dare published
Celebrating 20 years of Dimmu Borgir

Shade Empire: Omega Arcane
By Tom Dare published
Epic death/black metal, with an epic running time too

The Resistance: Scars
By Tom Dare published
In Flames exiles wash up on Stockholm’s crusty shores

Dark Tranquillity: Construct
By Tom Dare published
Melodeath pioneers make erratic headway

My Dying Bride: The Manuscript
By Tom Dare published
Northern gloomsters eke out more misery
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