Articles by Tom O'Boyle

The 10 essential post-black metal albums

By Tom O'Boyle

The albums you sorely need in your post-black metal collection

The story behind Behemoth's latest album I Loved You At Your Darkest

By Tom O'Boyle

Earlier this year, Behemoth unveiled I Loved You At Your Darkest. Nergal tells us why he’s refusing to compromise on his beliefs - and that when it comes to fighting the Church, he’s only just getting started...

Arabrot – Who Do You Love album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Nordic deviants Arabrot flesh out their lurid vision on Who Do You Love

Talons – We All Know album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Blackened UK post-rockers Talons feel the gravity of their comfort zone in We All Know

Ihsahn – Àmr album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Former Emperor visionary Ihsahn returns with a new set of keys on Àmr

Voices – Frightened album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Akercocke-aligned renegades Voices take a thrilling left turn

The band Slugdge with Black Dahlia Murder drummer Alan Cassidy and Novena bassist Moat Lowe

Black Dahlia Murder drummer Alan Cassidy joins British extreme metal band Slugdge

By Tom O'Boyle

Novena bassist Moat Lowe has also joined the Slugdge ranks

Cover art for Dark Buddha Rising - II album

Dark Buddha Rising - II album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Finnish psychonauts trip the blight fantastic

Cover art for Huntsmen - American Scrap album

Huntsmen - American Scrap album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Apocalyptic tales from the broken heartlands of America

Slugdge: The UK's best kept extreme metal secret

By Tom O'Boyle

Meet Slugdge, the slime-ridden entity that want to destroy you

Cover art for Untervoid - Untervoid album

Untervoid - Untervoid album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Avant-black metal mania from Polish scene kingpins

Cover art for Malum - Night Of The Luciferian Light album

Malum - Night Of The Luciferian Light album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Finnish black metallers go wild for the devil

Cover art for Harakiri For The Sky - Arson album

Harakiri For The Sky - Arson album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Post-black ruminations from atmospheric Austrians

Cover art Drive By Wire - Spellbound album

Drive By Wire - Spellbound album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Blazing desert rock from the sand dunes of… The Netherlands

Cover art for Godflesh - Post Self album

Godflesh - Post Self album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Birmingham’s industrial metal pioneers start to pick themselves apart

Cover art for Intervals - The Way Forward album

Intervals - The Way Forward album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Jazz-inflected djent with more nous than narrative

Cover art for Sorxe - Matter And Void album

Sorxe - Matter And Void album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Interstelllar doom voyagers go low and get high

Calligram - Askesi album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Rampaging Italians transcend the blackcore blueprint

Cover art for Auðn - Farvegir Fyrndar album

Auðn - Farvegir Fyrndar album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Iceland’s expansive black metallers burn bright

Cover art for Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Vol. 1 album

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Vol. 1 album review

By Tom O'Boyle

England’s DIY psych phenomenon revisit their first steps

Katla - Móðurástin album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Former Sólstafir sticksman returns with a compendium of delectable dread

Lento - Fourth album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Instrumental doom merchants determined to ruin your mood

Cover art for Stahlsarg - Mechanisms Of Misanthropy album

Stahlsarg - Mechanisms Of Misanthropy album review

By Tom O'Boyle

An orthodox black metal blast with a side order of psychosis

Cover art for Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper album

Bell Witch - Mirror Reaper album review

By Tom O'Boyle

A resonant and rousing tribute to a fallen colleague

Amenra - Mass VI album review

By Tom O'Boyle

Belgium’s transcendental collective return to the battlefield