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Posted Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:03:20 +0000 by www.metalireland.com
Let’s be clear about this. Angel Witch are back, and they mean business. Having lost their way after their classic self titled debut of 1980 and wandering into the undergrowth of hard rock obscurity and heavy metal indifference, mainman Kevin Heybourne recently resurrected the legend-that-is for one more crack of the whip and to prove [...]

Fuckhammer (NI) | ‘Hammered To Fuck’

Posted Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:45:08 +0000 by www.metalireland.com
What a great band name. Sort of stops you in your tracks, doesn’t it? Right from the start it’s obvious Fuckhammer sound cool as well. ‘Born Of The Ass’ weighs in, birthing a vast riff straight out of Eyehategod and Crowbar, but mixed with an unmistakably Carcass bent. It’s not just the vocals – the [...]

Enthroned | ‘Obsidium’

Posted Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:20:23 +0000 by www.metalireland.com
Another coup for Polish label Agonia Records – this time around Belgian Black Metallers Enthroned return with both their ninth full length studio album, and debut release on this label. Enthroned have been around the block at this stage. While they are no doubt extremely capable musicians, this brand of hammer-blasting Black Metal can be [...]

Absolutist | ‘Ave’

Posted Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:56:34 +0000 by www.metalireland.com
You’ll have read many reviews on this site by Jamie Grimes, man of many fingers, usually lodged inside crusty pies of one kind or another. This is the latest release on his Suburban Mayhem label. Disclaimer over. Absolutist, from Aberdeen, fucking kill – they’re amongst the grittiest and most energetic, pumping crust that’s done the [...]

Asphyx | ‘Deathhammer’

Posted Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:16:04 +0000 by www.metalireland.com
While ‘The Rack’ and the legendary ‘Embrace the Death’ albums were both fine, solid death metal records, Asphyx always struck me as being more than a little on the overrated side – a band who set out a fine stall early on but unfortunately waned over time. Certainly they had their moments, but rarely even [...]

Torche | ‘Harmonicraft’

Posted Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:05:51 +0000 by www.metalireland.com
It’s fitting that Torche’s latest effort seems to have appeared at the same time that the country basked in some of the finest weather it’s ever had for this time of the year. ‘Harmonicraft’ carries the promise of it’s hyperactive, sugar-laden artwork all too well. This is a band all about good times in the [...]

Three Inches Of Blood | ‘Long Live Heavy Metal’

Posted Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:20:54 +0000 by www.metalireland.com
The title refers to the 1978 Rainbow album ‘Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll – a testament to the virtues of the genre and the touchstones which define it. It should give you a big clue as to the era the Inches have chosen to base this collection on. Yet the difference between this and those [...]

Disconnect (NI) | ‘Dis-Ease’

Posted Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:28:04 +0000 by www.metalireland.com
Some of the most exciting sounds in the world are those of musicians picking up their instruments for the first time and realising “Fuck, we can DO something.” Disconnect are the perfect example of this. Coming from the post apocalyptic wastelands of Newtownards, they describe themselves as “proud exploiters of drum sequencing and synth arrangements. [...]

Soulfly | ‘Enslaved’

Posted Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:22:47 +0000 by www.metalireland.com
What on earth is going on here? Is this the point at which Max Cavalera truly underlines his irrelevance to the metal scene in 2012? I was under the impression that Soulfly was intended to be an outlet for Max Cavelera to continue exploring the fusion of gnarly post-thrash and world music defined with such panache [...]

Heidevolk | ‘Batavi’

Posted Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:22:13 +0000 by www.metalireland.com
There comes a time when even the ale must fail and set sail for different shores - so Dutch band Heidevolk have taken the brave step of moving away from their folk metal roots and pursuing a more pagan metal style. Given that folk metal has never been more popular, it’s an unusual move, but [...]

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