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Fuil na Seanchoille | ‘Hunger’

Posted Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:26:48 +0000 by www.metalireland.com
Irish black metal never really happened. Sure, there have been a small handful of bands that have produced music of merit, some of which has been on a world-beating/eating level, but for the most part black metal has somehow coughed and spluttered its way past our little island with little more than a nod. The [...]

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Steel Tormentor (ROI) | ‘Return Of A King’ Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:28:36 +0000

It's hard to believe that Steel Tormentor have been plugging away for this long. Harder still to think that their incredible debut album 'Unleashed' was - er, unleashed six full years ago. They've not had the easiest time with lineups, but James Kelly has kept the flame burning long enough to complete this second album. They've retained the quality songwriting, and brought a greater maturity to these tracks. Plus, it's got a standout contender for best Irish metal track of 2010 in the epic 'Warrior'.

Graveyard Dirt (ROI) | ‘For Grace Or Damnation’ Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:52:52 +0000

Doom is meant to be slow, we all dig that. But a decade and a half wait on Graveyard Dirt’s debut album is taking the slow theme to the extreme. Thankfully, within 3 minutes, all doubts are dispelled and the Donegal death doomsters prove why it was all worth the wait. The album starts off [...]

Antediluvian | Interview Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:55:47 +0000

Andrew Cunningham For anyone who has been paying attention to the forum over the past year or two the name Antediluvian is sure to be familiar- I do tend to bang on a bit! An absolutely violent force of twisted and evil Death Metal, this duo have just released a CD with their two demos; [...]

Enslaved | ‘Axioma Ethica Odini’ Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:42:39 +0000

Enslaved have come such a long way. I still remember 'Eld' getting 5/5 in Terrorizer, and the excitement of that first blastbeat still gets me every single time. A billion albums later, they've somehow morphed into black metal's cool uncles - admitting to Rush and Yes with every note they're now playing. Who knew it would go like that? Their last succession of albums have been variations on a theme - albeit brilliant ones. So exactly what does this latest one have to offer that we havent loved before?

Play along to ‘Live & Dangerous’ with your own axe Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:13:23 +0000

It's that time of year again - the annual Vibe For Philo. It's twenty five years since the death of Phil Lynott, making this one just a bit special. The theme this year is the Black Rose (personal favourite there). It's happening in Vicar St on January 4th. There'll be a separate event earlier in the day, hosted by Xmusic, who you'll have seen hooking up with MI lately. They're inviting everyone with a guitar to come down to the TBMC, amp and all, and play along to 'Live & Dangerous'!

Windhand | ‘Windhand’ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:19:10 +0000

Suppress, if you can, any urge your inner child has to make some sort of “stinkpalm” related joke based on that name. No, I don’t know exactly what a Windhand is either but I’m guessing the mental picture this five piece want to conjure up in your mind is one of some Dunwich style village [...]

Root | ‘Heritage of Satan’ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:10:59 +0000

No doubt a national treasure to the metal scene in the Czech Republic, cult band Root can also boast being part of the first wave of black metal. It’s been four years since the poorly received ‘Daemon Viam Invenient’ and fans have since been hoping for a return to form. There’s been a bit of a [...]

Stormwarrior | ‘Heathen Warrior’ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:09:09 +0000

Stormwarrior love to overuse olde worlde English, which they utilise in very efficient Germanic fashion, by simply adding an E toe thee ende ofe everye worde. Howe quaintlye ye usede to spake! Alright, enoughe of that. Harrumph. Serious review tyme. Bright was the day, strong was the wind and high was my heart as I battled [...]

Teitanblood | ‘Purging Tongues’ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:03:22 +0000

Right then, let’s get down to some fact straightening before we go any further : yes, this is one sided 12″ vinyl single, approximately 15 minutes long. I’m not here to discuss the format, just the music, so I’m purposely not getting in to the whole pointlessness/usefulness of such a format (I will say [...]

Ride for Revenge | ‘Under the Eye’ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:17:55 +0000

Occasionally a band arrives on the scene that simply blows the doors clean off your preconceptions. Filthy Finnish fucks Ride for Revenge appeared on this reviewer’s radar three or four years ago and pretty much redefined what black metal was, is and could be in one fell swoop. Conventions be damned, this was some of [...]

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