2012 International Roundup part 1 - Swans
This is a long overdue way of me making up for the live review I never wrote after I witnessed Swans play live in Auckland way back on 6 March 2011. I’m not sure why I didn’t review it at the time. It...
View Article2012 International Roundup part 2 - Sanguinary Misanthropia, WaterWays, Sons...
This is the last of the 2012 round ups. The longer I’ve worked on them the more I’ve realised could be included. But I’ve got to stop somewhere and I’m sure those other releases will find their place...
View ArticleWitchrist Interview
After over a year of trying to nail this down, I can finally present to you the following in-depth interview with Shawn/Abomination and Alex/Occultorture "Bad News Brown" on the subject of all things...
View ArticleMeth Drinker interview + Open Tomb split review
A few words from Sam Thurston of Wellington's filthiest sludge merchants METH DRINKER!1- The music and name of Meth Drinker creates a mental image of the band being a bunch of filthy, derelict, glue...
View ArticleRotten Sound interview
Thanks again to Ami from The Mighty Scoop for hooking up this interview with Keijo Niinimaa, vocalist for Rotten Sound. Rotten Sound will be playing two New Zealand Shows on April 11th and 12th. You...
View ArticleRituals Of The Oak interview
Not so long ago I reviewed 'Come Taste The Doom' by Australia, NSW based 'Rituals Of The Oak'. I was put on to this kick ass Doom outfit thanks to an old friend from the print days of Subcide Zine,...
View ArticleVánargandr interview part 1
Vánargandr, previously reviewed in these pages, is the avantgarde occult noise project of one 'Draco Fenrirsson'. Who, in addition to Vánargandr, also has a vast knowledge and experience of Satanism....
View ArticleVánargandr interview part 2
...Continued from part one7. Going back to the first question and also referring to a theme that seems to be running through this interview. You've talked about people and organisations that have been...
View ArticleInternal Bleeding interview
Chris Pervelis of INTERNAL BLEEDING was the first person I sent a questionnaire interview* to for Subcide Zine #1, along with a US $5 note for a copy of their 'Invocation Of Evil' demo tape, 20 years...
View ArticleMalevolence interview
Malevolence have been a part of the Auckland and New Zealand underground Metal scene for over 20 years now. Playing a style which incorporates Death Metal, Grindcore and crusty punk, they have remained...
View ArticleNWONZHM Reviews: Fallen Order, Red Dawn and Stormforge
Posts here have become fewer and further between these past 12 to 18 months. This has been mainly due to life getting in the way. I've bought my own house, am enjoying spending more time with my...
View ArticleReview: Invertia - Another Scheme of the Wicked (Ohm Resistance)
Invertia - Another Scheme of the Wicked (Ohm Resistance) Invertia label themselves as Industrial/Black Metal, from New England, USA. Although an accurate title, I don’t think that description does them...
View ArticleReview: Domains - Sinister Ceremonies
Another fine review from Mr. Mark Brooks...Review: Domains - Sinister Ceremonies (The Sinister Flame)It's unusual for me to write about any bands that aren't from New Zealand in an 'official' capacity...
View ArticleBulletBelt Interview
BulletBelt, from Wellington NZ, have been kicking about in different forms since 2009, playing their own unique brand of Black Heavy Metal. They have just released their second album 'Rise of the...
View ArticleReview: Bulletbelt - Rise of the Banshee
Album Review: Bulletbelt - Rise of the Banshee (Headless Horseman)by Mark BrooksAuthor Disclaimer: I don’t normally write reviews on a regular basis, mostly due to the fact that I don’t have enough...
View ArticleCarcass - An audio interview with Bill Steer
Carcass are about to play New Zealand for the third time since 1993 (the second time was in 2008). This time with Napalm Death. Thanks to Soundworks touring I was able to interview guitarist Bill...
View ArticleReview: Malevolence - Relentless Entropy
I haven't felt much like writing over the past year or so. Something I promised myself when I started this blog in 2010, was that I wouldn't allow it to become a burden like the old print version of...
View Article2012 New Zealand Roundup - BulletBelt, Nullifier, Blood of the Moon, Bölzer...
Following are New Zealand Metal releases from 2012 that have left a mark on me. For one reason or another I haven’t had the opportunity to write proper reviews for during the year, so here are brief...
View ArticleExordium Mors Interview
A few months ago I wrote this review of an advanced copy of the 'Sacrifice, Perish & Demise' EP by Auckland black death thrash band Exordum Mors. That EP has since been officially released by NZ...
View ArticleHeresiarch interview
There hasn't been a new post here since May 2015 and I've been hassling N.H from Wellington New Zealand's Heresiarch to do an interview here since at least 2011. So it's only appropriate that he gets...
View ArticleLock Up vocalist, Kevin Sharp passes brutal-as-fuck kidney stone!
In 1998, around the time details of Bill Clinton's cigar escapades were coming out, I found myself promoting a New Zealand tour for Brutal Truth. It was the first time I'd ever done anything like...
View ArticleObituary: Cleary West 1972 - 2017
Friday 18 August 2017, sadly saw the sudden passing of Cleary West, "Warfare Pulse Controller"of the Invercargill death metal band 'Hatred', of which he'd been bashing the drums for since it's...
View ArticleReview: Diocletian - 'Amongst The Flames Of A Burning God'
(Profound Lore Records 2019)‘Amongst The Flames Of A Burning God’ is the first Diocletian album after its near death and then resurrection due to an 80% lineup transplant. Unlike previous albums, which...
View ArticleReview: Drug Honkey - Ghost in the Fire
Wherever possible, I aim to avoid using genres and bands to try and describe the music that I review. Instead, I attempt to use descriptive wording to try and recreate a mental picture of what the...
View ArticleCineploit Records
Cineploit is a new label by former Pungent Stench drummer Alex Wank, who while pummeling the skins in that band for the past two decades has also been a movie and soundtrack collector. The focus of...
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