ALUNAH | Facebook Twitter Bandcamp   After last year’s critically acclaimed Amber & Gold release, UK based doom/hard rockers Alunah are set to release a new album titled, Violet Hour on October 11th via Hea …

“If you see me at ArcTanGent this weekend – remind me that I hate camping and festivals and to never do it again. Thanks” That was my Facebook status update on August 14, 2019. Three days later and my mind was changed completely. . . About one of those things. . .

I never saw Ministry back in the ‘80s, so I can’t tell you how this compares to their heyday shows. But tonight – an extravagant, gonzo barrage of angry political sloganeering, tightly-controlled sonic mayhem, and pantomime theatrics – makes the reason for their longevity clear.

While songs like ‘Transcending Dualities’ and ‘Sovereign Self’, which manifest tonight as eldritch monoliths of funereal doom, prove disarmingly effective at stripping away emotional barriers through distortion and volume alone, Bryan Funck’s voice is enough to push anyone over the edge. He constantly looms over the mic, his screech like a demon’s death rattle, dripping pain from each syllable, and as he periodically peels off layers of clothing, you can feel the intensity racking up.

Immense. A thick, layered, roar, the grindingly bleak sound of well fed disgust and smothering disenchantment.

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This sludged up post-everything tour de force is a high point not only for the band but for all those who engage.

When music crafted this well is paired with heart-on-sleeve reflections of a man contemplating his own mortality… well, then we have some magic.

Still standing after 25 bands and an inestimable number of beverages, Jamie Jones makes a definitive din for Cardiff’s second Psych & Noise Festival. . .

If you like Cult of Luna you will find something here to enjoy. Crushing Swedish post-metal with licks of electronic haze and sludge.

An extremely accomplished collection, enhancing Spotlights back catalogue and very much worthy of your attention.

Three very different bands and three very different forms of intensity combine tonight to make a truly remarkable experience.

The band pushes further into death and atmospheric post-metal with near perfect musicianship.

Oozing Wound look around in dismay at the general levels of human stupidity, shake their heads and point and laugh the bitter laughter of the disappointed. Vitriol for all!

An absolute brute of a release for a debut, and it’s a pity that it has taken as long for something to appear. I can only hope that the next release isn’t that far away, as this is something I need to hear a lot more of.

A gloomy adventure with the sophomore effort from France’s finest post-metal sludge band which doesn’t fail to deliver after a blistering debut.

Albums like this should come with a warning. When playing this record, make sure that breakables and the more fragile humans in your household are well out of reach.

Stickiest and solidest document of austere experimental post-extremity.

A blend of misery and release in the form of sludgy post-metal with licks of doom and ambience sees Sonance create their best release yet.

This cracking blend of post-metal and post-hardcore from Mollorca shows that living in a warm climate doesn’t necessarily make you worry free.

Like a mad geologist’s spare room, this short record is crammed full of all kinds of species of metal and rock, cramped together in a powerful, multifaceted lump of heaviness.