Today is the Day are as important as Neurosis in the development of avant-garde metal in the 1990s. After all, “noise metal” is a term we created to describe their…
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Australian noise extremists, Whitehorse and Uboa, are a perfect fit. The former dwells in the despair of death-doom and the latter gives new meaning to atmospheric transgressions in music. Why…
Scream Blast Repeat enjoyed the Virgin Vampires debut album from 2024 and noted that ‘it has a hold on your senses in the same way a quiet midnight stroll can…
International collaborators, Angel Eduardo and Redouane Aouameur, have a clear division of labour. The former handles the lyrics and clean vocals, and the latter pens the words for his harsh…
Scream Blast Repeat readers will know Ryan Gleave as the operatic vocalist of avant-garde metal group, Ashenspire. They might not be aware that he released his debut All Men Unto…
Swedish legends, Katatonia, are the rock band that earnest metalheads can like. Of course, they started as a gothic death-doom outfit on the coattails of Paradise Lost, but nobody in…
Greek doomgaze trio, Church of the Sea, formed in 2017 and have one EP and one album to their name coming into 2025. This time they want to rewrite one…
‘This is sophisticated metal music that draws its power from the art gallery and biblioteca as much as the furnaces and factories of Western Europe,’ said Scream Blast Repeat of…
Hamburg outfit, Eisenvater, are legends in their country’s noise-rock/grind scene. They produced four alums between 1992 and 2009 and established their band as Deutschland’s equivalent to Unsane. Now, mastermind, Markus…