Monthly Archives: October 2012

When this album landed in my inbox the name and album artwork conjured images of The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band but alas it was not to be. I was raised on 60’s and 70’s rock so this better be good! Was I disappointed? Was I fu…!!! 

Now either someone has created a time portal back to the early 70’s or this trio from Hastings really have captured the sound that defined an era in rock. Right from the swirling atmospheric blast of acoustic guitar, electrified effects and the chanting of the intro, to opening track ‘Mark Of The Beast’ you know you are in for something special. The electrified riff kicks in and lays the path to the spacey swirl of rock that surges from the speakers. From the disembodied echo effect, to the gritty vocals, to the fuzzed out guitar sound, fat groovy bass and slick beat 

The first ever Doommantia.Com Compilation is now available for download for only $7 from BANDCAMP. This compilation was put together to raise money to benefit Ed Barnard of Doommantia.com. He suffered a heart attack and due to huge medical bills, he is now homeless.

Immediate download is a mere $7 (about £4). Seriously that's less than the price of a pint in most places now and all the money is going to a great cause AND you get shit loads of music, 39 tracks, spanning over 4 hours!!!  Bands featured are Blackwolfgoat, At Devil Dirt, Low Gravity, Ichabod, Fister, Undersmile, Compel, Iron Man, Wizard's Beard, Oceans Rainbow, Beelzefuzz, Conan, Lazarus Complex, Spyderbone, Order Of The Owl, Dope Flood, War Injun, Heathen Bastard, Halmos, Kriz, Bongripper, Demonaut, In The Company Of Serpents, Switchblade Jesus, Pale Divine, When The Deadbolt Breaks, Bastards Of 

Black metal itself as a genre has always been closely tied to the landscapes. The scene so monopolised by the Norwegians whose corpse paint, and B&W imagery is firmly rooted in the stark black and white winter landscapes of a Norwegian winter.

Whilst Winterfylleth’s music is as bleak and biting as the best Norse offering, they root themselves in English heritage and the legends and saga’s of old Albion. They're named after the name given by the venerable Bede in the 8^th century to the full moon which marks the beginning of winter in what is now the month of October.

So, it's a full moon, its October, the autumn leaves are scattered across the ground and winter has indeed begun to fylleth. I’m sat here staring at the breathtaking northern landscape of Mam-tor (whose name graced a song on their 2008 release ‘the ghost of heritage’). 

The last few years have been a journey of discovery for Devin Townsend. The Canadian shed his former Strapping Young Lad skin, gave up drink and drugs, lost the infamous skullet and took to being almost always seen in public in a snappy silver-grey suit. It has also been a prolific period, with four albums issued that each reflected part of his internal process as a newly-sober man approaching his 40^th birthday. From the introspective “Ki” and “Ghost” opening and closing the series to poignant and sometimes aggressive moments on “Addicted” and “Deconstruction”, he has been exorcising his demons about life, the universe and everything. The series culminated in an extraordinary four-night stand in London last November when he played each album in its entirety and released a nine-disc box set, “By A Thread”, which is a very limited edition treasure well worth seeking out.