4.5

Bornless Fire – Arcanum

Rik Scott
Music
The wait will soon be over for Kristof Bathory’s return to Industrial Electronic music, marked by the debut album of new project Bornless Fire, entitled ‘Arcanum’.  There have been work-in-progress clips and mu...
2.0

Cesium 137 – Rise To Conquer

Rik Scott
Music
US-based Futurepop duo Cesium_137 release their seventh studio album ‘Rise To Conquer’ on Metropolis Records. Kicking things off with ‘Tempest’ I’m really not sure about this opening song, especially given t...
3.5

PIG – Prey and Obey

Rik Scott
Music
PIG’s new EP ‘Prey & Obey’ musically follows on from last year’s album ‘The Gospel’, straddling the line between raw, passionate delivery and polished modern production. Tracks 1 to 3 offer up brand ...
4.4

The Birthday Massacre – Under Your Spell

Rik Scott
Music
It has been considered as one of The Birthday Massacre’s most commercially accessible of all their albums to date.  Early reflections are that the band are certainly continuing their exploration of the Dark Ret...
4.9

Dawn Of Ashes – Daemonolatry Gnosis

Rik Scott
Music
After being blown away by Dawn Of Ashes' 2016 album ‘Theophany’, which earned itself a Loud-Stuff review rating of 4.8 (read it here), there was a sense of unknowing in terms of being able to top that release. ...
4.0

Covenant – The Blinding Dark

Rik Scott
Music
One thing I’ve come to expect from Covenant over the years is that whilst collectively they have a whole host of classics in their back-catalogue, yet when it comes to a single album’s content it’s generally a ...
3.7

Army Of The Universe – 1999 & The Aftershow

Rik Scott
Music
Italian natives Army Of The Universe (currently residing in L.A) are taking you deeper into to their grimy, down-and-dirty world with the release of their third album '1999 & The Aftershow'.  Expect gritty,...