Christmas songs in general are overplayed, cheesy, and at times nauseatingly saccharine. With only some exceptions such as The Pogues’ classic ‘Fairytale of New York’, a wonderfully miserable song about two bickering bitter exes, you can’t walk into any shopping centre this time of year without being met by the same cheery playlist chiming out…
Month: December 2018
Review: Dirge – Lost Empyrean
Despite a 14-year career and a regular release schedule of well-received, long-form heaviness, Dirge still fly largely under the radar of your average post metal fan, which is deeply unfair given the prowess and creativity of this band. With their seventh album, Lost Empyrean, these Frenchmen pull out all of their crushing tonal muscle, nestling…
Review: Le Menhir – Aube
Sheffield’s own one-man monolith of post metal (literally, given that a menhir is an ancient standing stone), Le Menhir, has been steadily extending his reach, with a growing number of gigs and support slots across the burgeoning heavy music scene in the north and beyond. Following up debut single ‘Orage’, released earlier this year, Aube…
