REVIEWED: Gaerea - 'Mirage'
With its endless procession of traumatic memories, anxious ruminations, regrets and other numerous, assorted neuroses, there are few...
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- Apr 26
REVIEWED: I Am Morbid + Belphegor + Hate @ The Underworld, London
From the pulverising, pitch-black contortions of Slavic metal titans Hate to Belphegor’s endlessly lacerating signature carnage,...
- Apr 19
MOVIE REVIEW: The Inheritance (2021)
With its grand, oak-panelled chambers, shadowy recesses and elegant vaulted ceilings that ooze supernatural intrigue, you have to admit...
- Apr 19
REVIEWED: Alien (1979)
T-minus 10 minutes... There is a lot to be said for superior cinema, and let’s go back to the late '70s when horror was in a transitional...
- Apr 6
MOVIE REVIEW: Held (2020)
Think of someone held in a space they can’t leave; if they do they will be punished. A deep, electronically-altered voice tells them to...
- Apr 4
Lorna Shore + Distant + Cabal @ The Electric Ballroom, London
At one time in the not-so-distant past, the idea of attending a live music event of any given size, shape or form was nothing short of...
- Mar 27
DARK MATTER WEBZINE'S TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2021
As the early days of 2022 bring forth a series of catastrophes that so far have included a devastating war in Europe, biblical-style...
- Feb 23
UK black metal crew The Infernal Sea talk forthcoming London show, tribalism and brand new material
With the crippling double-whammy of COVID-19 and Brexit leaving this lonely little isle largely bereft of overseas black metal talent, we...
- Feb 9
Russian black metal horde Second to Sun talk creative motivation, mysticism and brand new material
In an age of heavily marketised trends, overnight superstardom and vapid, attention-seeking celebrities, the concept of forging a...
- Feb 4
REVIEWED: 1914 - 'Where Fear and Weapons Meet'
With their gloomy meditations on the mud-soaked miseries of World War I, military-themed metal crew 1914 continue their advance into the...
- Jan 13
MOVIE REVIEW: Dementer (2019)
The modern world, hey!? At least we have Arrow Video. This particular reviewer is no young pup and has old fashioned/fangled ideas about...
- Jan 10
REVIEWED: Batushka + Belphegor + Diabolical @ 229 The Venue, London
It’s a decidedly dreary Tuesday night in the capital and, with its glittering array of fairy light-bestrewn bar restaurants, trendy cafes...