Despite having only formed in 2020, Finnish black metallers Grieve are proving the transcience of every aspect of life, by the fact that, despite this being their debut full-length album – they’ve previously released a self-titled EP – the combination of scene veterans V-Khaoz and Werwolf have decided to call it a day after this premiere opus and leave us with a short-lived but nevertheless obsidian legacy.
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Not to be confused with the Reading post-hardcore act of the same name, this Canadian-Spanish amalgamation plough an entirely different furrow, digging up the past faster than Tony Robinson on speed as they dredge the darkest, nastiest extremities of the deathgrind sub-genre, peeling the scabbed crusts off its bloodiest sores in the process.
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Treading a path between proto-black metal, classic hardcore and old-school speed metal, JH, the artist behind this essentially solo project, described the sound of his first full-length offering, 2018’s ‘Unholy Destruction’, as “Satanic speed”. Now, Monk will readily admit to not being familiar with that premiere opus – although he obviously checked out a few tracks on certain streaming outlets – but this follow-up, four years in the making, seems to be more or less more of the same: speed metal played at a ferocious pace, with heavy BM overtones and undertones, in terms of both its sonic and lyrical delivery.
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Garage rock supergroup The Loveless – fronted by Marc Almond and featuring guitarist Neal X – have been confirmed as the Saturday night headliner for Halloween’s Tomorrow’s Ghosts festival in Whitby.
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NWoBHM legends Diamond Head have become the latest band to cancel planned tour dates. They had been due to play a run of headline shows, supported by Rock Goddess, from 20 January through to 5 February.
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