French
Another End - ...Whispers From (Mulligore Productions)
Between you and me and whoever the hell else is reading this— my all time favourite subgenre of all subgenres of metal is hands down: sludge metal.
Michell Bidegain from doom beasts Monarch...
Michell Bidegain, bassist with ultra-doom merchants Monarch, is in a car on his way to Hellfest in France, with high hopes of checking out (among
SaaR - The Last Day (Own Label)
French experimentalists SaaR haven't gone in for long-winded song titles, instead they've opted for Part I to Part IV on their latest release The Last Day
Stagnant Waters - Self Titled (Adversum)
Oh My Fucking Word. Do you like it extreme? Really, really extreme? Have you ever wondered what absolute insanity sounds like?
Aluk Todolo - Occult Rock (Ajna Offensive/Norma Evangelium Diaboli)
Aluk Todolo's album Occult Rock is a diffcult album to review; it's experimental, it's heavy (there's bags of overdrive and feedback) but I'm not sure if calling it 'metal
The Great Old Ones - Al Azif (Ladlo Productions)
It’s obvious from both the band and album title that these French fellows are big fans of H.P Lovecraft.