Candlelight Records

Shores of Null – Black Drapes for Tomorrow Review

By Grymm on April 13, 2017 in 2017, Candlelight Records, Doom Metal, Italian Metal, Reviews, Spinefarm, Doom Metal, 27 comments

“One of my favorite things about writing for Angry Metal Guy Unlimited, LLC is when I’m blindsided by a new band. Quiescence, the 2014 debut album by Italian doomsters Shores of Null, impressed the hell out of me with their wonderful combination of Daylight Dies riding with Alice in Chains en route to an Amorphis gig, and landed themselves on my Top Ten(ish) list of that year. Here we are three years later, and they return with their eagerly-awaited follow-up, the dreary Black Drapes for Tomorrow.” Comfortably null.

Winterfylleth – The Dark Hereafter Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on October 8, 2016 in 2016, Black Metal, Candlelight Records, English Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, 53 comments

“For those that have been with us for awhile now, you know that Winterfylleth doesn’t get a lot of love around here. Though the “bashing” by AMG and Roquetin are minimal, the band’s atmospheric, Viking (oops, Anglo-Saxon) black metal approach does cause droopy eyes in the AMG offices. And, unfortunately, my take on the band isn’t far behind my predecessors’.” We’re a tough crowd.

The Wounded Kings – Visions in Bone Review

By Roquentin on August 22, 2016 in 2016, Candlelight Records, Doom Metal, English Metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Spinefarm, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal, 28 comments

“Rest in hazy, gloomy peace, The Wounded Kings. A picture of a tombstone, a few words on Facebook, and we we’re left robbed of an illustrious specimen of progressive, psychedelic doom metal, condemned to finding solace in the five praiseworthy full-lengths and several smaller releases they recorded.” It’s with heavy hearts and a pocket full of doom that we wish The Wounded Kings farewell…

Abigail Williams – The Accuser Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on October 28, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Black Metal, Candlelight Records, Post-metal, Reviews, Black Metal, Post-Metal, 43 comments

“Few bands have ever achieved the feat of satisfying their loyal fan-base one day and pissing them off the next. And all within a single decade. Having never been a fan of the early days of Abigail Williams, I avoided the apparent “hardship” many fans went through come the release of 2012’s Becoming.” We hardly even knew ya, Ms. Williams.

Interview with Peter and Sam from Voices

By Jean-Luc Ricard on June 14, 2015 in Black Metal, Candlelight Records, Death Metal, English Metal, Interviews, Progressive Metal, 21 comments

Last November, Voices released their second album, London. It took us (well, except me because my finger is totally on the pulse) completely by surprise, scoring a whopping 4.5/5 and storming the writers’ end-of-year lists. I moved back to the UK just in time to catch Voices supporting Anaal Nathrakh at Camden’s Black Heart in April, and was lucky enough to chat to Peter Benjamin (vocals, guitars) and Sam Loynes (guitars, backing vocals) before the show. An interview, you say? Well, goddamn!

Ninkharsag – The Blood of Celestial Kings Review

By Madam X on May 9, 2015 in 2015, Black Metal, Candlelight Records, English Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, 32 comments

“Reaching the fourth decade of living can be a somewhat stressing time in anyone’s life. Yourself, friends and family start to be affected by an almost insurmountable amount of maladies of body and mind. One may be what could only be defined as chronic musical disappointment.” Will a throwback black metal act trigger the symptoms?

Cold in Berlin – The Comfort of Loss & Dust Review

By Grymm on May 4, 2015 in 2015, Candlelight Records, Doom Metal, English Metal, Not Metal, Reviews, Doom Metal, Not Metal, 19 comments

“The Grymm Grab Bag© can be quite the two-sided beast of a backpack when utilized. For every moment when I pull out a gem by a promising band, I get two or three that end up closer to this. Forever undaunted (or just plain stupid), I once again reach into the bag of unknown-to-me goodies hoping to not get struck like that poor sap in Flash Gordon, and I am presented with The Comfort of Loss & Dust, the third album by London’s Cold in Berlin.” Reach into the bag of mystery and squeeze!

Kontinuum – Kyrr Review

By Madam X on April 22, 2015 in 2015, Avante Garde, Black Metal, Candlelight Records, Doom Metal, Icelandic Metal, Non-Metal Metal Things, Not Metal, Post-metal, Post-Rock, Reviews, Ambient Metal, Doom Metal, Gothic Metal, Non-metal Metal Things, Post-Metal, Progressive Metal, 37 comments

“The Kontinuum… continues! Not to be confused with the tech death band Continuum reviewed here by Dr. A.N. Grier earlier in the week, Kontinuum are an Icelandic band that plays a multifarious blend of dreamwave and post-rock/metal with some inviting and interesting gothic undertones.” Is Iceland becoming the next Finland?

Khors – Night Falls Onto the Front of Ours Review

By Steel Druhm on April 12, 2015 in 2015, Black Metal, Candlelight Records, Reviews, Ukrainian Metal, Black Metal, 18 comments

“Well, you have to hand it to these wacky Ukrainians. Though Khors may never become a household name, they may have sewn up the title of worst ESL offenders ever. I mean, just look at that title.” Review gives information onto the head of you.

Bio-Cancer – Tormenting the Innocent Review

By Saunders on February 22, 2015 in 2015, Black Metal, Candlelight Records, Greek Metal, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal, 10 comments

“Frankly, decent thrash metal has been hard to come by in recent years. Sure there’s been some gems along the way and several stalwarts and rising upstarts have dished up quality albums. But overall the genre that sparked my interest in metal in the first place has provided slim pickings. Fortunately Greek thrashers Bio-Cancer are here to breathe some much needed life into the genre with their interesting blend of razor sharp extreme thrash.” Blackened thrash from Greece sounds like just what the doctor ordered to chase away those winter doldrums.