The user known as ‘deathmike’ has been removed from this site. Not on account of his poor music taste, but as a result of his behaviour in the real world and my reluctance to be associated with real-life knobheads.
Back in November of 2007, the North West UK was treated to two festivals on the same [...]

Jaldaboath at Myspace
When I heard that Jaldaboath (real name James Fogarty) was recording a solo EP, I was anxious to hear the results. He was a founding member of one of my favorite metal bands, The Meads of Asphodel. However, when I actually got around to hearing this EP, it turned out to be a [...]

Made in Japan is the third release from the Flower Travellin’ Band, and it’s just not as interesting as their first two efforts. Anywhere had some awesome cover songs, and Satori was wonderfully psychedelic, but the songwriting on here isn’t up to par with their previous release. There just isn’t anything on this release that [...]

Satori is the Flower Travellin’ Band’s most famous effort. The tracks are all named “Satori” parts I through V, but they really don’t sound that similar at all. Part I starts off with a tone reminiscent of the Emergency Broadcast System, and then vocalist Akira Yamanaka lets loose with a piercing scream. It’s amazing how [...]

Flower Travellin’ Band at Myspace
The Flower Travellin’ Band was one of the first bands that was heavily influenced by Black Sabbath, and who helped established the earliest form of doom metal. Despite that fact, they’re not well known today, which is a shame, because they’re quite good. They were originally a cover band with a [...]