WODENSTHRONE
http://www.myspace.com/wodensthrone
This will be Wodensthrone's first gig north of the border. Their debut album, "Loss", which was recorded by Negura Bunget is undoubtedly one of the best black metal albums of 2009.
From Zero Tolerance....
"Wodensthrone and their hotly tipped Loss debut. Beginning with an intro that positively screams ‘excitement’ – or, at the very least, ‘sweet shit is about to happen’ – Wodensthrone soon kick into gear with skyscraping, daresay sensual black metal that intermittently recalls glory-days Emperor, Eld / Blodhemn-era Enslaved, or any era of Negura Bunget (take your pick: all quality), with tasteful and subtly mixed synths recalling Graveland and ably adding to the sense of cosmic wonder, but one that’s solemn and severe all the same. These lads aren’t afraid of the epic, either, with the average track around nine minutes in length, but they seemingly halve that with deft shifts in tempo but never forgetting the core, linear hook of each song. From there, you just lay back and fly; Wodensthrone will take you there. At eight songs in nearly 70 minutes, you feel exhausted and yet strangely empowered, eager to repeat the journey again, and again, and again. Transcendental on nearly every level: Loss mandatory beyond belief.
nathan t. birk 5.5 [out of 6]"
DE PROFUNDIS
http://www.myspace.com/deprofundisuk
A rare trip up to Scotland for these masters of Death and Doom....
"The London band's debut offering, 'Beyond Redemption', conjures fog-cloaked images of early '90s Bradford but, quite often, blackens 'em to a crisp, the quintet's songwriting confidently labyrinthine and engaging across myriad doom/death traditions whilst never over-settling on any particular one. As such, De Profundis are possibly poised to become their own paradigm, or at least justly celebrated. Just massive."5/6
NTB, Zero Tolerance Magazine (Issue 20)
CNOCANTURSA
http://www.myspace.com/cnocantursa
Intense, symphonic ballads, with music heavily inspired by the early 90s’ 2nd wave of Blackmetal which, combined with the tales of a much neglected art form, old Scottish poems, creates a totally unrivaled sound of heavy black metal rock, with ravenous, melodic undertones, and ancient, rhythmical lyrics.
HAAR
http://www.myspace.com/haarsounds
Atmospheric, progressive black metal that incorporates elements of Doom and Death metal.
28th of November, 2009
Doors 8pm Cost: £5
Bannermans, The Cowgate
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