Well… Holy s***! 2025! What an incredible year! Where the hell did that go?! Er… Once again it’s time we said a HUGE thank you to an awful lot of people who make Metal Noise possible because without them, we are nothing. We are eternally grateful to all the bands, which ultimately is what its
London Blackened Death Metal act Phobetor may have disturbed our train of thought with their blistering new EP “A Solitary Vigil“. A record which quite literally finds them reaching critical mass with the addition of long time live guitarist Ben Ash (Carcass, Pig Iron, Satyricon) in a studio capacity and unlocks the ability for them to
Mixed by Ollie Roberts (Pythia, Born For War) and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory (Darkane, Defleshed, Paradise Lost) after 2021’s disturbing “Through Deepest Fears and Darkest Minds” album comes a new burnt offering from London Blackened Death Metal act Phobetor in “A Solitary Vigil“. The bands fourth record since inception in 2018, it finds them officially
Directed by Scott Chalmers a music video for “Absence Of Light” from the upcoming new EP “A Solitary Vigil” by Phobetor serves as another fortelling of what the five piece have in store for us. Mixed by Ollie Roberts (Pythia, Born For War) at Kettle Brew Studios, and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory (Bloodbath, Paradise Lost)
It’s hard to believe its been four years since Phobetor gave us “Through Deepest Fears And Darkest Minds” in 2021 but time flies when you’re drinking coffee and talking nonsense. Having added once occasional live guitarist Ben Ash (Strigoi, Satyricon) as a full time member to expand their horizons, the Blackened Death Metal beasts have crafted an
Mixed and mastered by Neil Hudson (Krysthla, From Eden to Exile) at Initiate Audio & Media, Decembers “Through Deepest Fears and Darkest Minds” remains a beast of an album from Phobetor. Once again seeking to prove their supremacy, the band have chosen “Within Death’s Embrace” from that sophomore album and first with drummer Marc Dyos
Originally formed in 2016 by bassist Michael Pouliezos and guitarist George Zikas, Greek Metal group Spektrvm (pronounced “Spectrum“) went through numerous line up changes before settling on vocalist Thanos Zabetakis, guitarist Nicholas Dhamo and drummer Lyo Panagiotopoulos in the final months of 2021, having tried and tested them in the live arena. Their debut album
Before you get your hymn sheet out, it’s not silent night but “A Silent Nihility” that Phobetor have chosen to use as a timely reminder of their Blackened Death Thrash offering “Through Deepest Fears And Darkest Minds”. Draped in the visionary art of Brian D’Agosta (Vallenfyre, Godthrymm, Goatwhore) and mixed and mastered by Neil Hudson
It seems like only yesterday but our final exclusive interview of 2021 was a conversation with Phobetor drummer Marc Dyos about the bands sophomore album “Through Deepest Fears And Darkest Minds“, a Blackened Groove Death Metal beast. The band have returned with N64 Goldeneye style splitscreen full band playthrough for “Your Empty Shadow” with audio
We reached a lot of milestone markers in the success of Metal Noise in 2021 and while we weren’t able to bring you anywhere near as many live reviews as we’d hoped for or any summer Festival coverage (for obvious reasons), there were some real bucket list moments chalked off, including our fly on the
