London Metal Monthly Issue 003, June 2014 (Nile, Arch Enemy, Sigiriya) | Page 10

Reviews

Gurt

Horrendosaurus
(independent)

Triptykon

London sludge trippers GURT, purveyors of
big riffs and heavy, swampy amplification
mark a personal milestone after a
succession of killer splits, EPs and singles
with their self-released debut LP album
‘Horrendosarus’. GURT’s debut is a headnodding fuzzed out smash, featuring some
of the best work of their career (‘Spiced
Doom’ ‘Hoboreaper’) showcasing their
development into one of the best UK
sludge acts since Iron Monkey.

Melana Chasmata

(Century Media)
After their debut release in 2012, met with
universal acclaim (the menacing ‘Eparistera
Daimones’) and the subsequent ‘Shatter’ EP
it would appear that the former frontman of
Swiss legendary Extreme Metal band Celtic
Frost, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, has secured a
successful return to the metal scene..
The band’s new release ‘Melana Chasmata’,
like their debut (as well as Celtic Frost classic
‘To Mega Therion’), features artwork from
the late H. R. Giger (who passed, just this
May) – wh X