BEST OF BRITISH: LYCHGATE / MONOLITH / QRIXKUOR

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Dec 232025
 

(Andy Synn returns with another collection of reviews for recommended releases by UK bands)

Hola everyone!

As you may have noticed (or maybe you didn’t, maybe my absence went entirely unremaked) I didn’t post anything here at all last week, as I needed a bit of a break and a rest after all the time and effort involved in putting together my mammoth, week-long round-up of the year (which, if you haven’t done so already, I encourage you to do so via the following links):

Now, of course, it’s worth re-stating that, collectively, those lists are still in no way comprehensive… nor was I able to write about every single album featured to the extent I wanted to.

But now that I’m back in action – albeit, still at a somewhat reduced schedule – I’m going to take the opportunity to catch you up on a few albums that didn’t get a proper review, which in this edition of “The Best of British” features two records which made my “Great” list, and one one which (for reasons I’m about to illuminate) just didn’t quite make the cut for the top tier list but which still thoroughly deserves your time and attention.

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SEEN AND HEARD (PART 1): ACERUS, MONOLITH, EMBALMER

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Jan 252016
 

Acerus-The Clock of Mortality

 

I’m making an effort to catch you up on all the new music I discovered last week that I’d like to recommend. I was able to post one round-up on Saturday but couldn’t get one finished for yesterday, so the plan is to post two today, this being the first installment.

ACERUS

In a recent edition of our weekly Rearview Mirror series I featured some music from the long-running death metal band The Chasm, a group that came together in Mexico City and now makes their home in Chicago. I mentioned in that feature that The Chasm’s main man Daniel Corchado has a side project called Acerus, and Acerus released a new full-length on January 15 entitled The Clock of Mortality. If you know anything about The Chasm, I doubt I have to sell you on this new Acerus release. But in case this is all new to you, I’ll say this: Continue reading »