Archive for the Rise Above Category
Cain “Cain” (Rise Above)
Cain was an experimental metal band based in Birmingham in the early 90’s. The band was formed by John Pickering and Pete Nash (Extreme Noise Terror) from Midlands crust punks Doom, along with fellow friends Clive Meldrum on drums and Stephen O’Connor on guitar. Influenced primarily by 80’s Doom metal […]
Workshed “Workshed” (Rise Above)
Highly anticipated debut studio album from these British metal musicians. It features former Cathedral members Adam Lehan and Mark Wharton. Workshed’s self-titled album is a ferocious metal record: a relentless onslaught of scything riffs, verbal vitriol and oppressive aggression. For fans of early Entombed, Celtic Frost, Trouble and early Cathedral.
Church Of Misery “Houses Of Unholy” (Rise Above)
As part of Rise Above’s 30th anniversary celebrations, we are pressing 1,000 copies only of selected titles on exclusive gold sparkle vinyl.
Church Of Misery “Master Of Brutality” (Rise Above)
Originally released on Southern Lord Records back in 2001, Master of Brutality reached number 17 in Terrorizer magazine’s albums of the year. Featuring a cover of Blue Oyster Cult classic “Cities on Flame”, the rest of the album is drenched in typical blooded-soaked murder tales of the world’s sickest serial […]
Church Of Misery “Second Coming” (Rise Above)
It was originally released in 2004 in very small quantities in Japan and France. Featuring a cover of Cactus classic “One Way or Another”, the rest of the album is drenched in typical blooded-soaked murder tales of the world’s sickest serial killers unspeakable acts against mankind. Heavy as Hell! Since […]
Giuda “E.V.A.” (Rise Above)
The fourth studio album from Giuda is almost upon us. Are you prepared? Critics are hailing it as their strongest album to date – we have to say that we agree! Rise Above Records is absolutely honoured to be releasing E.V.A. on April 5th – do not miss out! All […]
Twin Temple “Twin Temple (Bring You Their Signature Sound…. Satanic Doo-Wop)” (Rise Above)
Originally released independently by the band and limited to a suitably malevolent 666 vinyl copies, Twin Temple’s debut is so beautifully conceived and executed that it sounds like a long, lost classic from the ‘60s, unearthed in some dusty studio vault. With Alexandra’s soulful but siren-like voice and partner Zachary […]
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats “Wasteland” (Rise Above)
You can probably feel it already. Amid the shimmering haze of dusk. In the marrow of your bones. The darkness is getting darker. Malevolent forces are on the prowl. The wasteland is beckoning. Uncle Acid is on his way home. A disorientating journey through Kevin Starrs (AKA Uncle Acid)’ wonkiest […]
Witchcraft “Witchcraft” (Rise Above)
Witchcraft is a record which conjures up the macabre essence of vintage Pentagram and, of course, Black Sabbath, whilst incorporating influences as wide apart as the Jethro Tull-esque folky Prog of “Her Sisters They Were Weak” and the bludgeon riffing style of early 70s Bang in “I Want You To Know”. Elsewhere, Schyssta […]
Orange Goblin “The Big Black” (Rise Above)
Originally released in 2000 on Rise Above Records. The LP version was released by The Music Cartel. In 2004 Rise Above Records re-released the album and included a bonus track, a cover of Black Sabbath‘s “Into the Void”.
Orange Goblin “Coup de Grace” (Rise Above)
In late January 2011, Rise Above Records reissued the album in a digipack form containing three bonus tracks; No Law (taken from the earlier High Times release), No Class (Motörhead cover) and Freelance Fiend (Leafhound cover).
Orange Goblin “Thieving from the House of God” (Rise Above)
Thieving from the House of God is the fifth full-length album by Orange Goblin.
Witchskull “Coven’s Will” (Rise Above)
Rise Above, The philosophy behind Witchskull’s take on the essence of primeval heaviness is simple enough. Listen to the first few seconds of the Australian trio?s brand new, second album Coven?s Will and if the vibe doesn?t instantly grab you by the balls and the synapses then maybe you walked […]
Octopus “Supernatural Alliance” (Rise Above)
Formed in 2008 by guitarist J Frezzato (ex-Electric Six) and vocalist Masha Marjieh, this ten-legged groove machine began as the channelling of a nocturnal hallucination. Where many other like-minded bands adhere rigidly to an ethos of total-retro-or-die, Octopus sound neither like the past nor the present. Instead, this is a […]
Naevus “Sun Meditation” (Rise Above Records)
The long out of print Doom Metal classic Sun Meditation, by cult German band Naevus, will be available on vinyl for the first time from October 27th 2017. It is a limited pressing in gatefold sleeve with insert. Sun Meditation was originally released on CD only by Rise Above records back […]
Uncle Acid and the Dead Beats “Vol.1” (Rise Above Records)
Recorded on a tight budget of stashed dole money and with little knowledge or regard for conventional recording techniques, the chaotic results speak for themselves. Distorted vocals, out of tune harmonies, ragged musicianship and everything pushed to the red. The clatter of mic stands falling over mid performance, the rustling […]
Beastmaker “Inside The Skull” (Rise Above Records)
Inside the Skull is an inviting listen, opening with a bombastic guitar lick, showing off a fuzzy, old school production. Slippery, horror-inspired leads clash with earth-heaving riffs as Church’s aching, nasal-toned voice envelops it all in a doomy haze. Songs like “Give Me a Sign,” which appears right in the […]
Troubled Horse “Revolution Of Repeat (Rise Above)
It seemed like Swedish classic heavy rockers Troubled Horse kind of went to ground after the cycle ended for their 2012 debut, Step Inside (review here). They played a few fests, some shows besides, and put out a video for “Bring My Horses Home” (posted here) in 2014, but half […]
Horse “For Twisted Minds Only” (Rise Above)
Horse was formed in South London during the late sixties. They created occult influenced progressive hard rock that was ahead of its time. Guitarist Rod Roach had briefly played in an incarnation of British psych-rock legends Andromeda before forming Horse with other key member, vocalist Adrian Hawkins. Alongside bassist Colin […]
Blood Ceremony ”Lord Of Misrule” (Rise Above)
This whole retro occult rock/metal movement fronted by serpentine women is honestly pretty neat when I think about it, as it’s a full-blown revival of a scene that never actually existed in the first place. In Blood Ceremony’s case, their format can be defined as being built around early Black […]
Church of Misery “And Then There Were None…” (Rise Above)
For the last two decades, Church Of Misery have sawed off only the finest in uncompromising doom. The revered Japanese masters are lifelong practitioners of the genre, honoring and extrapolating upon the Sabbathian legacy from which all detuned life springs forth. Church Of Misery’s sixth and latest album, And Then […]
Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats “Night Creeper” 2LP (Rise Above)
“Contained within are ten tracks of the type of sonic psyche-frazzling heaviness and blood-drenched pop that have made Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats one of Britain’s great cult bands. Recorded at Toe Rag studios in early 2015 with engineer Liam Watson (White Stripes, Tame Impala, Electric Wizard), their fourth opus […]
Sheavy “Electric Sleep” (Rise Above)
“Sheavy’s second album, and first for The Music Cartel, is another diverse set mixing heavy metal, stoner metal, and space rock in equal measures, with an extra set of bones thrown at psychedelic and folk music as well. The band’s songwriting skills were still in their developmental stage at this […]