Reviews: The Pineapple Thief, Graveyard, Werewolves, Tenebra (Paul Hutchings,...
The Pineapple Thief – Far And Wide (InsideOutMusic) [Paul Hutchings]It’s been a while since I spent some time with these progressive masters. I’m no stranger to their music though; in a world of...
View ArticleReviews: Temic, Sari Schorr, Speed Stroke, Axty (Matt Bladen, Keith Boswell,...
Temic - Ceiba (Season Of Mist) [Matt Bladen]Temic's debut album Terror Management Theory garnered a near perfect score from me when it was released in 2023, but that's with good reason as Temic is...
View ArticleReviews: A Night In Texas, To The Grave, Untitled With Drums, Dissimulator...
A Night In Texas - The Darkest Side Of Humanity (Unique Leader Records) [GC]Deathcore, death metal and hardcore mixed together, what is not to like? Well, sometimes a whole lot actually! When it’s done...
View ArticleReviews: These Wicked Rivers, Black Water Redemption, Scorpion Milk, POHL &...
These Wicked Rivers - Fire And Folklore (Fat Earth Records)Everywhere I see genre tags for These Wicked Rivers, I see stoner and I just don't hear it, southern rock on tracks like Horse To Water?...
View ArticleReviews: Eternal, Exile Of Heaven, Thy Legacy, Apöcalypse A.D. (Matt Bladen)
Eternal - Conspiracy Of Warheads (Floga Records)Conspiracy Of Warheads, now that's an album title Dave Mustaine, Scott Ian and Dan Lilker are kicking themselves they didn't think of. I honestly think...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Desert Storm (Matt Bladen)
Desert Storm, Suns Of Thunder, Heavy On The Ride & Mould, The Bunkhouse Swansea, 03.10.26A big old riff party hit Swansea on the first Saturday in October as Oxford's premier noisemakers joined...
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Quest Fest 2026 Preview (Matt Bladen)
Quest Fest 2026 PreviewFor the fifth time we don our armour, pick out our favourite accessories from out inventory and hopefully roll a Nat 20 to make sure we arrive at our Quest without too many side...
View ArticleReviews: Avulsed, Spiders, Triggertone, 30,00 Monkies (Will Bond, Matt...
Avulsed - Nordic Embryogenesis (Xtreem Music) [Will Bond]Spanish death metal merchants Avulsed have served up their new album Nordic Embryogenesis. A pummelling collection of eleven tracks stacked to...
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A View From The Back Of The Church: Devin Townsend (Simon Black)
Devin Townsend, The Gate Cardiff, 02.10.26For a man who spends a lot of his increasingly rare free time attending gigs and having lived in the fair city of Cardiff for nearly twenty years now, this is...
View ArticleReviews: A-tota-so, Hubris, Cinema Stereo, Forsaken Eternity (Matt Bladen,...
A-tota-so - I Told You So (bUTTONpUSHER) [Matt Bladen]The self confessed "silly little band" A-tota-soreturn with another record of genre busting, noise that's alt-rock but not as you know it. From the...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: The Hu (Paul Hutchings)
The Hu / Skáld – The Prospect Building, Bristol, 01.10.26The last fingers of summer are fading, and autumnal colours fill the trees. Time to brace for the intensity of the early winter tour calendar as...
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A View From Across The Pond: W.A.S.P & KK's Priest (Rich Piva)
W.A.S.P & KK’s Priest, Peabody Auditorium, Daytona Beach, FL, 23.09.26I don’t get a ton of cool shows that are an hour or less of a drive away for me, so when WASP announced a “hits” tour in...
View ArticleReviews: Amon Amarth, Butcher Babies, Spirit Possession, Colossloth (Matt...
Amon Amarth - The Allfather Awakens (Metal Blade Records) [Matt Bladen]The Vikings Are Coming! Or that's what they would have you believe, but did they ever go away? For me Amon Amarth have been at or...
View ArticleReviews: Spider Kitten, The Crawling, Karmen Field, Deathcult (Matt Bladen &...
Spider Kitten - God Don't Sleep (APF Records) [Matt Bladen]You're always going to get something weird and heavy from South Wales psychedelic sci-fi doom monsters Spider Kitten and with their new album...
View ArticleReviews: Europe, Coldrain, Moon Destroys, Rorcal (Matt Bladen, Jordan...
Europe - Come This Madness (Silver Lining Music/Hell & Back) [Matt Bladen]Come This Madness has been a long time coming, Swedish legends Europe last released a studio album in 2017, Walk The Earth...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Ofnus, Domhain & Adfeilion (Matt Bladen)
Ofnus, Domhain & Adfeilion, The Bunkhouse, Swansea, 26.09.26The third and final date of trio shows featuring Domhain and Adfeilion, it was the Swansea show that tickled my fancy the most as it also...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Exploring Birdsong (Matt Bladen)
Exploring Birdsong & Maebe, Strange Brew, Bristol, 25.09.26On the back of their AOTY candidate Every House We Built, Liverpool trio Exploring Birdsong (10) have been playing some quite intimate...
View ArticleReviews: Behemoth, Revel In Flesh, Slothrust, Terra Black (Yasmin Mason,...
Behemoth - I, Scvlptor (Nuclear Blast) [Yasmin Mason]Behemoth; probably Poland's most well known - and controversial - black metal export. I Scvlptor is the latest offering from the band and after...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Tungsten (Alice Doyle)
Tungsten, Butane Skies & Ruhnt, Gryphest Day 1, Gryphon, Bristol, 25.09.26The first day of Gryphest 2026 saw a free show to begin the weekend.Ruhnt (8) started on a very strong note, balancing...
View ArticleReviews: Cloven Hoof, Violation, Killer, Watcher (Matt Bladen)
Cloven Hoof - Never A Prophet In Your Own Land (High Roller Records)Never A Prophet In Your Own Land is perhaps a prophetic title for a Cloven Hoof record, in it's own way. You see though the band came...
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