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A View From The Quest: Quest Fest 2026 (Matt Bladen)
Quest Fest, KKs Steel Mill, Wolverhampton, 10.10.26There are certain events that you look forward to, certain ones that you want to go to and then there are events that totally consume you,...
View ArticleReviews: Iapetus, Defects, Master, Sidus (Keith Boswell, Matt Bladen, Mark...
Iapetus – The Mother Void (Willowtip Records) [Keith Boswell]Iapetus release the third and final instalment of their conceptual trilogy with the album The Mother Void. It seeks to follow up on the 2017...
View ArticleReviews: Carnation, Throes, UnTeachers, Sundowner (Will Bond, Mateusz...
Carnation - Symphony In Flesh (Self Released) [Will Bond] Symphony In Flesh is the fourth studio album from Belgian death metallers Carnation. Nine blood soaked tracks overflowing with thundering...
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Review: Thrakian - The Way (Matt Bladen)
Thrakian - The Way (Aonair Records)I first heard, saw, felt Thrakian when they played alongside Pantheïst at a gig in Cardiff. They share a membership and an ethos for creating music that is forward...
View ArticleReviews: Frozen Crown, Tungsten, Smoulder, Crimson Steel (Matt Bladen)
Frozen Crown - The Legend Of The Six Kings (Napalm Records)Italian power metal act Frozen Crown return with their six album The Legend Of The Six Kings, giving us another ten tracks of bold, power...
View ArticleReviews: Witchthroat Serpent, Pegzilla, Travo, Doctor Nez (Matt Bladen)
Witchthroat Serpent - Demons Left To Roam (Heavy Psych Sounds)In praise of Satan and all his works, occult French band Witchthroat Serpent look to corrupt the children of Jehovah into their service if...
View ArticleReviews: Left To Suffer, Leper Colony, Steak, Hell-Born (Jordan Griffiths,...
Left To Suffer - Unwelcome Guest (Hopeless Records) [Jordan Griffiths]This marks the third band in a row for which this review serves as my first listening experience. I am a big fan of heavy music...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Amon Amarth
Amon Amarth, Orbit Culture & Soilwork, Eventim Apollo, London, 10.10.26 Evetim Apollo,also known as the Hammersmith Apollo or back then the Hammersmith Odeon, a venue most known for its music and...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Fear Factory (Paul Hutchings)
Fear Factory, Crystal Lake, Hate, The Nocturnal Affair Prospect Building Bristol, 08.10.26They have become regular visitors to the city of Bristol in recent years, with tonight’s show their third...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Creeper (Misfit Jax)
Creeper, Calva Louise & Starbenders, Tramshed, Cardiff, 08.10.26The Tramshed a venue near Cardiff City center it has been used for many different types of music and many different artists and...
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A View From NWOCR Fest: NWOCR Fest 2026 (Debby Myatt & Tony Gaskin)
NWOCR 5, KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhmapton, 25-27.09.26There is a bittersweet tinge to entering KK’s Steel Mill for this milestone 5th anniversary edition of NWOCR LiveFest. Over the last five years, this...
View ArticleReviews: 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...
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