Reviews: Burner, Kongh, The Bleeding, Suffering Quota (Matt Bladen & Mark Young)
Burner - No One Is Coming To Save Us (Church Road Records) [Matt Bladen]The nihilism never ends as Burner have always approached their music with a slash and burn style of incendiary rage. On their...
View ArticleReviews: Pure Reason Revolution, Emma Ruth Rundle, Noctule, Mount Slatra...
Pure Reason Revolution - Terrifying Angels (InsideOut Music)In a move that may shock other bands into some sort of work, Terrifying Angels is the fourth studio album since they "reformed" in 2019....
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Electric Wizard (Joe Guatieri)
Electric Wizard & Magick Potion, The Prospect Building, Bristol, 16.09.26“I hope this fucking world fucking burns away and I’d kill you all if I’d had my way!”. I don’t think that I’ve ever related...
View ArticleReviews: In This Moment, Brat, RØRY, Scene Queen (Matt Bladen)
In This Moment - Witch (Better Noise Records)It's probably not that controversial to say that the bands reviewed after this wouldn't have the impact and possibly the attention without In This Moment.At...
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A View From Across The Pond: Mastodon (Rich Piva)
Mastodon, Deafheaven & Alcest, Hard Rock Live, Orlando, FL 16.09.26The opening night of the Mastodon tour! If you don’t count the secret Atlanta warm up show that is, which got everyone even more...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Voyage 35 (Matt Bladen)
Voyage 35 & Violeta Vicci, O2 Academy Bristol, 15.09.26 I've been a huge fan of Porcupine Tree since I was 14 years old, in that time I've seen them 12 times in that 'classic' long term live of...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: APF Fest (Mark Young)
APF Fest 2026, Rebellion, Manchester, 12.09.26The APF festival returns to a suitably damp Manchester for another full day of crushing UK heavy metal. The APF label is home to some of the best the UK...
View ArticleReviews: Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, The Fierce & The Dead, Kai Hansen, Dead...
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Shapes Of Midnight (Killer Candy Records)Cambridge occult rockers Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats emerge from their imaginary Italian thriller soundtrack with a new...
View ArticleReviews: Anthrax, Villagers Of Ioannina City, Playgrounded, Game Over (Mark...
Anthrax - Cursum Perficio (Nuclear Blast/Megaforce) [Mark Young]Just so you know in the interests of objectivity that Anthrax have remained in my top 5 bands, well since 1987. They sit with The...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Dance Gavin Dance (Alex Tobias)
Dance Gavin Dance, As December Falls & Dwellings, The Prospect Building, Bristol, UK 09.09.26Tonight I’m off to Bristol, not only to get my first taste of The Prospect Building, but to see Dance...
View ArticleReviews: Green Carnation, 10,000 Years, Castle, 7Zuma7 (Rich Piva)
Green Carnation - A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex (Season Of Mist)A three part concept album trilogy is not something easy to pull off, or sometimes even to listen to. It can be a lot....
View ArticleReviews: Holding Absence, Steve Cropper, Kulk, Cor De Lux (Matt Bladen & Spike)
Holding Absence - Modern Life Is Lonely (Sumerian Records) [Matt Bladen]It's been a decade since Holding Absence first started to emerge out of the South Wales music scene, some of us having seen the...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Holy Holy (Mike Chapman)
Holy Holy - A Celebration Of Bowie, O2 Academy, Bristol, 11.09.26Tonight was certainly a night of celebration, as the masses gathered to hear some of the finest songs from one of the finest artists,...
View ArticleReviews: Ricky Warwick, Tygers Of Pan Tang, KingCrown, Aethoria (Matt Bladen)
Ricky Warwick - Fire & Vengeance (Earache) You may think that Ricky Warwick has enough on his plate fronting Black Star Riders and the reactivated The Almighty, but he's still got time to write,...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Kulk (Spike)
KULK, IAN & Hellga – The Holloway, Norwich, 04.09.26There’s something genuinely special brewing in Norwich right now. If you spend enough time following underground music, you learn to cherish the...
View ArticleReviews: Raphael Weinroth-Browne, Winter At Sea, Wyrdstæf, Til The End (Spike...
Raphael Weinroth-Browne – Empyrean (Self-Released) [Spike]If you had told me a few years ago that the cello would become one of my favourite instruments in heavy music, I’d probably have laughed you...
View ArticleReview: Mother Of Millions, Paranoid Reverb, Edouarth, The Mute (Matt Bladen)
Mother Of Millions - T (ViciSolum Productions)Over the years we've charted the continuing musical evolution of Greek prog band Mother Of Millions.From their modern prog metal/Djent beginnings, like so...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Pantheïst & Monolithe (Matt Bladen)
Pantheïst & Monolithe, Fuel Rock Club, 09.09.26First of all before I start this review, this was another South Wales gig where the crowd was disappointing, both of these bands deserve much bigger...
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A View From The Back Of The Room: Downcast (Rowan Rumble)
Downcast, CF98, Stay Safe, Say It Anyway & We Are Zero, Fuel Rock Club, 27.09.26Wilding Promotions were at it again bringing a while host of pop punk/emo to Fuel Rock Club and with five bands on...
View ArticleReviews: Green Lung, The Meffs, Neolith, Cartilage (RIch Piva, Spike, Mateusz...
Green Lung - Necropolitan (Nuclear Blast) [Rich Piva]The first three Green Lung records were solid 9-10s for this reviewer. I love this band. This kind of love, however, creates an almost impossible...
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