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Review: Crippled Black Phoenix (By Matt Bladen)
Crippled Black Phoenix - The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature/ Horrific Honorifics Number Two 2 (Season Of Mist)Somehow it seems apt that when I sat down to write this review the results of the...
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Make Them Suffer – Make Them Suffer (Sharptone Records) [Liam Williams]Here we have the self-titled 5th studio album from Australian metalcore legends Make Them Suffer. You just know when a band...
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Review: The Cure By Alex Swift
The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World (Polydor Records)“It doesn't matter if we all die” proclaims one of Robert Smith’s most beautifully poignant musings, from one their most beloved albums – 1982’s...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Wednesday 13 (Live Review By Debby Myatt &...
Wednesday 13 & South Of Salem, KK’s Steel Mill 03.11.24 After a weeks much needed break to recharge our batteries, we’re back at KK’s in Wolverhampton for horror punk presario Wednesday 13. First...
View ArticleReviews: Paragon, Dead Icarus, Molder, MC5 (Reviews By Matt Bladen, Zak...
Paragon - Metalation (Massacre Records) [Matt Bladen]Metalation has to be good? Right? It almost led to the breakup of Paragon. Their previous album Controlled Demolition was recorded fast, something...
View ArticleReviews: Delain, Stranger Vision, Impellitteri, Seventh Crystal (Reviews By...
Delain - Dance With The Devil (Napalm Records) Delain follow up their 2023 album Dark Waters, their first with Diana Leah on vocals, with this new EP that features two new tracks, two re-recorded older...
View ArticleReviews: Earthburner, Paganizer, The Body, Anomalie (Reviews By GC & Mark Young)
Earthburner - Permanent Dawn (M-Theory Audio) [GC]There is nothing more exhilarating than a well done grindcore record and today I have Permanent Dawn from Earthburner who promise to deliver...
View ArticleReview: Klone, Neal Morse & The Resonance, Sólstafir, Sol Invicto (Reviews By...
Klone - The Unseen (Pelagic Records)I've seen Klone a number of times in the last but the last time I watched them play will stay with me for a while. Supporting Riverside, the French band played an...
View ArticleReviews: Yoth Iria, Shattered Hope, Tidal Shock, Shinigami GR (Reviews By...
Yoth Iria - Blazing Inferno (Edged Circle Productions) The second album from Greek black metal veterans Yoth Iria is another slice of Hellenic extreme metal from one of it's originators. Yep Yoth Iria...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Winterfylleth (Live Review By Rick Eaglestone)
Winterfylleth, Wormwitch & Bizarrekult, Billy Bootleggers, Nottingham 06.11.24 A Post Damnation trip on a windy Wednesday for a showcasing of black metal was just what I needed for what would be a...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Sepultura (Live Review By Mark Young)
Sepultura, Jinjer, Obituary, Jesus Piece, The Academy, Manchester, 08. 11.24Tonight, the Academy is sold out. With Sepultura rolling into town on their Euro leg of their Farewell tour, they have...
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Review: Sergeant Thunderhoof By Matt Bladen
Sergeant Thunderhoof - The Ghost Of Badon Hill (Pale Wizard Records)All of Sergeant Thunderhoof's albums are brilliant let's get this straight before we start but their 2022 record This Sceptred Veil...
View ArticleReviews: Thy Catafalque, The Rattlebacks, Empires Of Eden, Apocryphal...
Thy Catafalque - XII: A Gyönyörű Àlmok Ezután Jönnek (Season Of Mist) [Richard Oliver]Thy Catafalque has come a long way since its origins. Started as a duo project in its early days but soon evolving...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Evil Scarecrow (Live Review By Liam Williams)
Evil Scarecrow, King Kraken & Helldown, Sin City, Swansea, 10.11.24I have been to a lot of gigs in my time, but my recent venture to Sin City (the venue in Swansea, not Las Vegas) might just be one...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Rosalie Cunningham (Live Review By Matt...
Rosalie Cunningham, The Acapela Cardiff, 13.11.24Perfectionists usually have a tell, it's a face they make when something isn't quite going right, those of us in the audience may not notice but they...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Within Temptation (Live Review By Matt...
Within Temptation & Annisokay, Utilita Arena Cardiff, 16.11.24A bitter Friday night in Cardiff played host to one of the originators of the symphonic metal scene, and while they have moved away...
View ArticleReviews: Still, Wizard Must Die, Septaria, Hollowkin (Reviews By Mark Young,...
Still - A Theft (Floodlit Recordings) [Mark Young]A Theft is the second album from Still and I’ll be honest I wasn’t prepared for how it was going to turn out. The accompanying notes made mention of it...
View ArticleReviews: Voodoo Circle, Mammoth Grinder, Second Sun, Monolithe (Reviews By...
Voodoo Circle - Hail To The King (AFM Records) [Simon Black]I’m picking this one up at the last minute on release day, as one of my colleagues ran out of time, so I’m having to forego my usual...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Planet Rock 25th Birthday Bash (Live Review...
Planet Rock’s 25th Birthday Bash, KKs Steel Mill, Wolverhampton 15.11.24We’re at KK’s in Wolverhampton tonight to celebrate a milestone in the life of a radio station! Namely, Planet RockThrough many...
View ArticleReviews: Burial, Veuve, Veilburner, Grey Attack (Reviews By Mike Pickett,...
Burial - Rejoice In Sin (Apocalyptic Witchcraft) [Mike Pickett]Burial returns with their fourth full-length studio album, Rejoice In Sin, delivering a powerful blend of rawness and precision that...
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Review: Opeth By Matt Bladen
Opeth – The Last Will And Testament (Reigning Phoenix Music)Elephant in the room time: Yes the growls are back and if you foolishly left the band behind after Watershed then welcome back! For your...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Delain (Live Review By Debby Myatt & Tony...
Delain, Stone Broken & Damian Wilson, KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton 16.11.24After such a fantastic night last night here at KK’s, it was hard to be honest to drum up some enthusiasm and drag...
View ArticleReviews: Fellowship, Black Pyre, Múr, Dead Posey (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Fellowship - The Skies Above Eternity (Scarlet Records)If you asked for an excitement check on a new Fellowship record, I'd roll a Nat20, I've loved this band ever since I first heard them so this...
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Review: Body Count By Liam Williams
Body Count - Merciless (Century Media Records) [Liam Williams]Ice T and Body Count are back with another banger of an album, Merciless. I feel like their most recent albums since Bloodlust have been...
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Review: 10,000 Years By Rich Piva
10,000 Years - All Quiet On The Final Frontier (Ripple Music) [Rich Piva]I have been a fan of the Swedish trio 10,000 Years for a while now, but now that they have created their best work yet, their...
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