Reviews: Kadavar, Puddle Of Mudd, Blackwater Holylight, Your Highness...
Kadavar: For The Dead Travel Fast (Nuclear Blast) [Paul Hutchings]When the opening track on an album brings in echoes of The Beatles before diving deep into a sonic stoner rollercoaster you know you...
View ArticleReviews: Moon Duo, Wolves Like Us, Dahuz, Vagrant (Paul H, Manus & Matt)
Moon Duo: Stars Are The Light (Sacred Bones Records) [Paul Hutchings]The enchantment that Portland’s Moon Duo cast with their double release Occult Architecture Vol I and II in 2017 shows no sign of...
View ArticleReview: The Darkness, Blood Eagle, Starborn, Wind Rose (Matt B & Alex)
The Darkness: Easter Is Cancelled (Cooking Vinyl) [Matt Bladen]So have the years of excess finally caught up with Lowestoft's purveyors of stadium rock? Have the Darkness finally gone bonkers? Easter...
View ArticleReviews: Crashdiet, Noveria, Uneven Structure, Signum Regis (Reviews By Manus...
Crashdiet: RUST (Frontiers Records)Sweden’s sleaze rock act Crashdiet are now on album number five, with no real signs of ever changing. The 80s-drenched, anthemic bangers that make up RUST should...
View ArticleReviews: Leprous, GosT, Vision Divine, Waingro (Rich, & Lee)
Leprous: Pitfalls (InsideOut) [Rich Oliver]Pitfalls is going to be a divisive album. There had been statements from Leprous beforehand that this was an experimental album and that is most certainly...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Interview With Neil Hudson (Interview By Paul Hutchings)
Interview with Neil Hudson of Krysthla & Initiate AudioAs guitarist, producer and main writer for Northamptonshire powerhouses Krysthla, Neil Hudson is a man in demand. Not only have the band...
View ArticleReviews: William DuVall, Car Bomb, Necrophagia, Crossbones (Paul H & Liam)
William DuVall: One Alone (DVL Recordings) [Paul Hutchings]It’s been 13 years since William DuVall joined Alice in Chains. In that time the former Comes With The Fall vocalist has completed numerous...
View ArticleReviews: Spider Kickers, Swedish Death Candy, Weapon UK, Nachtterror (Paul S,...
Spider Kickers: Ektroma (Sleazy Rider Records) [Paul Scoble]Spider Kickers have been making nasty noises since 1986. The Greek four piece have released 5 albums before Ektroma, the last being The Hill...
View ArticleReviews: Officium Triste, Alcest, Angel, Wayward Sons (Paul S, Paul H, Steve...
Officium Triste: The Death Of Gaia (Transcending Obscurity) [Paul Scoble]Officium Triste have been making Death/Doom since 1994. The dutch band released their first album Ne Vivam in 1997, and their...
View ArticleReviews: Silvertomb, Torpor, Grim Reaper, Caiina, (Paul S, Paul H & Val)
Silvertomb: Edge Of Existence (Long Branch Records) [Paul Scoble]Silvertomb can only, really be described as a supergroup. It’s a bit of a last century cliche, but with Silvertomb, there isn’t any...
View ArticleReviews: Joe Bonamassa, The Ferrymen, Toothgrinder, Forever Vendetta (Reviews...
Joe Bonamassa: Live At The Sydney Opera House (Mascot Records)So here he is again, the man they call Joe Bonamassa, or indeed Joey Bones, yet again releasing a live album. Live At The Sydney Opera...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Big Boy Bloater & The Limits (Live Review...
Big Boy Bloater & The Limits, Fuel Rock Club, CardiffAll I can say is that it's a good job I love the blues. With an 8pm doors and a 9pm start a lesser man would have gone home but staying the...
View ArticleReviews: Phil Campbell, 1349, Cynic, Tainted Lady (Paul H, Rich & Steve)
Phil Campbell: Old Lions Still Roar (Nuclear Blast) [Paul H]Whilst he’s been plying his trade with the Campbell cubs with aplomb for the past couple of years, underneath it all the Motörhead guitarist...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Alice Cooper (Live Review By Liam True)
Alice Cooper, The Stranglers & MC50, Motorpoint Arena, CardiffWalking around Cardiff and you can see the different generations of Alice Cooper fans. From the older rockers to the newer fans, and...
View ArticleReviews: Dawn Ray'd, In Mourning, Gentihaa, Vambo (Paul S, Paul H, Matt & Steve)
Dawn Ray’d: Behold Sedition Plainsong (Prosthetic Records) [Paul Scoble]Dawn Ray’d have been making a lot of noise, over the last couple of years. The Liverpool based band were one of the first...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Ravenbreed (Live Review By Paul Hutchings)
Ravenbreed, Tribeless and King Kraken, Le Pub, NewportStanding directly in front of the wildly impressive Zoe Allen as Cardiff’s powerhouse outfit Ravenbreed nailed their set superbly, I reflected on...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Lethargy (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Lethargy, Pearler, Fallen Temples & Heavy On The Ride, Patti Pavilion, SwanseaHmm well what can I say? I know that seems a weird way to open a review but if I'm honest 24 hours after this show I'm...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Winterfylleth (Live Review By Paul Hutchings)
Winterfylleth, Agrona and Levitas at The Exchange, BristolWith a number of gigs to choose from, what swung this for me was the opportunity to catch the Welsh hordes Agrona on a bigger stage than we...
View ArticleReview: Cradle Of Filth (Big Review By Val D'Arcy)
Cradle Of Filth: Cruelty And The Beast - Remastered/Remixed Edition (Music For The Nations)Cruelty And The Beast is an album that needs little introduction. Cradle Of Filth’s iconic third, full-length...
View ArticleReviews: Alter Bridge, Cirith Ungol, Cybernetic Witchcult, Sonic Moon...
Alter Bridge: Walk The Sky (Napalm Records)Release album, tour, dip into side projects, regroup, repeat. That appears to be the pattern which Alter Bridge has followed for the past decade. Now an...
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