A View From The Back Of The Room/The Spotlight: Live Review And Interview...
Asagraum, The Macbeth, Hoxton, LondonReviewIt's the 26th October, a rainy, cold evening as I make the (slightly too long) walk from Old Street Tube Station to The Macbeth of Hoxton. As I briskly...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Grace Petrie (Live Review By Alex Swift)
Grace Petrie & Sara McCreadie, The Moon, CardiffIt’s a miserable afternoon here in Cardiff, weather-wise, yet no one is sad at the Moon Bar. Grace Petrie, folk protest singer, and LGBT activist has...
View ArticleThe Spotlight/A View From The Back Of The Room: Interview & Review Of Cattle...
Cattle Decapitation, The Fleece, BristolInterviewJumping in at the deep-end with my journalistic debut, I caught up with Cattle Decapitation guitarist, Josh Elmore, before their recent show in Bristol...
View ArticleReviews: Michael Bormann, Demonhead, Metalite, Event Relentless (Matt & Paul H)
Michael Bormann’s Jaded Hard: Feels Like Yesterday (RMB Records) [Matt Bladen]Anyone who knows their European melodic rock will recognise the name Michael Bormann, he served as the vocalist of Jaded...
View ArticleA View From Another Country: Sabaton & Hammerfall (Live Review By Manus Hopkins)
Sabaton & Hammerfall: The Great Tour, Toronto at the Danforth Music HallIt’s a highly anticipated evening here in Toronto, as tonight’s performance at the Danforth Music Hall has already been sold...
View ArticleReviews: Derange, Salem UK, Sibiir, Maeskyyrn (Alex, Paul H, Liam & Val)
Derange: Senses Pt.1 (Self Released) [Alex Swift]Tech-metal is one of those genres that when perfected – Dillinger Escape Plan, Protest The Hero, Car Bomb – can be performed excellently, yet presents...
View ArticleReviews: Hour Of Penance, Cloak, Down N Outz, The Devil Wears Prada (Paul H,...
Hour Of Penance: Misotheism (Agonia Records) [Paul Hutchings]Reviewing this album within hours of the decision by the UK parliament to crash the country headlong into another general election and the...
View ArticleReviews: Sorxe, Bednja, Dark Valley, Bare Knuckle Messiahs (Paul S, Liam,...
Sorxe: The Ark Burner (Prosthetic Records) [Paul Scoble]Sorxe are a trio of noisy bastards from Phoenix, Arizona. The Ark Burner is the bands third album, it is preceded by 2014’s Surrounded By Shadows...
View ArticleReviews: Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra, Hazemaze, Otherwise, Project...
Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra: Legacy Of The Dark Lands (Nuclear Blast)Legacy Of The Dark Lands is the debut from Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra, note the last two words in the band name. This...
View ArticleReviews: ELO, Democratus, Saint Deamon, Cell (Matt, Rich & Val)
Jeff Lynne's ELO: From Out Of Nowhere (Big Trilby and Columbia Records) [Matt Bladen]Don't worry pop pickers Chris Evans favourite band in the world haven't covered Faith No More. No From Out Of...
View ArticleReviews: The Flower Kings, Helloween, Hideous Divinity, Une Misère (Matt,...
The Flower Kings: Waiting For Miracles (InsideOut Records) [Matt Bladen]Currently made up of the current touring line-up band leader Roine Stolt, along with Jonas Reingold, Hasse Fröberg, Zach Kamins...
View ArticleReviews: King Hiss, Lamassu, Horizon's End, Life Of Agony (Matt, Paul H &...
King Hiss: Earthquaker (Self Released) [Matt Bladen]Belgian band King Hiss take their name from the villous king of the snakemen in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, but unlike their name they...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Damnation Festival (Live Review By Paul...
Damnation Festival, Leeds UniversityMy third visit to the festival and another cracking line-up to entice those whose tastes verge towards the extreme. The day was as exhausting as ever, doors at 12:00...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Y&T (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Y&T & Bare Knuckle Messiahs, Tramshed, CardiffSo once again it was into Cardiff's Tramshed and this time it was awash with double denim and questionable haircuts as everyone got ready for the...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Opeth/Vintage Caravan (Live Review By Paul...
Opeth/The Vintage Caravan, 02 Bristol AcademyA mere 24 hours after they started their headline set at Damnation Festival 2019, Opeth (10) brought a majestic two hours to a close at the 02 Academy in...
View ArticleReviews: Tribulation, Lionize, Wilderun, Vikram (Paul H, Matt & Alex)
Tribulation: Alive & Dead At Söndra Teatern (Century Media) [Paul Hutchings]Recorded before a seated audience at one of the most prestigious and revered venues in Stockholm, Tribulation delivered a...
View ArticleReview: Schammasch (Big Review By Paul Scoble)
Schammasch: Hearts Of No Light (Prosthetic Records)Schammasch have been in existence for a decade. In that time they have made 3 albums; 2010’s Sic Luceat Lux, 2014’s Contradiction and 2016’s Triangle,...
View ArticleReviews: Avatarium, A Pale Horse Named Death, Nightglow, The Lone Madman...
Avatarium: The Fire I Long For (Nuclear Blast)Written during and after the arrival of the first child of singer Jennie-Anne Smith and guitarist Marcus Jiddell, album number 4 from the Swedes is another...
View ArticleReviews: Hypno5e, Seven Kingdoms, Metal De Facto, Devil Rolling Dice (Paul...
Hypno5e: A Distant (Dark) Source (Pelagic Records) [Paul Scoble]French band Hypno5e have been in existence since 2003. The four piece based in Montpellier have made four albums before A Distant (Dark)...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons (Live...
Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons, Tramshed, CardiffOn a night when you could have attended several top quality gigs in the Welsh Capital and surrounding area, for me there was only one place to be as...
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