Reviews: Slayer, Reign Of Fury, Laura Cox, Eleine (Paul H & Matt)
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (Nuclear Blast) [Paul Hutchings]Recorded at the Forum, Inglewood, CA as the soundtrack to the recent motion picture (which I haven’t seen although reviews of the actual...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Pity My Brain 5th Birthday (Live Review By...
Pity My Brain 5th Birthday, Clwb Ifor Bach, CardiffHaving been slogging away trying to bring shows to the South Wales scene for 5 years it was probably only right that Pity My Brain gathered together...
View ArticleReviews: Jakub Zytecki, Necronomicon, Buck & Evans, Bloody Unicorn (Matt,...
Jakub Zytecki: Nothing Lasts, Nothing's Lost (Self Released) [Matt Bladen]There are thousands of solo guitar players around today so it's quite burgeoning genre to try and stand out in. Jakub Zytecki...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Buckcherry (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Buckcherry & The Treatment, The Tramshed, CardiffArriving a little tardy we missed the opening act for the evening. The Tramshed was probably half full with a mix of sleaze lovers, classic rockers,...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Dragonforce (A Live Review By Matt Bladen)
DragonForce & Lovebites, The Tramshed, CardiffBack to The Tramshed for the originators of Extreme Power Metal. First though it was Lovebites (5) from Japan. Unfortunately we had missed...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Trep (Live Review By Paul Hutchings)
Trep, Excursia, NO:IR UK & Lead By Lies – Fuel Rock ClubA filthy night followed a filthy day. Womanby Street eerily quiet; devoid of people except for those scurrying between buildings. The sound...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Lacuna Coil (Live Review By Paul Hutchings)
Lacuna Coil, SWX, BristolEditor's Note: Due to the 6pm start time (club night afterwards) we weren't able to get to SWX for either Infected Rain or Eluveitie meaning we arrived just before the headline...
View ArticleReviews: The Dark Element, Human Fortress, Idlewar, Crisix (Matt & Paul H)
The Dark Element: Songs The Nights Sings (Frontiers Records) [Matt Bladen]The collaborative project between ex-Nightwish vocalist Annette Olzon and Jani Liimatainen (ex Sonata Arctica/Cain's Offering)...
View ArticleReviews: Zinc Bukowski, Woodhawk, Stoned Jesus, Paricia's Patience (Matt,...
Zinc Bukowski: Care For This? (Red Sun Sounds) [Matt Bladen]Zinc Bunkowski are something of an enigma in terms of sound, they fuse together snot nosed punk, open chord alt rock and spacey desert rock...
View ArticleReviews: Denner's Inferno, Mammoth Mammoth, Cyhra, Edge Of Paradise (Matt &...
Denner's Inferno: In Amber (Mighty Music) [Matt Bladen]In Amber is the debut album from Denner's Inferno, the new band formed by ex Mercyful Fate/King Diamond guitarist Michael Denner. Now for those...
View ArticleReviews: Pretty Maids, Blood Incantation, Strigoi, Mustasch (Rich,...
Pretty Maids: Undress Your Madness (Frontiers Records) [Rich Oliver]Pretty Maids are a Danish institution having been going since 1981 yet seem to have a very minimal audience in the UK which is a damn...
View ArticleReviews: Magic Kingdom, Kaine, Meshiaak, The Old Dead Tree (Paul H, Manus &...
Magic Kingdom: MetAlmighty (AFM Records) [Paul Hutchings]If you trawl through the pages of this esteemed website, you’ll find a review by the Ed way back in 2011. Already immersed in the world of...
View ArticleReviews: Eluveitie, God Alone, Singularity, MSRY (Lee & Manus)
Eluveitie: Live At Masters Of Rock (Nuclear Blast) [Lee Burgess]I recently learned the correct way to pronounce Eluveitie, but that won’t help us here. Seriously, the new album, Live At Masters Of Rock...
View ArticleReviews: Red Death, Kamchatka, Fit For An Autopsy, Rising Insane (Liam, Zach...
Red Death: Sickness Divine (Century Media) [Zach Williams]It’s 13:15 on a Tuesday afternoon and I am still in my dressing gown. Mucus runs from almost every hole in my head. My first cold of the winter...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Ghost (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Ghost, All Them Witches & Tribulation, Motorpoint Arena CardiffNow it's no secret that we try to avoid Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena by choice, it's an absolute of a shed of a venue, poorly...
View ArticleReviews: KING, Despised Icon, Lionheart, Silked & Stained (Matt, Zach, Liam &...
KING: Coldest Of The Cold (Indie Recordings) (Matt Bladen)Aussie Blackened Metal anyone? Not the country that would make you think of the frozen tundra, usually associated with the genre but KING are...
View ArticleReviews: Liberty Lies, Work Of Art, Eskimo Callboy, Void Vator, (Alex, Stief,...
Liberty Lies: It’s The Hope That Kills You (Self Released) [Alex Swift]Liberty Lies. Where do I remember that name? That’s right, the first time I encountered this band was in 2010 when they were...
View ArticleA View from The Back Of The Room: Veil Of Maya (Live Review By Tom Bladen)
Veil Of Maya, Y Plas, CardiffThe last time I'd seen Veil Of Maya (8) a technical issue meant that the last few songs (which are usually the most recognised) were played with just the rhythm section and...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Hawkwind (Live Review By Paul Hutchings)
Hawkwind and The Black Heart Orchestra, Tramshed, CardiffIt’s a sad reflection on society, or maybe that should be on the scumbags in our society that Hawkwind’s pre-gig backdrop projections is aimed...
View ArticleReviews: Cattle Decapitation, Dark Fortress, Project Ruins, Necrotted...
Cattle Decapitation: Death Atlas (Metal Blade Records) [Claire Hanley & Charlie Rogers]It’s been 4 whole years since The Anthropocene Extinction. No wonder the 3 months since Cattle Decapitation...
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