Reviews: Truckfighters, The Birds Of Satan, Monument
Truckfighters: Universe (Fuzzorama)Sweden does seem to be the home of classic rock and metal now and Örebro natives Truckfighters have been peddling their brand of stoner riff rock since 2001. The band...
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: Bonded By Blood (Paul Hutchings)
Bonded by Blood – Fuel CardiffA six band thrash fest for ten quid? Absofuckinglutely sir! And so it was that the legends that are Mr Rhod Davies, Mr Benjamin Beer and of course Kreator’s bastard love...
View ArticleReviews: Devin Townsend, Timo Tolkki's Avalon, Brother Firetribe
Devin Townsend: Casualties Of Cool (Self Released)Is Devin Townsend the finest musician (metal or otherwise) of the 20th Century? Debatable but what is true is that he certainly is a musical chameleon...
View ArticleReviews: Sabaton, Gazpacho, Blatant Dissary
Sabaton: Heroes (Nuclear Blast) [Nick Hewitt]For many years I have been an avid fan of the gents from Falun, Sweden. So needless to say the release of their 7th studio album was very much on my radar....
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: The Eagles (Review By Paul)
Eagles – LG Arena, BirminghamThere are some gigs that you always feel incredibly privileged to have been present at. Thin Lizzy’s last tour in 1983, Metallica on the Puppets tour, Dio on the Holy Diver...
View ArticleThe View From The Back Of The Room: Absolva & Babylon Fire
Absolva & Babylon Fire, Ebbw Vale InstituteInto the valleys and to the lovely Ebbw Vale Institute for a night of British metal. Seriously this venue is excellent, decked out like a church, meaning...
View ArticleReviews: California Breed, Absolva, Outloud
California Breed: S/T (Frontiers)So what happens when a supergroup implodes? Well they usually go back to their day jobs and the more talented members do better. This seemed to be a problem with Black...
View ArticleWorld Of Metal 10: Vainaja, Doublestone, Garuda Force
Vainaja – Kadotetut (Self Released) [Review By Paul]The debut album from Finnish three piece death doom outfit Vainaja is about as heavy a release as you will find this year. Riddled with absolutely...
View ArticleReviews: Pop Evil, Elvenking, Bloody Hammers
Pop Evil: Onyx (Eleven Seven Music)Let's get it out of the way now, Pop Evil have a terrible name. However they are an amazing band and I do not use that word lightly. Imagine if you will an...
View ArticleThe View From The Back Of The Room: Bloody Hammers
Bloody Hammers, Ironbird, Lacertilia, Full Moon CardiffAs part of the Download warm up shows that happen every year before the spiritual meet on the hallowed turf of Donnington. This year the Cardiff...
View ArticleReviews: Winger, Shores Of Null, Pentakill
Winger: Better Days Comin' (Frontiers Records)Winger have always had a bit of a hard time due to the fact that they around in the hair metal era and that Beavis And Butthead used them as a butt for...
View ArticleReviews: Crowbar, Anathema, The Algorithm
Crowbar – Symmetry in Black (Century Media) [Review By Paul]Symmetry In Black is the 10th Album from New Orleans Sludge Metallers Crowbar, led by the formidable Kirk Windstein. This is the follow up to...
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Virgil & The Accelerators: The Radium (2010)Virgil McMahon is a 22 year old guitarist from South Africa who and the Accelerators are his band consisting of his younger brother Gabriel on drums and...
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: Download 2014 (Review By Paul)
Download 2014 – Friday 13 JuneIn a moment of impulse, I decided to return to the endurance test that is Castle Donnington for the first time since 2011. The main draw for me, as you will have worked...
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: Anathema (Review By Paul)
Anathema - Gloucester Cathedral 15 June 2014The opportunity to see one of my favourite bands in a unique setting was far too good to turn down and so, two days after seeing Anathema at Download CMH...
View ArticleReviews: Rival Sons, Vader, Seprevation
Rival Sons: Great Western Valkyrie (Earache)Four albums into their career and the trajectory of Rival Sons is going through the roof, the band are possibly the most authentic of any of the 'retro'...
View ArticleWorld Of Metal 11: Psycrene, Sylvatica, Skyconqueror
Psycrene: A Frail Deception (Steel Gallery Records)Progressive metal is one of my major passions; I do love it, the technicality, the songwriting, the sheer madness of it sometimes. So when I found...
View ArticleAnother Point Of View From The Back Of The Room: Winger (Review By Nick)
Winger, Jettblack & Blackwolf: O2 Academy BristolCards on the table I hadn't even heard of Winger until they were introduced to me a few weeks ago. Since then they have been playing on my iPod...
View ArticleReviews: The Atlas Moth, Darkest Era, Night Mistress
The Atlas Moth: The Old Believer (Profound Lore Records)The Atlas Moth are post metal band from Chicago, Illinois and The Old Believer is their third album, I've never really heard much from them so I...
View ArticleWorld Of Metal 12: Crosswind, Krownn, EnkElination
Crosswind: Vicious Dominion (No Remorse Records)Greek power metal is a genre that has produced some great bands, first is the mighty Firewind (from Greece you know?) then onto other bands like...
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