A View From The Back Of The Room: Napalm Death (Live Review By Rich Oliver)
Napalm Death, Eyehategod, Misery Index, Rotten Sound & Bat at Tramshed, CardiffFor the first time in an age there was a metal show at Cardiff’s Tramshed to satisfy me and my fickle tastes and this...
View ArticleReviews: Dark Fortress, Polaris, Tombs, H.E.A.T (Paul H, Rich, Alex & Simon)
Dark Fortress: Spectres From The Old World (Century Media Records) [Paul Hutchings]Late last year we got to relive Stab Wounds, the seminal 2004 release from the German black metal legends. That was...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Babymetal (Live Review By Liam True)
Babymetal & Creeper, Great Hall, CardiffAbout three songs into their set I realised that Creeper (3) aren’t for me. I can understand why they have such a big fanbase and following because they do...
View ArticleReviews: Mondo Generator, Toundra, CB3, Night Crowned (Reviews By Simon, Paul...
Mondo Generator: Shooter’s Bible (Heavy Psych Sounds) [Simon Black]OK, that was a surprise. Having only just got the use of my ears back from reviewing Nick Oliveri’s most recent Mondo release Fuck It...
View ArticleReviews: Lunar, Dead Serenity, We Sell The Dead, Framing Hanley (Reviews By...
Lunar: Eidolon (Divebomb Records) [Matt Bladen]Formed back in 2013 by Alex Bosson (drums/percussion) and Ryan Erwin (guitar/vocals), the band have had numerous members in that time but have managed to...
View ArticleReviews: Antipope, Sons Of Sounds, Oddious, Thor (Rich, Simon, Matt & Paul H)
Antipope: Apostle Of Infinite Joy (Fertile Crescent Productions) [Rich Oliver]Apostle Of Infinite Triumph is the fifth album by Finnish band Antipope. Originally formed as a black metal band back in...
View ArticleReviews: On Thorns I Lay, The Amity Affliction, Loud Silence, Fractured...
On Thorns I Lay: Thernos (Lifeforce Records) [Matt Bladen]Formed in 1995 as death metal band Paralysis in the early 90 s in Greece. Along with other cult bands such as Rotting Christ, Septic Flesh,...
View ArticleReviews: The Night Flight Orchestra, Regarde Les Hommes Tomber, Neaera,...
The Night Flight Orchestra: Aeromantic (Nuclear Blast) [Rich Oliver]Though many of us are loathe to admit it, most metalheads are a sucker for a good, catchy and well written pop song. The 70’s and...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Rings Of Saturn (Live Review By Dr Claire...
Rings Of Saturn, Enterprise Earth, Traitors, Brand Of Sacrifice, The Exchange, BristolA highly anticipated sell out show, featuring space diddlers Rings Of Saturn. The Exchange was absolutely heaving....
View ArticleM2TM South Wales 2020 Interviews: State Of Deceit (By Paul Hutchings)
State Of Deceit InterviewState Of Deceit: Last year State Of Deceit were unlucky to go out in round one on a technicality – no drummer due to illness meant that they had to use programmed drums and...
View ArticleReviews: Five Finger Death Punch, In Technicolour, Saurr, Rejection (Reviews...
Five Finger Death Punch: F8 (Better Noise)Love them or hate them, FFDP are one of the biggest and most successful metal bands of the last decade. And on F8 they’ve proved they’re here to stay. Sticking...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Vodun (Live Review By Paul Hutchings)
Vodun, Scarfoot & Mammoth Toe, The Old England, BristolDelivered by Wizzarding Productions, the return of London psychedelic power outfit Vodun (9) to Bristol, this time at The Old England was an...
View ArticleM2TM South Wales 2020 Interviews: Altered Myths (Interview By Paul Hutchings)
Altered Myths M2TM interviewThe first of our M2TM interviews for 2020 starts with Altered Myths. In our usual format I emailed the band some questions and watched the inbox for the response. Here’s...
View ArticleReviews: Body Count, My Dying Bride, Almanac, Peter & The Test Tube Babies...
Body Count: Carnivore (Century Media) [Paul Hutchings]Three years since Bloodlust ripped the ears off your head, the LA rap metallers led by Ice T and Ernie C are back with album number seven, and it...
View ArticleReviews: The Neal Morse Band, Ross The Boss, Inno, Dystopian Future Movies...
The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventour – Live In BRNO 2019 (Inside Out Records) [Simon Black]Neal Morse has been around the block a bit, and has well-established prog credentials as far as this old...
View ArticleM2TM South Wales 2020 Interviews: Grym (Interview By Paul Hutchings)
Grym Interview for M2TMOne of the bands who really made an impact in 2019 was Swansea’s Grym whose sleazy hard rock wowed the crowds. I caught up at the last minute with lead guitarist Ben Baljak to...
View ArticleReviews: Allen/Olzon, Wishbone Ash, Earthsplitter, Game Zero (Matt, Paul H,...
Allen/Olzon: Worlds Apart (Frontiers Records) [Matt Bladen]Singer Russell Allen (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob) returns again for another collaborative project for Frontiers and returning to the fold is...
View ArticleReviews: Novena, Earth Rot, Innards, Deadfire (Matt, Paul H & Paul S)
Novena: Eleventh Hour (Frontiers Records) [Matt Bladen]UK prog band Novena have finally released their debut full length after their well received EP in 2016. This has been in the works since then...
View ArticleReviews: Viscera, Semblant, Red\\Shift, Elixir (Paul H, Matt & Simon)
Viscera: Obsidian (Unique Leader Records) [Paul Hutchings]Featuring former members of Heart Of A Coward, Abhorrent Decimation, Martyr Defiled, Nervecell and Surfaces, Viscera formed in 2019. Obsidian...
View ArticleReviews: Vredehammer, Svengahli, Naat, No Kings No Slaves (Rich, Alex & Liam)
Vredehammer: Viperous (Indie Recordings) [Rich Oliver]Viperous is the third album by Norwegian blackened death metal horde Vredehammer. Vredehammer are a band I have heard bits of in the past but never...
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