A View From The Back Of The Room: Legion All Dayer (Live Review By Paul...
Legion All Dayer, Fuel Rock Club, CardiffOne of the worst months of weather in South Wales history ended with a fiery day in the Capital as Legion Promotions worked their magic to draw top quality...
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Testament, Exodus & Death Angel at O2 Academy, BristolIt is safe to say that this review is going to be a little bit biased as I basically adore thrash metal. It is the first style of metal I heard...
View ArticleReviews: The Outlaws, Mokoma, Stonus, Murmux (Simon, Paul S, Matt & Robert]
The Outlaws: Dixie Highway (Steamhammer) [Simon Black]I’m guessing that as a bunch of mostly metal-heads, most of the readership here don’t have these guys on their radar. That’s a shame, because we...
View ArticleReviews: Coltre, Xenobiotic, Dreambleed, Sectile (Reviews By Grace, Manus,...
Coltre: Under The Influence (Self Released) [Grace Headley]Under The Influence is the debut EP of NWOBHM inspired three piece Coltre, and what an entrance into this brave new decade they have made....
View ArticleReviews: Wolf, Deadrisen, Scarab, Smoulder (Matt & Rich)
Wolf: Feeding The Machine (Century Media Records) [Matt Bladen]Swedish heavy metal troupe Wolf return with their latest record, their first since 2014's Devil's Seed,. Once again it flies the flag for...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Grand Magus (Live Review By Rich Oliver)
Grand Magus & Wolf at The Fleece, BristolIt was trip number two of the week over the bridge to Bristol for a packed out show at The Fleece for an evening of Swedish heavy metal. With two bands...
View ArticleReviews: Huntsman, Puta Volcano, Khymera, Bone Church (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Huntsmen: Mandala Of Fear (Prosthetic Records)Chicago band Huntsmen refer to themselves as storytellers not a band, they cite influences such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Waylon Jennings as they...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Alcest (Live Review By Rich Oliver)
Alcest, Birds In Row & Kaelan Mikla at The Fleece, BristolIt was back over to The Fleece in Bristol for my third and final trip to the city in a week for an eclectic mix of music. The headlining...
View ArticleReviews: King Solomon Hicks, Earth Drive, The Oneira, The Goners (Paul H & Matt)
King Solomon Hicks: Harlem (Provogue Records) [Paul Hutchings]King Solomon Hicks is a 24-year-old blues musician who grew up in Harlem. He releases his debut album via Provogue, a division of Mascot...
View ArticleBloodstock Metal To The Masses South Wales: Heat One (Live Review By Paul...
Metal To The Masses, Heat 1, Fuel Rock Club, CardiffAll hail the Welsh metal scene. With all the media fuelled pandemic chaos, I was half expecting the start of the 2020 South Wales Metal To The Masses...
View ArticleReviews: White Stones, Anubis, Afterbirth, Satan's Empire (Matt, Paul H & Simon)
White Stones: Kuarahy (Nuclear Blast) [Matt Bladen]White Stones is the solo project of Opeth bassist Martin Mendez, he's the guy that does most of the moving when the Swedish prog titans play their...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Anathema (Live Review By Paul Hutchings)
Anathema & Rendezvous Points, London PalladiumIt’s funny how fate deals its cards. Five years to the day since Mrs H and I made our first visit to Liverpool to watch the Liverpudlians play a...
View ArticleReviews: Gotthard, Åskväder, Human Impact, Trauma (Reviews By Alex & Simon)
Gotthard: #13 (Nuclear Blast) [Alex Swift]Gotthard’s #13, which is aptly titled for a thirteenth studio release, surprised me in several ways. The first way it took me back was looking at the history...
View ArticleReviews: Stitched Up Heart, Badd Kharma, Oath Of Damnation, Of Gods And...
Stitched Up Heart: Darkness (Another Century Records) [Matt Bladen]Darkness is the follow up to the Los Angeles metal band's debut Never Alone from 2016. There's no change of sound here from their...
View ArticleReviews: Code Orange, The Unity, Benevolent Like Quietus, David Reece (Matt &...
Code Orange: Underneath (Roadrunner Records) [Matt Bladen]Ok I level with you before I review this album. I don't get Code Orange, having seen them support a few times they are one of the most boring...
View ArticleReviews: Lucifer, Spell, Video Nasties, A Thousand Voices (Reviews By Matt...
Lucifer: III (Century Media)After the changes of location that came before their previous record Swedish occult revivalists Lucifer have returned with their third full length as a much more established...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Trivax (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Trivax, Nomos & Blasfeme, Fuel Rock Club, CardiffWith Covid-19 cancelling events hourly, Fuel Rock Club and the black metal hordes of Wales, stood defiant ready to bathe the virus in the flames of...
View ArticleReviews: Myrkur, Jonathan Hultén, Imperial Child, Nils Patrik Johansson (Matt...
Myrkur: Folkesange (Relapse Records) [Matt Bladen]Amalie Bruun has always defied convention and expectation, she has weathered many storms surrounding her gender and whether she was 'cvlt' enough to be...
View ArticleReviews: Heaven Shall Burn, Medico Peste, Svengali, Dopelord (Liam, Manus,...
Heaven Shall Burn: Of Truth & Sacrifice (Century Media Records) [Liam True]When I first found out Heaven Shall Burn were releasing a new album is was a happy little Deathcore kid again and was...
View ArticleReviews: Ambush, Gorilla, Dripback, Stallion (Simon & Paul H)
Ambush: Infidel (High Roller Records) [Simon Black]Swedish Classic Metallers Ambush are back with their latest release, and so far are not showing any signs of the dreaded ‘third album syndrome’ (Is...
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