Opinion: Ghost - Ringing The Division Bell By Simon Black
Ghost – Ringing The Division BellSimon’s Favourite Fact #1 – all metalheads agree that metal music is absolutely and unequivocally the greatest form of music.Simon’s Favourite Fact #2– no two...
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BPMD: American Made (Napalm Records) [Matt Bladen]Now when I saw that BPMD features the star studded line up of vocalist Bobby Blitz (Overkill) drummer Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, Sons of Apollo),...
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Fraser Edwards: The Architect (1552193 Records DK2) [Simon Black]Purely instrumental music by wizard guitarists aren’t always for everyone - although to be clear this album does not fall into this...
View ArticleReviews: Vega, Aversions Crown, Curse The Son, Tia Carrera (Paul H & Matt)
Vega: Grit Your Teeth (Frontiers Records) [Paul Hutchings]Two years almost to the day since Vega released the excellent Only Human, the British melodic rockers return with their sixth album Grit Your...
View ArticleReviews: Foetal Juice, 16, Calling All Astronauts, Everlore (Charlie, Matt,...
Foetal Juice: Gluttony (Gore House Productions) [Charlie Rogers]Northern death grinders Foetal Juice are a good bunch of lads. The self proclaimed “Masters of Absurdity” have a 15 year record of...
View ArticleReviews: Paralydium, Behold...The Arctopus, House Of Lords, Denied (Matt & Rich)
Paralydium: Worlds Beyond (Frontiers Records) [Matt Bladen]Previously known as The Paralydium Project and formed as an off-shoot of Dynazty their debut EP in 2015 was well received by progressive metal...
View ArticleReviews: Ritualists, Orgone, Isolates, Witches (Paul H & Liam)
Ritualistic: Hollowborn (Self Released) [Liam True]Mixing various sub-genres has always proved to be a difficult task for most bands, it’s even harder when the sub-genres you’re mixing are basically...
View ArticleReviews: Electric Mob, Divine Weep, Meridian Blank, Griot (Matt & Bob)
Electric Mob: Discharge (Frontiers Records) [Bob Shoesmith]Having been knocking around in bands and listening and reviewing music for an embarrassingly long time now, I have lost count of the bio’s...
View ArticleReviews: Die Ego, Nemesium, Leather Frank, Circus Cannon (Matt, Rich, Bob &...
Die Ego: Culto (Self Released) [Matt Bladen]The title track of Culto kicks off this record with some huge riffs, where the bass is very high in the mix giving you a groove laden thump that's noticeable...
View ArticleReviews: Angelcrypt, Restive Nation, Moonlight Haze, Rubber Tea
Angelcrypt: Dawn Of The Emperor (Boersma-Records)Now every critic/reviewer/music lover has genres they love and ones they hate. For me I've never been a big fan of thrash, metal/deathcore or...
View ArticleReviews: Ulthar, Pale Divine, Kult Mogil, Soulthern (Rich & Paul H)
Ulthar: Providence (20 Buck Spin) [Rich Oliver]I’m of the opinion that death metal should sound nasty. There is a great deal of death metal out there which is stunningly performed and produced but just...
View ArticleReviews: Vile Creature, Protest The Hero, Atavist, Cadence Noir (Paul S, Dr...
Vile Creature: Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm (Prosthetic Records) [Paul Scoble]Vile Creature have been making huge and heavy noises since 2014. The duo, made up of Vic on Drums and KW on Guitar and...
View ArticleReviews: Michael Angelo Batio, Beyond Deth, Zilf, Dim Gray (Simon, Rich, Liam...
Michael Angelo Batio: More Machine Than Man (Rat Pak Records) [Simon Black]I’ve said previously on these pages that Shredder Guitar albums are very much a niche appeal thingie. To be honest an album...
View ArticleReviews: Constellatia, Cro-Mags, Dead Reynolds, Huanastone (Paul S, Paul H,...
Constellatia: The Language Of Limbs (Season Of Mist) [Paul Scoble]Constellatia are a four piece based in Cape Town, South Africa. The band feature members of Crow Black Sky and Wildernessking, and have...
View ArticleReviews: Mordred, Elegis, Solaris, Lined (Paul H, Rich, Paul S & Matt)
Mordred: Volition EP (Self Released) [Paul Hutchings]One of the crossover thrash pioneers, Mordred originally formed in 1984, releasing three albums and an EP before splitting in 1994. Often cited as a...
View ArticleReviews: Beyond The Black, Dead Posey, Hank Von Hell, Sulferon (Reviews By Matt)
Beyond The Black: Hørizøns (Napalm Records)We've watched the evolution of Beyond The Black across their previous records as they have re-defined the symphonic metal sound since forming in 2014. Beyond...
View ArticleReviews: Power Trip, Haunt, Viatorem, Stinky (Liam & Matt)
Power Trip: Live in Seattle (Dark Operative) [Liam True]There’s no doubt that Power Trip have dominated the underground Thrash Metal scene since Nightmare Logic dropped back in 2017 and have been on...
View ArticleReviews: Lamb Of God, Vampire, Black Orchid Empire, Chaosaint (Liam, Rich,...
Lamb Of God: Lamb Of God (Nuclear Blast) [Liam True]Lamb Of God are one of the popular bands this side of the 2000’s, there’s no doubt. With every album they get inherently better, build a bigger fan...
View ArticleReviews: Bad Touch, Exhumed & Gruesome, Mushroomhead, Shakedown Suzies...
Bad Touch: Kiss The Sky (Marshall Records) [Simon Black]Bad Touch have done really well in a relatively short space of time. In the 10 years since this bunch met at college the band have released 3...
View ArticleReviews: Enterprise Earth, Thirteen Stars, Exit, Airbag (Liam, Simon, Rich &...
Enterprise Earth: Foundation Of Bones (eOne) [Liam True]Born from the ashes of Dan Watson leaving Infant Annihilator, Enterprise Earth have been on my radar for a few years, and I got the chance to see...
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