Reviews: Kyros, Hail Spirit Noir, Stygian Crown, Hadean Cult (Reviews By Matt...
Kyros: Celexa Dreams (White Star Records)"Citalopram, sold under the brand name Celexa, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor class. It is used to treat major depressive...
View ArticleReviews: Long Distance Calling, Behold The Void, Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin,...
Long Distance Calling: How Do We Want To Live? (Inside Out Music) [Alex Swift]Instrumental prog out of Germany, the impressive, spacey soundscapes long-distance calling create, do not require vocals to...
View ArticleReviews: Carach Angren, Ahab, Votane, Green Claws, (Paul H & Matt)
Carach Angren: Franckensteina Strataemontanus (Season Of Mist) [Paul Hutchings]Album number six for the Dutch outfit who revel in their label as masters of horror. This may be their most flamboyant...
View ArticleReviews: Blackberry Smoke, Jessica Wolff, Arabs In Aspic, Thunderlight...
Blackberry Smoke: Live From Capricorn Sound Studios (Capricorn Sound Studios) [Paul Hutchings]It’s a well-established fact that Blackberry Smoke are one of our favourites. The Southern rockers have...
View ArticleReviews: Pyrrhon, On Atlas' Shoulders, Glasswork, Draemora (Paul S, Paul H,...
Pyrrhon: Abscess Time (Willowtip Records) [Paul Scoble]Pyrrhon have been making challenging music together since 2008. I say ‘Challenging’ as this is a far more experimental form of Death Metal than...
View ArticleReviews: Emmure, Exocrine, Cult Of Frey, Battle Born (Liam, Charlie, Paul S &...
Emmure: Hindsight (Sharptone Records) [Liam True]I’ve never listened to Emmure prior to listening to this record, but I’ve always associated them with Attila. Childish, not a serious band and just...
View ArticleReviews: OHHMS, Falconer, Alarum, The Loyal Order (Matt, Simon, Rich & Bob)
OHHMS: Close (Holy Roar Records) [Matt Bladen]The Kent based force of nature that is OHHMS return with their new record Close released on the label of the moment Holy Roar Records. It caters for only...
View ArticleReviews: Mike LePond's Silent Assassins, Varus, 5th Machine, Eleven Strings...
Mike LePond’s Silent Assassins: Whore Of Babylon (Silver Lining Music) [Bob Shoesmith]With the constant, week to week launch of new bands (or the recycling of other bands and members), these days you...
View ArticleReviews: Wounded Cross, Chapfallen, Groom Lake, Fight The Tornado (Reviews By...
Wounded Cross: Our Future Is Dead (Self Released)This is an odd one... Rugby based band Wounded Cross are something of a local legend playing a grand total of 27 gigs since their inception in 2014...
View ArticleReviews: Grey Daze, Enslavery, Neverbreath, Bishop Of Hexen (Liam & Paul H)
Grey Daze: Amends (Loma Vista Records) [Liam True]If you’re going into this album expecting it to sound anything like Linkin Park, then remove all traces of those thoughts. Amends is a haunting, yet...
View ArticleReviews: Feuerschwanz, The Miser, Echidna, Chugun (Rich, Simon & Matt)
Feuerschwanz: Das Elfte Gebot (Napalm Records) [Rich Oliver]When it comes to bands who are more light hearted, funny or generally silly I am a mass of contradictions. I love power metal and especially...
View ArticleReviews: The Last Renegades, Kenziner, Goblins Blade, Mora Prokaza (Reviews...
The Last Renegades: Valley Of The Kings (Dissonance Records)Valley Of The Kings is the first album from The Last Renegades a new project from Tokyo Blade founder Andy Boulton along with vocalist Aio...
View ArticleReviews: Nick D’Virgilio, Make Them Suffer, SVÄRD, Magick Touch (Bob, Liam,...
Nick D’Virgilio: Invisible (English Electric) [Bob Shoesmith]It’s not often I get to report on a drummer’s burgeoning and successful solo career, in fact there’s Phil Collins…and…maybe some others that...
View ArticleReviews: Bury Tomorrow, Aleah, Bob Katsionis, Phoxjaw (Liam, Matt & Alex)
Bury Tomorrow: Cannibal (Music For The Nations) [Liam True]In my case, Bury Tomorrow are one of those bands that you’ve heard of but never listen to for some reason. You hear the hype build up around...
View ArticleReviews: Kansas, Kingnomad, Rebel Wizard, Devastator (Paul H & Paul S)
Kansas: The Absence Of Presence (Frontiers Records) [Paul Hutchings]I admit that Kansas rarely feature on my radar. Carry On My Wayward Son and Dust In The Wind. Yeah, that’s about my lot. They feature...
View ArticleReviews: A.A Williams, Lighthammer, Voivod, Angeles (Matt & Bob)
A.A Williams: Forever Blue (Bella Union) [Matt Bladen]Forever Blue I'm sure there are huge amount of people feeling that this could be a setting for their life during this lockdown/pandemic period,...
View ArticleReviews: New Device, Enshadowed, Greybeard, Ganzi Gun (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
New Device: Karöshi (Self Released)Originally coming to progress through their demos on MySpace (remember that?) they were signed to Classic Rock magazine's important but short-lived record label...
View ArticleReviews: Inerrant, Soul Grinder, Meridian Dawn, Virtual Symmetry (Matt, Rich,...
Inerrant: Incarceraging (Self Released) [Matt Bladen]In the time of the virus, the genesis of Welsh-based band/project Inerrant was born out necessity. Paul Fortescue (Ex-Hogslayer) and Gareth Rowley...
View ArticleReviews: Maggot Heart, Transit Method, The Dirty Denims, Imperivm (Reviews By...
Maggot Heart: Mercy Machine (Rapid Eye Records)Swedish born, Germany residing guitarist Linnéa Olsson has been a part of numerous bands the most notable being The Oath and Beastmilk/Grave Pleasures....
View ArticleReviews: Ten Foot Wizard, Magenta, Osta Love, Maryann Cotton (Matt & Bob)
Ten Foot Wizard: Get Out Of Your Mind (Beard Of Zeus Records)I've always enjoyed the fiery stoner metal of Manchester monsters Ten Foot Wizard, I've also been lucky enough to see them a couple of times...
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