Reviews: Valkyrie, Night In Gales, Drops Of Heart, Solemnity (Matt & Liam)
Valkyrie: Fear (Relapse Records) [Matt Bladen]Being a person who is permanently stuck in the late 60's/70's mindset anything that harks back to those days of the post summer of love downturn when drugs...
View ArticleReviews: Elimination, The Vice, Angel Morgue, Ravened (Paul H, Rich, Paul S &...
Elimination: Of Gods And Beasts (Self Released) [Paul Hutchings]Formed in 2007, Elimination are a thrash trio from the depths of Suffolk who released two albums in Destroyed By Creation and The Blood...
View ArticleReviews: Joe Bonamassa, Alcatrazz, High Spirits, Starblind (Reviews By Simon...
Joe Bonamassa: A New Day Now - Re-Recorded/Remastered (J&R Adventures/Provogue Records)Originally issued with the subtly different title, A New Day Yesterday 20 years ago, this album has been given...
View ArticleReviews: Stillbirth, Ghost Avenue, Orbit Culture, Ice (Reviews By Paul...
Stillbirth: Revive The Throne (Unique Leader Records)If you’ve ever been run over by a steamroller, I imagine this is what it feels like. The Germanic death metal machine Stillbirth flatten with some...
View ArticleReviews: Dukes Of The Orient, Dee Snider, Deathstorm, King Gorm (Paul H & Matt)
Dukes Of The Orient: Freakshow (Frontiers Records) [Matt Bladen]Now a lot of albums are said to be 'eagerly anticipated' however in the case of Freakshow the second album from Dukes Of The Orient is...
View ArticleReviews: Stormzone, Lionheart, Katalepsy, Kosmogonia (Paul H & Matt)
Stormzone: Ignite The Machine (Metalapolis Records) [Paul Hutchings]I’ve been a fan of Northern Irish outfit Stormzone since their superb set at BOA in 2014 which led to their fourth album, Seven Sins....
View ArticleReviews: Creeper, Blue Oyster Cult, Onslaught, Ramos (Alex, Paul H, Simon &...
Creeper: Sex, Death And The Infinite Void (Roadrunner Records) [Alex Swift]On the last show of the ‘Eternity, In Your Arms’ Tour, Creeper proclaimed that they would not be playing any more concerts as...
View ArticleReviews: Howling Giant/Sergeant Thunderhoof, Geoff Tyson, Misery Signals,...
Howling Giant/Sergeant Thunderhoof: Turned to Stone Chapter II - Masamune & Muramasa (Ripple Music) [Paul Hutchings]Sometimes the low hanging fruit is further from the ground than you think....
View ArticleReviews: Avatar, Arctic Rain, Black Rose Maze, Wicked Sisters (Simon, Matt,...
Avatar: Hunter Gatherer (Century Media Records) [Simon Black]It’s been a couple of years since Avatar Country was released, and a lot longer since I caught the tail end of this Swedish outfit’s...
View ArticleReviews: Deep Purple, Black Crown Initiate, Cory Marks, Mattias Ohlsson...
Deep Purple: Whoosh! (earMusic) [Paul Hutchings]A word of advice before you dive into Whoosh! Don’t judge it on one listen. At first the 21st studio album presents as an episode in self-indulgence. On...
View ArticleReviews: Curses, Selenseas, Zebadiah Crowe, Tennessee Champagne (Liam, Simon,...
Curses: Chapter ll - Bloom (Sharptone Records) [Liam True]Chapter ll: Bloom is more or less a contemporary Metal album that takes elements from different styles of genres and packs them neatly into the...
View ArticleReviews: Ingested, Atræ Bilis, Robbie Krieger, The Human Veil (Charlie/Dr...
Ingested: Where Only Gods May Tread (Unique Leader Records) [Charlie & Dr Claire]A highly anticipated release from the self proclaimed Mancunian Slam Kings, Where Only Gods May Tread is a...
View ArticleReviews: Kamelot, Divide By Design, Renunciation, Nervosa (Reviews By Matt...
Kamelot: I Am The Empire - Live From The 013 (Napalm Records)Filmed and recorded at the 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands back in 2018 the setlist for this show is similar to the one I saw American/European...
View ArticleReviews: This Is Endless, Awake By Design, Fixation, Raider (Paul S, Simon,...
This Is Endless: Formations Of A World Below (Endless Records) [Paul Scoble]Formations Of A World Below is the first full length album from This Is Endless. The band, who formed in 2016, have also...
View ArticleReviews: Good Tiger, Obsecration, In Hearts Wake, Seer Of The Void (Matt &...
Good Tiger: Raised In A Doomsday Cult (Self Released) [Lucas Tuckwood]Raised In A Doomsday Cult is the new studio album from the prog rock outfit Good Tiger, featuring a slightly softer approach than...
View ArticleReviews: Mercury Circle, Slaves, Kiljin, Yargos (Rich, Bob, Lucas & Matt)
Mercury Circle: The Dawn Of Vitriol (Noble Demon) [Rich Oliver]The Dawn Of Vitriol is the debut release from Mercury Circle which is the new project from Jaani Peuhu of Iconcrash and Swallow The Sun...
View ArticleReviews: Blues Pills, Jesus Wept, Navian, The Fall Of Troy (Paul H & Liam)
Blues Pills: Holy Moly! (Nuclear Blast Records) [Paul Hutchings]If you reflect on the journey of Blues Pills, it’s somewhat bewildering to realise that as the band reach their tenth anniversary, Holy...
View ArticleReviews: Veonity, Volcanova, ThrashGangsters, Psychotron (Simon, Matt, Lucas...
Veonity: Sorrows (Scarlet Records) [Simon Black]Sweden has no shortage of cracking Power metal acts these days, and this album is fourth time out for this bunch. With an album title like Sorrows I was...
View ArticleReviews: Master Charger, Cytotoxin, Psychlona, Hannah Aldridge (Matt,...
Master Charger: Origin Of The Lugubrious (Stoned Rocka Records) [Matt Bladen]What do you get from a Master Charger? Not the ability to power all of your devices but riffs, big fat dirty riffs, that...
View ArticleReviews: Unleash The Archers, The Georgia Thunderbolts, Moths/The Stone Eye,...
Under The Archers: Abyss (Napalm Records)Hot on the heels of their covers EP, Brittney Slayes and her merry men return with their latest full length, the bands fifth (!) it's a conceptual record that...
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