Reviews: Lik, Neuronspoiler, Marche Funebre, Athon (Paul H, Lucas, Dave & Matt)
LIK: Misanthropic Breed (Metal Blade Records) [Paul Hutchings]Blasting back with their third slab of punishing death metal, Stockholm’s LIK have continued in the same vein that they finished on with...
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Slade: Cum On Feel The Hitz (BMG Records) [Paul Hutchings]“I love Slade ... they wrote the catchiest songs around” - Alice Cooper“Noddy Holder’s got one of the greatest voices in rock ever” - Ozzy...
View ArticleReviews: Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets, Kataklysm, Alpha Wolf, Ewigkeit...
Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets: Live At The Roundhouse (BMG) Recorded during 3 May and 4 May 2019 at the Roundhouse in London, Live At The Roundhouse is the ‘debut’ album from Nick Mason’s Saucerful...
View ArticleReviews: Deftones, Ward XVI, Nasty, South Of Salem (Alex, Simon, Liam & Matt)
Deftones: Ohms (Reprise Records) [Alex Swift]We begin on a creeping synth melody, which gives way to a violent, apocalyptic riff. Chino’s signature screams are heard above the chaos, serenading between...
View ArticleReviews: Fish & Ayreon (Reviews By Matt & Rich)
Fish: Weltschmerz (Fishy Music Ltd) [Matt Bladen]Weltschmerz - a feeling of world weariness or ennui, once again the Germans have basically spoken for the entire world in this current period. It's also...
View ArticleReviews: Carnation, Satan, Neal Morse, Black Stone Machine (Charlie, Paul H,...
Carnation: Where Death Lies (Season Of Mist) [Charlie Rogers] Belgian riff pedallers Carnation have conjured forth their second full length release Where Death Lies proving that despite the general...
View ArticleReviews: Finntroll, The Pilgrim, Mad Sin, Mestis (Reviews By Nicola & Matt)
Finntroll: Vredesvävd (Century Media Records) [Nicola Williams]Folk metal has managed to grow up, hold up and infuse itself with darker genres, all whilst still retaining the charm that draws so many...
View ArticleReviews: Idles, Obsidian Kingdom, NZM, Skeletoon (Alex, Dave, Simon & Liam)
Idles: Ultra Mono (Partisan Records) [Alex Swift]If you took one look at Idles when they first emerged onto the scene in 2017 with the raging debut Brutalism, you would not have immediately thought...
View ArticleReviews: Morta Skuld, Scordatura, Six Feet Under, Hellion Prime (Rich,...
Morta Skuld: Suffer For Nothing (Peaceville Records) [Rich Oliver]Suffer For Nothing is the sixth album from Milwaukee old school death metallers Morta Skuld and the second post-reunion album for the...
View ArticleReviews: Enslaved, Nightmare, Mind Wars, Hexx (Reviews By Paul S & Paul H)
Enslaved: Utgard (Nuclear Blast Records) [Paul Scoble]Way back in 1991 when Ivor Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson formed Enslaved (aged 13 and 17), I doubt they had any idea that the band would have lasted...
View ArticleReviews: White Dog, Red Spektor, Rumours, Attick Demons (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
White Dog: White Dog (Rise Above Records)Austin retro rockers White Dog have seemed to pulled it out of the bag with their debut album signing to Lee Dorrian's Rise Above Records, a man who knows about...
View ArticleReviews: Amaranthe, King Mothership, Emerald Lord, The Erkonauts (Stuart,...
Amaranthe: Manifest (Nuclear Blast) [Stuart Blythe]Amaranthe have gone from strength to strength in recent years, particularly with the addition of Dynazty’s Nils Molin in 2017 and the utterly superb...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Interview With Agrona By Matt Bladen
The Spotlight: Interview With Agrona By Matt BladenMoM: So first we'll address the elephant in the room, at the end of last year it looked as if it was a bright new chapter for Agrona, (well as bright...
View ArticleReviews: Sumac, All Souls, Iron Angel, I Am Waiting For You Last Summer...
SUMAC: May You Be Held (Thrill Jockey) [Rich Oliver]May You Be Held is the fourth album from Canadian atmospheric sludge metal band SUMAC. SUMAC is a name I have seen mentioned but not a band I have...
View ArticleReviews: Blue Oyster Cult, Corey Taylor, Bleedskin, Goditha (Reviews By Paul...
Blue Öyster Cult: The Symbol Remains (Frontiers Records) [Paul Hutchings]It’s been nearly two decades since Curse Of The Hidden Mirror was released. 20 years? How the hell was this allowed to happen?...
View ArticleReviews: Anaal Nathrakh, Warlung, Ascension Of The Watchers, Lonewolf (Lucas,...
Anaal Nathrakh: Endarkenment (Metal Blade Records) [Lucas Tuckwood]Birmingham’s finest lunatics Anaal Nathrakh are back and more mental than ever- it’s their latest record, Endarkenment. Brimming with...
View ArticleReviews: Crippled Black Phoenix, The Waymaker, Arcadian Child, Gallows Circus...
Crippled Black Phoenix: Ellengæst (Season Of Mist) [Matt Bladen]Justin Greaves' Crippled Black Phoenix project has always been a collaborative effort either by accident or by design, over the years...
View ArticleReviews: Sinner's Blood, Gargoyl, R.I.P, Mountain Tamer (Matt, Rich, Stuart &...
Sinner's Blood: The Mirror Star (Frontiers Records) [Matt Bladen]There are hundreds of bands that seem to appear from nowhere every day, we can only cover so many but Italian label Frontiers do have...
View ArticleReviews: Thirteenth Sign, Sollust, Chestcrush, Snowy White (Dave, Simon, Rich...
Thirteenth Sign: The Ashes Of A Treacherous Silence (Self Released) [Dave Marcovecchio]This pesky Corona business has certainly given us all a lot of spare time which has found people doing new and...
View ArticleReviews: Sacred Outcry, Paranoid Reverb, Solid Faith, Project Theory (Reviews...
Sacred Outcry: Damned For All Time (No Remorse Records)Formed in 1998 in Piraeus, Greece, Sacred Outcry entered the studio in 2001 to record Damned For All Time however after 2 years they stopped...
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