The Spotlight: 2020 Catch Up Interview With State Of Deceit By Matt Bladen
MoM: How have the band members been handling the lack of touring and even the lack of practicing in 2020?State Of Deceit: Yeah it's been a struggle, so we've played whenever possible, but getting less...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: 2020 Catch Up Interview With Incursion By Matt Bladen
MoM: How have the band members been handling the lack of touring and even the lack of practicing in 2020?Incursion: It has been a bit of a strain in all honesty, even with the interdimensional travel...
View ArticleReviews: A Sound Of Thunder, Magic Dance, Wormhog, Ashes Of Ares (Reviews By...
A Sound Of Thunder: Parallel Eternity (Self Released)It seems I've missed a few releases from A Sound Of Thunder but Parallel Eternity is probably the best record to rediscover them with as it's a 10th...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: 2020 Catch Up Interview With Lacertilia By Matt Bladen
MoM: How have the band members been handling the lack of touring and even the lack of practicing in 2020?Lacertilia: We've all been directly affected by the pandemic as far as employment and personal...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: 2020 Catch Up Interview With Blind Divide By Matt Bladen
MoM: How have the band members been handling the lack of touring and even the lack of practicing in 2020? Blind Divide: 2020 hasn't been too bad in regards to practicing, as we have all been able to...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: 2020 Catch Up Interview With Rites To Ruin By Matt Bladen
MoM: How have the band members been handling the lack of touring and even the lack of practicing in 2020?Rites To Ruin: We've done the same as most really. We've rehearsed when we can and it's safe to...
View ArticleReviews: Sound Of Memories, Ward XVI, The Foundation, Deliberate Miscarriage...
In this set of reviews I'm recapping some albums that we either missed just before the festive period or that were released over Xmas.Sound Of Memories: The Sand Within (Domino Media Group)First up are...
View ArticleReviews: Frozen Soul, Helestios, Kavyk, Blessed By Perversion (Reviews By...
Frozen Soul: Crypt Of Ice (Century Media Records) [2021]Conceived in 2018 Frozen Soul go against the heat and sweat of their Texan membership with a much more glacial affair, their influences are drawn...
View ArticleReviews: Saber, Octavision, El Colosso, Church Crusher (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Saber: Without Warning (Church Recordings) [2021]LA retro NWOTHM riff machines Saber, play the style of speed metal that Trevor William Church favours with his band Haunt and it's probably a safe bet...
View ArticleReviews: Need, Voodoo Circle, Wedge, Old Selves (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Need: Norchestrion - A Song For The End (Ikaros Records)Some bands just get it. They understand exactly what they have to do to appeal to their fan base. Greek progressive metal band Need are a band...
View ArticleReviews: Dread Sovereign, Starified, CB3, Ominous Glory (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Dread Sovereign: Alchemical Warfare (Metal Blade Records)This has been a long time coming. Dread Sovereign is the black/proto-metal/doom project from Nemtheanga who has been at the forefront of the...
View ArticleReviews: Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou, Antre, Kabbalah, Midnight Spell (Reviews By...
Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou: The Helm Of Sorrow EP (Sacred Bones) [Matt Bladen]May Our Chambers Be Full was one of the most spellbinding albums of 2020, encapsulating a year of hardship with two...
View ArticleReviews: Bloody Hammers, Gatecreeper, Hunted By Elephants, Supermoon (Reviews...
Bloody Hammers: Songs Of Unspeakable Terror (Napalm Records)Returning from their crypt in Transylvania County, North Carolina occult rock n rollers Bloody Hammers return with an album that adds another...
View ArticleA View From The TV Screen: Nightstalker - Stages A/Live Concert Film (Review...
Nightstalker, Stages A/Live, At Gagarin 205 Live Space, AthensThe Onassis Foundation was set up by Business Magnate Aristotle Onassis in memory of his son Alexander to promote culture, education,...
View ArticleReviews: Fireforce, Fractal Generator, Tantivy, Oath SC (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Fireforce: Rage Of War (ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records)Now it's usually the Americans that play heavy power metal, I'm thinking mainly about Iced Earth (a band that surely won't be releasing any more...
View ArticleReviews: Ingested, Winterage, Be The Wolf, Konquest (Reviews By Charlie...
Ingested: Stinking Cesspool Of Liquefied Human Remnants (Unique Leader Records) [Charlie Rogers]Slamchester’s finest export are at it again, releasing a re-mix of the tracks first featured on 2007’s...
View ArticleA View From The Screen: Avatar - Ages - An Impossible Concert Experience...
Avatar: Ages - An Impossible Concert Experience, Age Of Illusions, January 16 2021Avatar have had a very successful decade. It doesn’t seem like any time at all has passed since I first came across...
View ArticleReviews: Therion, Conviction, Here Lies Man, Dragony (Reviews By Paul...
Therion: Leviathan (Nuclear Blast) [Paul Hutchings]Back in the mists of time, Therion were a death metal band. Over time, under the careful tutelage of founder Christofer Johnsson, the band has pulled...
View ArticleReviews: Ektomorf, Red Method, Ufferndaith (Reviews By Richard Oliver & Matt...
Ektomorf: Reborn (Napalm Records) [Richard Oliver]Reborn is the new album from long running Hungarian metallers Ektomorf. It is the first album for new label Napalm Records but the fifteenth album for...
View ArticleReviews: Wardruna, Asphyx, Dead Daises, Painted Wives (Reviews By Matt...
Wardruna: Kvitravn (Music For Nations) [Matt Bladen]Some bands are more than just instrument players or singers, they are an elemental force. Their music is drawn from the very rocks, seas and skies of...
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