Reviews: Werewolves, Phantom Elite, Beyond Extinction, Mindwork (Reviews By...
Werewolves - What A Time to Be Alive (Prosthetic Records) [Paul Hutchings]Having signed to Prosthetic records in early 2020, the Aussie death metal outfit swiftly released debut record The Dead Are...
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Asphyx – Necroceros Album Launch. January 23rd, 2021In usual times, the Dutch death metal legends would have been playing to a packed venue, crushing heads with tracks from their stunning new album...
View ArticleReviews: Annisokay, Labyrinth, Creye, Mordkaul (Reviews By Liam True, Matt...
Annisokay: Aurora (Arising Empire) [Liam True]On their fifth studio album, and first since 2018, Annisokay cut the shit and have created, what is already for me, and album of the year contender. On...
View ArticleReviews: Accept, Soen, Nervosa, Jason Bieler & TBVBO (Reviews By Richard...
Accept: Too Mean To Die (Nuclear Blast) [Richard Oliver]With a career spanning 45 years and 15 albums under their belt it is pretty safe to say that Accept are a heavy metal institution. Their...
View ArticleReviews: Michael Schenker Group, Tribulation, The Body, The Hawkins (Reviews...
Michael Schenker Group: Immortal (Nuclear Blast) [Simon Black]So I am going to be a bit controversial here. Historically I’ve never really been able to see what the fuss about Michael Schenker is all...
View ArticleReviews: W.E.T, Barbarian Hermit, Crystal Viper, The Straddlerz (Reviews By...
W.E.T.: Retransmission (Frontiers Records) [Richard Oliver] Retransmission is the fourth album from melodic hard rock supergroup W.E.T. who were formed in 2008 by core members Jeff Scott Soto (vocals),...
View ArticleReviews: Steven Wilson (Review By Matt Bladen)
Steven Wilson: The Future Bites (Caroline International)Originally expected in June 2020, The Future Bites, the sixth solo album from musical polymath Steven Wilson, was pushed back to a January 2021...
View ArticleA View From The Screen: Avatar - Ages - An Impossible Concert Experience...
Avatar: Ages - An Impossible Concert Experience, Age Of Madness, January 23 2021If you weren’t aware of this, the band have been streaming out a series of weekly shows featuring one or more albums from...
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Avatar: Ages - An Impossible Concert Experience, Age Of Memories, January 30/1/2021So the final Avatar Live Stream is here. If you have not been following my blatherings on here for the last few weeks...
View ArticleReviews: Angelus Apatrida, Everdawn, ÂGE ⱡ TOTAL, Lucifage (Reviews By: Paul...
Angelus Apatrida: Angelus Apatrida (Century Media Records) [Paul Hutchings]Spanish thrashers Angelus Apartrida’s latest album opens with a pace that is as ferocious as anything I heard in 2020....
View ArticleReviews: Walking Papers, Metaprism, Blind Divide, Demon Head (Reviews By Matt...
Walking Papers: The Light Below (Carry On Music)Somehow Walking Papers are still somewhat of an underground sensation. Other than their debut album which had huge fanfare, WP2 seemed to arrive out of...
View ArticleReviews: Komatsu, Omination, Tortured Demon, To Kill Achilles (JT Smith, Paul...
Komatsu: Rose Of Jericho (Heavy Psych Sounds) [JT Smith]Rose Of Jericho from Eindhoven based Komatsu is the band's fourth offering, and is a slick, accomplished album showing off that the band has...
View ArticleReviews: Korpiklaani, Yoth Iria, Sarin, Black & Damned (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Korpiklaani: Jylhä (Nuclear Blast)Now eleven albums into their career the Finnish band can be considered to be the leading act in folk metal having been citing vodka and beer fueled party pits at...
View ArticleReviews: Aliceissleeping, Seven Doors, Death Kommander, Trapped In Purgatory...
Aliceissleeping: Completely Fine (Mandrone Records)One listen to this record, you get the feeling that that Alice is doing anything than sleeping. This debut full length follows on from a 2018 EP and...
View ArticleReviews: DeWolff, Arcaeon, The Pretty Reckless, Haunt (Reviews By JT Smith,...
DeWolff - Wolffpack (Mascot Records) [JT Smith]Wolffpack, by Dutch Trio DeWolff, is another satisfying throwback of an album that I’ve had the pleasure to review in the short time I’ve been here, but...
View ArticleReviews: Humanity's Last Breath, Immortal Guardian, Detritus, Starforger...
Humanity's Last Breath - Välde (Unique Leader Records) [Paul Hutchings]Within a minute of the fear-inducing intro Dödsdans finishing, HLB launched into their complex technical maelstrom of Glutton;...
View ArticleReviews: Cult Of Luna, Appalooza, Emptiness, Trivax (Reviews By JT Smith &...
Cult Of Luna - The Raging River (Red Creek) [JT Smith]You always know where you are with Cult Of Luna. You know it’s going to be heavy, ponderous to the point of almost sludgy, with nods to both doom...
View ArticleReviews: Foo Fighters, Transatlantic, Todd La Torre, Sins Of Magnus (Reviews...
Foo Fighters: Medicine At Midnight (RCA/Roswell Records) [Alex Swift]At this point, Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters – regardless of your opinion on their ‘song-oriented’ take on hard rock, are an...
View ArticleReviews: Loathe, Sacred Reich, Wig Wam, Jorogumo (Reviews By Liam True,...
Loathe - The Things They Believe (Sharptone Records) [Liam True]In a world where ‘elitist’ online commenters decide what’s ‘Metal’ and what’s not, there are few bands that transcend the genres they’re...
View ArticleReviews: Illuminae, Durbin, Indica Blues, Revulsion (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Illuminae - Dark Horizons (Self Released)As lifelong devotee of the almost incestuous British prog scene I've been following every project from every member as much as I can. Bands such as Karnataka...
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