Disability & Metal Part 2 (Paul Hutchings Interviewing Lee Burgess, Steve...
This second part deals more with the physical disability as Paul Hutchings managed to grab an interview metal fan Lee Burgess his friend/carer Steve Jenkins (Democratus) along with musician Jon Davie....
View ArticleReviews: Evanescence, Band Of Spice, Day Of The Jackal, Marasmus (Reviews By...
Evanescence - The Bitter Truth (BMG) [Simon Black]Evanescence seem to be one of those all-important ‘marmite’ bands that crop up from time to time. The devout Metalhead on principle dismisses them...
View ArticleReviews: The Dust Coda, Greenleaf, Karma Violens, Paladine (Reviews By Matt...
The Dust Coda - Mojo Skyline (Earache Records)There was a time, years ago, when Earache Records were the go to label from angry, underground metal, they spawned the careers of bands like Napalm Death,...
View ArticleReviews: Wythersake, Trope, Odd Dimension, Maverick (Reviews By Richard...
Wythersake - Antiquity (Scarlet Records) [Richard Oliver]Washington D.C. symphonic blackened death metallers Wythersake strike hard and fast with their debut album Antiquity. There seems to be a...
View ArticleReviews: Wode, As Everything Unfolds, Beast Of Nod, Christian Liljegren...
Wode - Burn In Many Mirrors (20 Buck Spin) [Matt Bladen]40 minutes and 6 tracks of blisteringly quick, evil sounding black metal is what you get from Burn In Many Mirrors the third album from Mancunian...
View ArticleRace & Metal (Opinion Piece By JT Smith & Mark Mikkelsen)
Race is a topic that crops up quite a lot when talking about representation in music. It has also cropped up quite a lot this week. Apt then that we have two folks that wanted to give their opinion and...
View ArticleReviews: Avaland, Heavy Feather, Horndal, Throne (Reviews By Paul Hutchings)
Avaland - Theater Of Sorcery (Rockshots Records)Reading the blurb that accompanied the digital copy of the debut album from Avaland, the words ‘22-year-old prodigy Adrien G. Gzagg’ stuck out like a...
View ArticleReviews: Soothsayer, Arabrot, Unknown Refuge, Cryptosis (Reviews By Paul...
Soothsayer - Echoes Of The Earth (Transcending Obscurity Records) [Paul Scoble]Soothsayer have been damaging buildings foundations since 2013. The five piece, made up of Líam Hughes on Vocals, Con...
View ArticleReviews: Nad Sylvan, The Limit, Out Of This World, Hot Breath (Reviews By...
Nad Sylvan - Spiritus Mundi (InsideOut Records)Nad Sylvan's previous record The Regal Bastard was the final part of his Vampire based trilogy of albums. They were Gothic art rocking records with a...
View ArticleReviews: Dead Label, Yawning Sons, Aphrodite, Winterleaf (Reviews By Matt...
Dead Label - Anthology (Independant)Dead Label are very much a band whose star is on the rise, the Irish extreme metal crew released their second album Throne Of Bones in 2016 and this led them to play...
View ArticleA View From The Front Room: Ihsahn Telemark & Pharos Livestream (Review By...
Ihsahn Telemark & Pharos LivestreamThere are few Norwegian metal musicians quite as prolific as Vegard Tveitan, known more broadly as Ihsahn. Arguably fewer still held in such reverence. His...
View ArticleWomen & Metal Part 2 (Opinion Piece By Anna Loppacher)
Anna Loppacher - Musician I have had some experience with sexism in the metal scene. It is by far not the worst kind, but nevertheless very annoying and completely unnecessary. Interestingly enough,...
View ArticleReviews: The Lion's Daughter, Borstal, Baron Crane, Stepson (Reviews By Paul...
The Lion’s Daughter - Skin Show (Season Of Mist) [Paul Hutchings]Disturbing, raw, deviant. Three words that may quickly spring to mind on first encounter with The Lion’s Daughter and their latest...
View ArticleReviews: Devil Sold His Soul, The Treatment, To The Grave, The End Machine...
Devil Sold His Soul – Loss (Nuclear Blast) [Liam True]Loss is a feeling so many of us suffer so often in our all too short time spent on this mortal coil. It is a feeling so few of us can truly...
View ArticleReviews: Blaze Bayley, Sweet Oblivion, Screamachine, The Quill (Reviews By...
Blaze Bayley - War Within Me (Blaze Bayley Recordings)Following up a triple disc concept album is a daunting task for any musician however there are few metal musicians as resilient as Blaze Bayley, he...
View ArticleReviews: Cannibal Corpse, Primal Fear, Altarage, Motorjesus (Reviews By Dr...
Cannibal Corpse - Violence Unimagined (Metal Blade Records) [Dr Claire Hanley & Charlie Rogers]If you’ve only just heard of Cannibal Corpse, you’re either new to death metal, or you’ve just seen...
View ArticleReviews: Bewitcher, Endseeker, Arion, Infinite & Divine (Reviews By Richard...
Bewitcher - Cursed Be Thy Kingdom (Century Media Records) [Richard Oliver]Alongside bands such as Midnight and Hellripper, Bewitcher have been at the spearhead of a movement in the heavy metal...
View ArticleReviews: Cheap Trick, The Vintage Caravan, Motorpsycho, Son Of Boar (Reviews...
Cheap Trick – In Another World (BMG) [Paul Hutchings]2017’s We’re All Alright was the Illinois outfit’s 18th album and it was bloody good too. I avoided Christmas Christmas like the plague, but now,...
View ArticleReviews: Holding Absence & Bruit ≤ (Reviews By Liam True& Matt Bladen)
Holding Absence - The Greatest Mistake Of My Life (Sharptone Records) [Liam True]Trying to top a debut such as their self-titled album, Holding Absence have been teasing up with clops and portions of...
View ArticleReviews: Icon Of Sin, Howling Giant, Crummer, Gabe Is A Unit (Reviews By Matt...
Icon Of Sin - Icon Of Sin (Frontiers Music) Despite the title track opening like Whitesnake's Still Of The Night Icon Of Sin, are very much in the traditional NWOBHM vein. Especially Iron Maiden, this...
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