A View From The Back Of The Room: The Treatment
The Treatment, Buffalo Summer & Massive, Clwb Ifor BachSo another gig in my hometown (Thank Christ!) and this one was real doozy, three young rock bands flying the flag for rock and roll in the...
View ArticleReviews: Slipknot, Flying Colors, Sanctuary
Slipknot: 5: The Grey Chapter (Roadrunner)The world's most dangerous band have been in turmoil as of late, with the passing of bassist/primary song writer Paul Gray in 2010, something that shocked the...
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: Opeth (Review By Paul)
Opeth – The Institute, BirminghamHaving been unable to get to the Bristol date of the Pale Communion tour it was a first ever visit to The Institute in Birmingham to check out the last leg of Opeth’s...
View ArticleReviews: Decapitated, Cannibal Corpse, Black Moth (Reviews By Paul)
Decapitated: Blood Mantra (Nuclear Blast)When it comes to technical metal you immediately think of Meshuggah, giants in the world of polyrhythmic time changes. Add the word death to the technical metal...
View ArticleReviews: Evil Scarecrow, Audrey Horne, Messenger (Reviews By Paul)
Evil Scarecrow – Galactic Hunt (Deadbox Records)The scarecrew’s third full release has been a bloody long time coming. Forged out of a massively successful pledge music campaign and capitalising the...
View ArticleReviews: The Datsuns, Antemasque, Immortal Guardian
The Datsuns: Deep Sleep (Hellsquad Records)The Datsuns have been peddling their high quality fuzzy garage rock since 2002 and their sixth record is yet another trippy, reverbed, fuzzed up slice of down...
View ArticleThe View From Back Of The Room: Blackberry Smoke (Review By Paul)
Blackberry Smoke: The Institute, BirminghamAnother trip to England’s second capital within a week for another quite brilliant evening. After a smooth journey we arrived at the venue with three hours...
View ArticleWorld Of Metal 20: Dreadnox, Viathyn, The Black Stymphalian
Dreadnox: The Hero Inside (Die Hard/Nightmare)Dreadnox are a metal band that hail from the most metal loving country in the world, Brazil. One thing Brazil have always been keen on in their metal,...
View ArticleReviews: Amaranthe, Allen/Lande, Virgil & The Accelerators
Amaranthe: Massive Addictive (Spinefarm)Swedes Amarathne are now on their third album and this comes just over a year after their second, in that time front woman Elize Ryd has become the go to female...
View ArticleWorld Of Metal 20: Dreadnox, Viathyn, The Black Stymphalian
Dreadnox: The Hero Inside (Die Hard Records)Dreadnox are a Brazilian metal band that have a sound based in the modern metal style with influence drawn from power and traditional metal FinalSiegestarts...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Haken
Haken, Leprous, Maschine & others - Bristol Prog Invasion, The Fleece BristolThis was supposed to be a three band tour comprising three of the brightest young things in progressive rock and metal....
View ArticleReviews: Devin Townsend Project/Devin Townsend
Devin Townsend Project: Sky Blue (InsideOut)Devin Townsend: Z2- Dark Matters (InsideOut)Hevy Devy returns!! Yes fan boys start your fapping as the crown prince of geeky prog has come back with his new...
View ArticleTwo Views From The Back Of The Room: Black Stone Cherry (Reviews By Paul...
Black Stone Cherry & Airbourne, CIA, CardiffWe as a collective attended the Black Stone Cherry concert in Cardiff needless to say two of our number had slightly differing views of the concert. So...
View ArticleReviews: Sixx A.M, Crobot, While Heaven Wept,
Sixx A.M: Modern Vintage (Eleven Seven Music)The kings of the gutter LA scene Motley Crue will soon be hanging up their spurs and shelving their hairspray for good within the next year, a good job then...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Bloodshot Dawn (Review By Matt & Paul)
Bloodshot Dawn, Seprevation, Triaxis - The Exchange, BristolAcross the bridge to Bristol for a hell of line up featuring Wales' own classic metal band Triaxis, Bristolian death/thrash mentalists...
View ArticleReviews: Rammstein, Lordi, Sorrow's Path
Rammstein: Dem Regen (??)So this has appeared from out of nowhere, there is no information about the album but it seems to be a bootleg containing new/unreleased songs as well as some remixes. With the...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Y&T
Y&T, The Globe, CardiffAmerican rockers Y&T are now in their 40th year of touring and as such they have embarked on an anniversary tour, thankfully hitting Cardiff's diminutive The Globe venue....
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: Damnation Festival (Review By Paul, contributions by...
Damnation Festival – Leeds UniversityA first trip to the Damnation Festival, brought to you in association with Terrorizer, Jagermeister and Eyesore Merch. A few musings before we get onto the bands....
View ArticleReviews: Obituary, Winterfyllth, Xerath (Reviews By Paul)
Obituary: Inked In Blood (Relapse Records)The ninth studio release from Florida death metal titans Obituary, Inked In Blood pulls no punches. Colossal riffs destroy from the start, pounding bass lines...
View ArticleReviews: Machine Head, (Review By Paul)
Machine Head: Bloodstone And Diamonds (Nuclear Blast)When Adam Duce left Machine Head in somewhat acrimonious circumstances at the turn of the year, questions about the future of MFH were asked by...
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