Reviews: Bill Fisher, The Kite Experiment, When Darkness Falls, Sorceress Of...
Bill Fisher - Hallucinations Of A Higher Truth (Septaphonic Records)Church Of The Cosmic Skull's leader and spiritual talisman Bill Fisher returns with his second solo album. While the first was more...
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Daemonicus - Eschaton (Black Lion Records) [Paul Scoble]Swedish band Daemonicus have been making nasty, brutal music together since 2006. The four piece made up of P.O. Wester on Vocals and Guitar,...
View ArticleReviews: Sepultura, Act Of Denial, The Cold Stares, Blacktop Mojo (Reviews By...
Sepultura - Sepulquatra (Nuclear Blast)A live album that has been cut together from Brazilian metal legends Sepultura's quarantine project, which kept them busy throughout 2020. Now it is a live album...
View ArticleReviews: The Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost, Dragged Under, Grand Collapse,...
The Helicopter Of The Holy Ghost - Afters (Kscope) [Matt Bladen]This is an album that shouldn't have happened, originally written by Billy Reeves after he left Brit pop/indie rock band theaudience (the...
View ArticleReviews: Caskets, The Ugly Kings, Lorna Shore, Fearancy (Reviews By Matt...
Caskets - Lost Souls (Sharptone Records) [Matt Bladen]So I've often lamented the modern style of metal with bands such as BMTH drawing my ire. Most of the time it's due to the emotional, often...
View ArticleReviews: Long Shadows Dawn, Blood Red Saints, Cruzh, Mayank (Reviews By Matt...
Long Shadows Dawn - Isle Of Wrath (Frontiers Music Srl)Persuader guitarist Emil Norberg is obviously a massive fan of Rainbow. A style in contrast to his day job with thrashy power metal act Persuader,...
View ArticleReviews: Night Ranger, Circus Of Rock, Spektra, Alirio (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Night Ranger - ATBPO (Frontiers Music Srl)With 17 million album sales under their belts, the near-legendary rock band known as Night Ranger return with their 12th studio album titled ATBPO (And The...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Manic Street Preachers - BBC Radio 2 Live...
BBC Radio 2 Live Presents: Manic Street Preachers, St David's Hall, CardiffA live gig! An actual live gig! Having been more cautious than a lot of the people around me and avoiding the first few weeks...
View ArticleReviews: Necronautical, Gama Bomb, Nothing Noble, Cold Comforts (Reviews By...
Necronautical - Slain In The Spirit (Candlelight/Spinefarm Records) [Richard Oliver]Manchester black metal horde Necronautical have been a dependable force in the UK underground scene since the bands...
View ArticleReviews: The Quireboys, Sodom, Arcane Existence, Attick Demons (Reviews By...
The Quireboys – A Bit Of What You Fancy (Off Yer Rocka Recordings) [Paul Hutchings]There’s a bit of a push to get this album into the Top Ten. I must admit that chart positions seem to me a relic of a...
View ArticleReviews: Deafhaven, Between The Buried And Me, Kyros, Sulferon (Reviews By...
Deafhaven - Infinite Granite (Sargent House)Deafhaven are one band that bring ire to black metal fans it's Deafhaven. Over their 10 year history they have shifted from a black metal sound to one that...
View ArticleReviews: Warkings, Slaughter To Prevail, Witchcryer, Birth (Reviews By Matt...
Warkings - Revolution (Napalm Records)The four ancient kings return once again to guide the battle hoards towards victory with their third full length album Revolution which follows on from 2018's...
View ArticleReviews: Wolves In The Throne Room, Diskord, Suns Of The Suns, Oceanhoarse...
Wolves In The Throne Room - Primordial Arcana (Century Media Records) [Matt Bladen]Wolves In The Throne Room are a band that are rightly surrounded by mystery. Casting spells for a long time now, their...
View ArticleReviews: Stevie R. Pearce, Utopia, Brian Setzer, Steel Rhino (Reviews By...
Stevie R. Pearce And The Hooligans - Major League Son Of A Bitch (Heavy Rocka/Cargo Records) [Simon Black]This is the sophomore album from this British Hard Rocker’s latest project. Although I’m not...
View ArticleReviews: Spirit Adrift, The Slow Death, Summoner's Circle, Sonus Mortis...
Spirit Adrift - Forge Your Future EP (Century Media Records) [Matt Bladen]Spirit Adrift is not just a band they are an obsession for band leader Nate Garrett. He has been on a mission to make Spirit...
View ArticleReviews: Leprous, Wormwitch, Hooded Menace, Burial In The Sky (Reviews By...
Leprous - Aphelion (Inside Out Records) [Richard Oliver]Whilst the pandemic has been a death sentence for live music one thing it has afforded artists and bands is time and a lot of bands have utilised...
View ArticleReviews: Thyrfing, Mentalist, Mystery, Ravenlight (Reviews By Richard Oliver,...
Thyrfing - Vanagandr (Despotz Records) [Richard Oliver]After a gap of eight years, Sweden’s Thyrfing are back with a new album. Though we haven’t had any new music from the band since 2013’s De...
View ArticleReviews: Ex Deo, Enemy Inside, Comet Control, Gost (Reviews Matt Bladen &...
Ex Deo - The Thirteen Years Of Nero (Napalm Records) [Matt Bladen]Ah Nero the final Julio-Claudian Emperor, who famously (but inaccurately fiddled while Rome burnt), Roman Legionary Metal force Ex Deo...
View ArticleReviews: Jinjer, NMB, Sugar Horse, Winter Nights (Reviews By Matt Bladen &...
Jinjer – Wallflower (Napalm Records) [Matt Bladen]I get it, I do, music fans have to have new bands to latch on to. The creation for the superstars of tomorrow is vital for any genre to succeed (maybe...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: All Day Festival At Fuel Rock Club...
DFTS Promotions Presents: All Dayer At Fuel Rock Club The first 'proper' gig in a long time, was and all Dayer from Fuel Rock Club. They say go hard or go home but I must say I did have some...
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