A View From The Back Of The Room: Bad Touch, Piston & Dead Shed Jokers (Live...
Bad Touch, Piston & Dead Shed Jokers, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, 29.11.21Once again Clwb Ifor Bach rumbled with the sounds of rock n roll as three more bands made their way into the venue to play for...
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Death Angel - The Bastard Tracks (Nuclear Blast) [Simon Black]Back in May this year, Death Angel joined the ranks of the many bands who have kept their profile alive through a live stream performance....
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Imminence – Heaven In Hiding (Arising Empire) [Zak Skane]Fronted by vocalist.violinist Eddie Berge, alongside guitarists Harald Barrett and Alex Arnoldsson. Imminence also features drummer Peter...
View ArticleReviews: Unanimated, Wolftooth, Doodswens, Smoking Martha (Reviews By Matt...
Unanimated – Victory In Blood (Century Media Records) Having been heavily influenced by Dismember, Swedish melodeath crew Unanimated released their seminal albums in 1993, 1995 and 2009 respectively,...
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So Hideous - None But A Pure Heart Can Sing (Silent Pendulum Records) [Richard Oliver]One thing I keep stating is that black metal is at its most interesting when it escapes the confines of the genre...
View ArticleReviews: Volbeat, In Mourning, The Browning, High Fighter (Reviews By Matt...
Volbeat - Servant Of The Mind (Universal Music Group) [Matt Bladen]On their eighth album, Danish band Volbeat have opened up their style a bit more than they ever have previously. If you e listened to...
View ArticleReviews: Deliberate Miscarriage, Imperialist, Abscession, Genocide Pact...
Deliberate Miscarriage - Mortuary Melodies (Self Released)Yeah, I know. That name right? But hey it's gruesome death metal, calling your band the Fluff Kittens doesn't really work (though I'd pay to...
View ArticleReviews: Aquilus, Dark Sky Burial, Smith/Kotzen, Cutterred Flesh (Reviews By...
Aquilus - Bellum I (Blood Music) [Paul Scoble]Aquilus clearly like to take their time making music, it seems the bands only member, Waldorf does not like being rushed. Waldorf started making music...
View ArticleReviews: Eldovar, Ross Jennings, Opera Diabolicus, Blind Summit (Reviews By...
Elder/Kadavar - Eldovar: A Story Of Darkness & Light (Robotor Records)Germans Kadavar and Americans Elder have forged their own separate, psychedelic paths throughout their careers, the former...
View ArticleReviews: Pyrexia, Atlas, Rising Insane, Final Coil (Reviews By Matt Bladen &...
Pyrexia - Gravitas Maximus (Unique Leader Records) [Matt Bladen]Having been something I've been dealing with recently due to Covid, I understand how horrible pyrexia (abnormal elevation of body...
View ArticleReviews: Agnes Vein, Mercury X, Sorcerer, Archives (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Agnes Vein - Deathcall (Venerate Records)When a band cites their influences as Celtic Frost, Candlemass and Neurosis, I have to sit up and listen, luckily I have already heard recordings by...
View ArticleReviews: Funeral, Ten56, Winterburn, Devil Cross (Reviews By Paul Scoble, Zak...
Funeral - Praesentialis In Aeternum (Season Of Mist) [Paul Scoble]If you are into doom you should be well aware of who Funeral are, the band have been incredibly important in the development of doom,...
View ArticleReviews: Phobetor, Karybdis, Devil Electric, Jackal's Backbone (Reviews By...
Phobetor - Through Deepest Fears And Darkest Minds (Black Jasper Records)As the year draws to a close, there are still plenty of excellent records being released. We've come across loads of albums that...
View ArticleReviews: Solarus, Memory Garden, Serpent Lord (GR), Kemerov (Reviews By Matt...
Solarus – A Dance With Tragedy (Self Released)I first heard Sarah Dee’s vocals featured on numerous albums by Canadian prog/power metal band Borealis. It was enough for me to start following her own...
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Wicked Sensation – Outbreak (ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records) [Simon Black]The one thing I love about doing this reviewing lark is the ability for something to come completely from left field and surprise...
View ArticleReviews: The Murder Of My Sweet, Cap Outrun, Zelbo, Usurper (Reviews By Matt...
The Murder Of My Sweet – A Gentleman’s Legacy (Frontiers Music Srl) Right, just hang in there while I explain this. The Murder Of My Sweet are no strangers to a concept record but their sixth studio...
View ArticleReviews: Agarthic, The Drippers, Land Of Gypsies, Age Of Wolves (Reviews By...
Agarthic - The Inner Side (Frontiers Music Srl) [Simon Black]Sometimes, the Frontiers factory-like production line of bespoke projects produces some absolute gems. This rather well-crafted symphonic...
View ArticleReviews: Wilderun, Nocturnal Graves, Feuerschwanz (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Wilderun - Epigone (Century Media Records)In my review of Wilderuns last album Veil Of Imagination, I said that that Boston band have that sound favoured by Opeth up to Watershed. The expansive...
View ArticleReviews: Magnum, Infected Rain, Toundra, Dymytry (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Magnum - The Monster Roars (Steamhammer/SPV)There are a few things in life that are inevitable. Death, taxes, political sleaze and Magnum albums. Seemingly drawing from an endless wealth of creativity,...
View ArticleReviews: Party Cannon, Impending Doom, Big Scenic Nowhere, Necrophagous...
Party Cannon - Volumes Of Vomit (Gore House) [Charlie Rogers]It’s taken me a while to gather my composure after another listen through Volumes Of Vomit. Featuring guest appearances from some of extreme...
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