Top 50 Albums Of The Year: Matt Bladen
Matt Bladen's Top 50 Albums Of The Year 1. Porcupine Tree - Closure // Continuation 2. Marillion - An Hour Before It's Dark3. Cardinal Black - January Came Close4. Adharma - Mirror Mirror5. White Ward...
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Erick Willand's Top 20 Of The Year*In No Particular Order*1. GWAR - The New Dark Ages2. Wiegedood - There's Always Blood At The End Of The Road3. Temple Of Void - Summoning The Slayer4. Venom Prison -...
View ArticleReviews: Polar, Ashen, Beneath My Feet, Slog (Reviews By GC & David G)
Polar - Everywhere, Everything (Arising Empire) [GC]Hello everyone and welcome to 2023. My first review of this year is from the UK and its Polar’s new album Everywhere, Everything. I know these guys...
View ArticleReviews: Lord Of The Lost, Screamer, Concrete Age, Turmion Kätilöt (Reviews...
Lord Of The Lost - Blood & Glitter (Napalm Records) [James Jackson]“Blood & glitter, sweet & bitter, we’re so happy, we could die”And so begins the latest album, Blood & Glitter, from...
View ArticleReviews: Anti-Flag, VV, Jared James Nichols, Draken (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Anti-Flag - The Lies We Tell Our Children (Spinefarm Records)Nearly thirty years of being embodying the true spirit of punk, Pittsburgh legends Anti-Flag return with their 13th record and a while host...
View ArticleReviews: Obituary, Beyond The Black, Defy The Curse, Wothrosch (Reviews By...
Obituary - Dying Of Everything (Relapse Records) [Matt Cook]Simply glancing at Obituary’s exhaustive discography, one would be forgiven for assuming the pivotal, keystone death metal band had already...
View ArticleReviews: Leper Colony, Dryad, Skáld, Immortalizer (Reviews By Matt Cook, Paul...
Leper Colony - Leper Colony (Transcending Obscurity) [Matt Cook]It doesn’t take long after sifting through Leper Colony’s self-titled debut before it’s abundantly clear: these guys know what the fuck...
View ArticleReviews: Seether, Gra, Death Engine, Abyssal Worm (Reviews Matt Bladen, Erick...
Seether - Disclaimer (Craft Recordings) [Matt Bladen]To coincide with the 20th anniversary of South African grunge rockers Seether's acclaimed debut album Disclaimer, Craft Recordings has reissued it...
View ArticleReviews: Great Cold Emptiness, ten56, Endtime & Cosmic Reaper, Oleka (Reviews...
Great Cold Emptiness - Immaculate Hearts Will Triumph (Self Released) [Matt Cook]Great Cold Emptiness doesn't do anything halfway, and they don’t subscribe to cash grabs. Their music is intricately...
View ArticleReviews: Riverside, Black Star Riders, Hollow Hour, The Lightbringer Of...
Riverside - ID.Entity (InsideOut Records)Who are we? Why are we here? What's the purpose of it all? These questions and more are what Polish prog mavens Riverside are trying to answer on their eighth...
View ArticleReviews: Katatonia, Twilight Force, Celestial Wizard, Leaflet (Reviews By Dr...
Katatonia - Sky Void Of Stars (Napalm Records) [Dr Claire Hanley]Unlucky for some but not for lovers of all things doom and gloom, Katatonia return with their 13th full length record. Cultivating their...
View ArticleReviews: Slegest, Ahab, Tidal Wave, Gypsy Chief Goliath & End Of Age (Reviews...
Slegest - Avstand (Dark Essence Records) [Paul Scoble]Slegest was formed in 2010 by ex-Vried guitarist Stig Ese, who is also joined by Håvard Ese on bass, Sven Roger on guitar and Anders Christian on...
View ArticleReviews: Big City, Heroes & Monsters, Issa, TEN (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Big City - Sunwind Sails (Frontiers Music Srl)Norway's melodic hard rockers Big City return on Frontiers with Sunwind Sails, another record that sits itself between rock and metal with as much owing to...
View ArticleReviews: King Kraken, Heavy Blanket, Nemesism, Ablaze My Sorrow (Reviews By...
King Kraken - MCLXXX (Self Released) [Ben Baljak]King Kraken are a 5 piece Heavy Rock band from South Wales, UK. It’s safe to say that as a resident of the area and follower of the local Metal scene;...
View ArticleReviews: Sabaton, Torso, Grief Symposium, Aiming For Enrike (Reviews By Matt...
Sabaton - Heroes Of The Great War (Nuclear Blast)Those heavy metal history buffs Sabaton return with the second part of their Echoes Of The Great War trilogy of EP’s following up last years Weapons Of...
View ArticleReviews: Bizarrekult, Molten Gold, Deiquisitor, Tribunal (Reviews By Mark...
Bizarrekult - Den Tapte Krigen (Season Of Mist) [Mark Young]Post black metal goodness from Season Of Mist!!My experience with black metal hasn’t always been positive and certainly in the early 90s...
View ArticleReviews: The Enigma Division, Love Gang, Serotonin Syndrome, Ashen Horde...
The Enigma Division - The Enigma Division (Self Released) [Simon Black]Being a music writer can sometime be quite an undignified process, particularly when our esteemed leader Matt lets us know that...
View ArticleReviews: Steve Vai, Suasion, Sorrowful Land, Devil's Whiskey (Reviews By...
Steve Vai - Vai/Gash (Favoured Nations Records) [Simon Black]There’s been a crop of legacy releases buried for decades that have seen the light of day in recent years. Part of this is down to Covid for...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Black Stone Cherry, The Darkness & Danko...
Black Stone Cherry, The Darkness & Danko Jones, Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, 28.01.23Who the fuck are Danko Jones? Not my words, the legend emblazoned on the T-shirt's of Canadian opening...
View ArticleReviews: Uriah Heep, Dust Prophet, Cancervo, Azken Auzi (Reviews By Simon...
Uriah Heep - Chaos & Colour (Silver Lining Music) [Simon Black]It’s always a challenge when reviewing new releases from bands that have been going longer than I’ve been alive, and not only because...
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