A View From The Back Of The Room: Sabaton (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Sabaton, Babymetal & Lordi, Cardiff International Arena, 16.04.23This was always going to be an odd one to review, because really I’m not the intended audience. As a millennial music journalist...
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Cannibal Corpse, Dark Funeral, Ingested & Stormruler, O2 Academy Bristol, 18.04.23Bristol was spoiled for choice this evening when it came to metal shows as you not only had Imperial Triumphant...
View ArticleReviews: Grave Pleasures, Tanith, Through Fire, Texas Hippie Coalition...
Grave Pleasures – Plagueboys (Century Media Records)Sordid, sexy and obsessed by dystopia, Grave Pleasures have been kicking out post-punk goth jams since evolving from Beastmilk. This is body moving...
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Predatory Void - Seven Keys To The Discomfort Of Being (Century Media) [Paul Scoble]Predatory Void are a five piece based in Ghent, Flanders. The band is made up of five members of already established...
View ArticleReviews: Dawn Of Ouroboros, Trading Aces, Wolfnaut, Birdflesh (Reviews By...
Dawn Of Ouroboros - Velvet Incandescence (Prosthetic Records) [Mark Young]Dawn Of Ouroboros bring their latest that melds melodic death and progressive metal together. It’s pretty good stuff, with...
View ArticleReviews: Angus McSix, Ivan Neville, Saint Deamon, Magnus Rosén Band (Reviews...
Angus McSix – Angus McSix And The Sword Of Power (Napalm Records) Dying as a martyr and hero against evil, Angus McFife was cast into the Realm Of Martyrs, many were unsure what the next chapter would...
View ArticleReviews: Astral Sleep, From Fall To Spring, Lucifer Star Machine, St Pierre...
Astral Sleep - We Are Already Living In The End Times (Saarni Records) [Paul Scoble]Astral Sleep are a Helsinki based five piece. The band have been making music since 2004 and in that time have...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Abduction, Ofnus & SWH (Live Review By Matt...
Abduction, Ofnus, SWH, Fuel Rock Club, 21.04.23There's moments in life where you can say "I was there" Friday 21st April 2023 was one of those. A Friday night gig at Fuel Rock Club from our friends in...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Sigiriya, Urzah, Ironbird & Goat Major...
Sigiriya, Urzah, Ironbird & Goat Major, Exchange Basement, Bristol, 22.04.23I don't even know The Exchange had a basement, but there we go, down the narrow, low steps, avoiding concussion it was...
View ArticleReviews: Robert Jon & The Wreck, Enter Shikari, Ulvedharr, Mike Tramp...
Robert Jon & The Wreck - Live At The Ancienne Belgique (Journeyman Records) [Matt Bladen]Released on Joe Bonamassa's Journeyman Records, Live At The Ancienne Belgique is the first concert...
View ArticleReviews: L.A Guns, Mecca, Smackbound, Neil Howell (Reviews By Rich Piva &...
L.A. Guns - Black Diamonds (Frontiers Music Srl) [Rich Piva]I have been a decades-long fan of L.A. Guns starting when I first saw the video for Never Enough, which blew me away. Of course, I went back...
View ArticleReviews: Mélancolia, Void King, Mother Of Graves, Stoned Morose (Reviews By...
Mélancolia – HissThroughRottenTeeth (Greyscale Records/Nuclear Blast Records) [Matt Bladen]Australia seems to be a hub for deathcore at the moment. With their debut album Melbourne band Mélancolia have...
View ArticleReviews: Defiled, Bell Witch, Smoulder, Spotlights (Reviews By Mark Young &...
Defiled - The Highest Level (Season Of Mist) [Mark Young]Defiled are here to offer their latest platter, announcing it as ‘straight forward bone-crushing death metal’ and it certainly is. This is 15...
View ArticleReviews: Wallowing, Existentialist, Graveworm, The Medea Project (Reviews By...
Wallowing - Earth Reaper (Church Road Records) If you’ve ever wanted a band to be fucking terrifying then, step through the wormhole into the galactic terror that is Wallowing. The un-named, faceless,...
View ArticleReviews: Fires In The Distance, Enforced, Elvenking, Fatuous Rump (Reviews By...
Fires In The Distance - Air Not Meant For Us (Prosthetic Records) [Paul Scoble]One of the best albums of 2020 was a debut; Echoes From Deep November by Fires In The Distance. The album didn’t sound...
View ArticleReviews: Giobia, Black & Damned, Decipher, Brown Acid (Reviews By Rich Piva &...
Giobia - Acid Disorder (Heavy Psych Sounds) [Rich Piva]Giobia is all about the psychedelic space rock and they have been for a bunch of years now, releasing multiple killer albums and EPs that bend...
View ArticleReviews: Davana, Ironmaster, Ignea, Orphans Of Dusk (Reviews By David Karpel,...
Davana - Nothing But Nothing (Tee Pee Records) [David Karpel]Gadzooks, people! I am so lucky This album absolutely rips. Metal this pure hasn’t been cut into lines like this since sometime in the 80s...
View ArticleReviews: Hawkwind, Mars Red Sky & Queen Of The Meadow, Evermore, Ascending...
Hawkwind - The Future Never Waits (Cherry Red Records) [Rich Piva]Hawkwind is back with album number 4723 in their vast catalog, The Future Never Waits! I kid, kind of. It is amazing that these guys...
View ArticleReviews: Runemagick, Kilonova, Atavistia, Old Dirty Buzzard (Reviews By Rick...
Runemagick - Beyond The Cenotaph Of Mankind (Hammerheart Records) [Rick Eaglestone] Prolific Death Doom Dominators Runemagick return with new release Beyond The Cenotaph Of Mankind. This formidable...
View ArticleReviews: Death Goals, Herod, Savage Grace, Haunt (Reviews By Alex Swift, Mark...
Death Goals – A Garden Of Dead Flowers (Prosthetic Records) [Alex Swift]Queercore has existed on the fringes of hardcore music since its inception, influencing the genre in subtle ways yet only...
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