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Einar Solberg - 16 (InsideOut Records) [Matt Bladen]Einar Solberg will be known to you if you have only a passing interest in progressive music, he is the frontman of Leprous and for a long time was...
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Rival Sons - Darkfighter (Low Country Sound/Atlantic Records) [Matt Bladen]The first part of two albums to be released in 2023, Rival Sons thankfully haven’t done a bloated mess like Use Your Illusion...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Battle Born, Eulogy & Democratus (Live...
Battle Born, Eulogy & Democratus, Fuel, Cardiff, 01.06.23“It’s been too long, Cardiff” are amongst the first words Democratus (10) frontman Steve ‘Moomin’ Jenkins utters as the band hit the stage...
View ArticleReviews: George Gakis, Horizon's End, Distorted Force, Darklon (Reviews By...
George Gakis - Parallel Dimensions (ROAR! Rock Of Angels Records)If there was an equivalent I'd say that George Gakis is the Greek version of David Coverdale, an aging rocker who formed The...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Carcass (Live Review By Mark Young)
Carcass, Unto Others & Conjurer, O2 Academy, Liverpool 02.06.23It’s warm evening, the sun is out and the queue is long. The academy staff are on point and getting us in in rapid fashion. Carcass...
View ArticleReviews: Ray Alder, Buckcherry, Firstborne, Queen Kona (Reviews By Matt...
Ray Alder – II (Inside Out Music) [Matt Bladen]Denied the chance to tour his debut solo album What The Water Wants, due to Covid, Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder, returns with another solo release...
View ArticleReviews: Dieth, Dead Quiet, Rainbows Are Free, Red Cain (Reviews By C Hunter...
Dieth - To Hell And Back (Napalm Records) [C Hunter]Death Thrash Supergroup Dieth; The iconic line-up of grammy award winning bassist Dave Ellefson (ex-Megadeth), Swedish Grammy nominated...
View ArticleReviews: Extreme, Foo Fighters, Envy Of None, Carry The Torch (Reviews By...
Extreme - SIX (earMusic) [Rich Piva]The other day I finally picked up the classic Extreme record Pornograffitti on vinyl. When it came out in 1990 it was one of the albums (tapes) I listened to most...
View ArticleReviews: Johnny The Boy, Black Rainbows, The Arcane Order, Vomitheist...
Johnny The Boy- You (Season Of Mist) [Matt Bladen]Sludgy, abrasive and evil beyond anything they’ve been a part of before, Johnny The Boy is three people associated with avant garde musical act...
View ArticleOutbreak Festival 2023 (Preview By Mark & Christabel Young)
Outbreak Festival 2023 Preview By Mark & Christabel YoungLast year saw the tenth anniversary of Outbreak Fest with them taking up residence at Bowlers Exhibition Centre with some incredible sets...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Ice Nine Kills (Live Review By James Jackson)
Ice Nine Kills, SKYND & Lansdowne, O2 Academy Bristol, 07.06.23I love Lansdowne (6), think they’re a great band and have often looked for signs of the Boston based Country infused Hard Rock act...
View ArticleReviews: Burial Hordes, Disillusive Play, Sebia, Vonavibe (Reviews By Matt...
Burial Hordes - Ruins (Transcending Obscurity Records)After 5 years of silence the blackened death ritual of Burial Hordes rears its ugly head once again with this new album called Ruins. Aggressive,...
View ArticleReviews: Y&T, The Bleeding, Rise To The Sky, Sicksense (Reviews By Rich Piva,...
Y&T - Yesterday And Today Live: Expanded Edition (Metal Blade Records) [Rich Piva]Y&T is by far one of the most underrated bands in rock, ever. I put them right there with the also criminally...
View ArticleReviews: Shakra, Torture Rack, Art Nation, Midnight Swim (Reviews By Matt...
Shakra - Invincible (AFM Records) [Matt Bladen]The press release for this album reads a little James Joyce but from what I can gather, this album was inspired by and written during the pandemic and the...
View ArticleReviews: Scar Symmetry, Legion Of Damned, Stellar Circuits, Front Row...
Scar Symmetry – The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph) (Nuclear Blast)Nine years is a long time…but it’s taken nine years to follow up the first part of the planned The Singularity Trilogy. Part one...
View ArticleReviews: Twilight Road, Project: Roenwolfe, Verletzen, False Memories...
Twilight Road - Trapped (Cherry Red Records)Dario Mollo is a man who has been there and done that. The Italian guitarist/producer has been playing since the early 80's as the founder of heavy metal...
View ArticleReviews: Godflesh, Diceratops, Rénovations, Snake Healer (Reviews By Rich...
Godflesh - Purge (Avalanche) [Rich Piva]Godflesh, the super influential industrial/noise/post everything filthy monster, is back with a new full-length album and this is wonderful news in 2023. Purge...
View ArticleReviews: Netherhall, Fifth Angel, Birds Of Nazca, King Howl (Reviews By Tony...
Netherhall - Process (Self Released) [Tony Gaskin]Birmingham based technical prog metal outfit Netherhall have been literally sweating blood and tears for the last five years to produce an album that...
View ArticleReviews: Queens Of The Stone Age, Royal Thunder, Trouble, Inerrant (Reviews...
Queens Of The Stone Age - In Times New Roman… (Matador Recoreds) [Rich Piva]There is no debate that Josh Homme is one of the most important and influential people in the desert/stoner rock world, being...
View ArticleReviews: Boris And Uniform, Thy Catafalque, Elder Devil, Massasauga (Reviews...
Boris & Uniform - Bright New Disease (Sacred Bones) [Mark Young]Bright New Disease is a collaboration between Boris (heavy rocks) from Japan and Uniform from New York, two vastly different animals...
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