A View From The Back Of The Room: Sergeant Thunderhoof (Live Review By Matt...
Sergeant Thunderhoof, Prattens Sports & Social Club, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, 10.06.23Celebrating 10 years surround by friends, family and fans from around the globe (more on that later),...
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Steve Lukather - Bridges (The Players Club) [Matt Bladen]“Toto will never record another studio album” are the words of Toto co-founder Steve Lukather upon the release of this new solo album…his ninth....
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Church Of Misery - Born Under A Mad Sign (Rise Above Records) [Rich Piva]Japanese doom/heavy stoner legends Church Of Misery are back with their first new material since 2016, which is way too long...
View ArticleReviews: Yawning Man, Witchskull, Aton Five, Memorrhage (Reviews By Rich...
Yawning Man - Long Walk Of The Navajo (Heavy Psych Sounds) [Rich Piva]For the most part I prefer vocals in my music, but if I do go for the instrumental, I usually go to either the amazing doomy...
View ArticleReviews: Creeping Death, Imperishable, Fleshbound, Endeavour (Reviews By Matt...
Creeping Death – Boundless Domain (MNRK Heavy) [Matt Bladen] Yeah…ok…believe the hype. Boundless Domain could be the death metal album of the year. The Texan band have nailed how to keep the OSDM...
View ArticleReviews: Stray Gods, Wonders, Joel Hoekstra’s 13, Fireborn (Reviews By Matt...
Stray Gods - Olympus (Rock Of Angels Records)As The Iron's themselves play their The Future Past tour which draws from both their most recent album Senjutsu and some un-played (until now) classics from...
View ArticleReviews: Pride Of Lions, Vypera, Stardust, Gardner/James (Reviews By Matt...
Pride Of Lions - Dream Higher (Frontiers Music Srl) The seventh album from Jim Peterik (Survivor) and Tony Hitchcock (various Frontiers projects), Dream Higher, is not radically different from the...
View ArticleA VIew From The Back Of The Room: Blondie (Live Review By Alex Swift)
Blondie, Cardiff Castle, 16.06.23Shows like these are idyllic. The setting sun casts its shadows in the grounds of Cardiff castle as the crowd is illuminated by the glow of stage lights. I’ve acquired...
View ArticleReviews: The Anchoret, AVKRVST, Iron Buddha, Motorpsycho (Reviews By C...
The Anchoret - It All Began With Loneliness (Willowtip Records) [C Hunter]The Anchoret is a Progressive Metal project that combines Prog Rock sensibilities with Modern Metal energy, featuring members...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Geoff Tate (Live Review By Simon Black)
Geoff Tate, Daxx And Roxane, King Kraken & Zak And The New Men, The Neon, Newport 17.06.2023 I’m constantly bemoaning that Cardiff doesn’t have enough mid-size venues close to the city centre, yet...
View ArticleReviews: Pyramaze, Jag Panzer, DeathCollector, Loather (Reviews By Richard...
Pyramaze - Bloodlines (AFM Records) [Richard Oliver]Danish progressive power metal band Pyramaze are a band that don’t seem to have much of a following in the UK apart from the devoted few which is a...
View ArticleReviews: Power Trip, Vexed, Forged In Black, Crepitation (Reviews By Paul...
Power Trip - Live In Seattle (Southern Lord) [Paul Scoble]Power Trip shouldn’t need much introduction to anyone who is a regular reader of these pages, or any heavy metal fan. Obviously the best thing...
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Power Trip - Live In Seattle (Southern Lord) [Paul Scoble]Power Trip shouldn’t need much introduction to anyone who is a regular reader of these pages, or any heavy metal fan. Obviously the best thing...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Depeche Mode (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Depeche Mode & Young Fathers, Twickenham Stadium, 17.06.23My first foray to Twickenham since watching Iron Maiden’s Somewhere Back In Time Tour in 2008 was to witness the kings of synth pop Depeche...
View ArticleReviews: Structural, Forged In Black, Crepitation, Polymearse (Reviews By...
Structural – Decrowned (ViciSolum Productions)Israeli tech death mob Structural return after a long gap with their sophomore album Decrowned. Having supported the likes of Semblant and Fleshgod...
View ArticleReviews: Gov't Mule, Dayshifter, Saturnus, The Final Clause Of Tacitus...
Gov’t Mule - Peace…Like A River (Fantasy Records) [Rich Piva]I think at this point with a band like Gov’t Mule you know what you are getting, and it is usually a lot. A lot of music. A lot of jamming....
View ArticleReviews: Vexed, Mothman And The Thunderbirds, Mental Cruelty, Kapnas (Reviews...
Vexed - Negative Energy (Napalm Records) [Matt Bladen]What will be one of the angriest albums you'll hear this year, the follow up to 2021's Culling Culture, is the next chapter in the unfettered rage...
View ArticleReviews: Tsjuder, High Priest, Midnite City, Nocturnal Breed (Reviews By...
Tsjuder - Helvegr (Season Of Mist) [Erick Willand] At this point Desert Northern Hell, Tsjuder’s 2004 album has entered into the vaulted halls of Black Metal classics, one of those albums old timers...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Godsticks & Temples On Mars (Live Review By...
Godsticks & Temples On Mars, Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff, 22/06/23The pilgrimage to Fuel Rock Club for the "hometown" show of Wales' premier prog export is one that I thoroughly enjoy. On every album...
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Review: Ofnus – Time Held Me Grey And Dying
Ofnus – Time Held Me Grey And Dying (Naturmacht Productions)Artwork By Robert F Pangborn"These are but dreaming men. Breathe, and they fade"This quote from Dylan Thomas’ collected poems is used...
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