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Empire State Bastard – Rivers Of Heresy (Roadrunner Records) Having wowed at Download, Glastonbury and ArcTanGent, we now get to hear Empire State Bastard’s debut album in all its glory. What is...
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Fire Down Below - Low Desert Surf Club (Ripple Music) [Rich Piva]The Ghent, Belgium band Fire Down Below have released two pretty much perfect record in their time as a band, 2016’s Viper Vixen Goddess...
View ArticleReviews: Bio-Cancer, Refuser, Forgotten, Sarcovore (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Bio-Cancer – Revengeance (Hammerheart Records) Clad in artwork by Dan Goldsworthy (Corpsegrinder, Aborted, Glory Hammer, Xentrix, Alestrom, Accept etc), recorded by George Emmanuel (Rotting Christ,...
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Asking Alexandria – Where Do We Go From Here (Better Noise Music) [Zak Skane]To open up this album we have Bad Blood, which the band tickle us with a cheeky pop line of the title track before we get...
View ArticleReviews: Sylosis, Kvelertak, The Flower Kings, Pomegranate Tiger (Reviews By...
Sylosis – A Sign Of Things To Come (Nuclear Blast) There’s a reason why I love Sylosis, it’s the same reason why I love their American contemporaries Trivium who were formed a year before them. These...
View ArticleReviews: Cryptopsy, Dying Fetus, Slomatics, Nasty (Reviews By Danika Ulrich,...
Cryptopsy - As Gomorrah Burns (Nuclear Blast) [Danika Ulrich]For eleven years Canadian death metal pioneers Cryptopsy kept their fans waiting for a follow up to their self titled album. The long...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Elkapath (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Elkapath, Puzzle Tree, Celavi, Pyrogaric, Daughters Of Darkness, Green Rooms, Trefforest, 08.09.23Female fronted is not a genre, that we can all agree upon. This absolute fact was totally evident by...
View ArticleReviews: Myrath, Domkraft, Lowdrive, Promethium (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Myrath - Karma (earMusic)Having carved a niche as one of the leaders of the 'Oriental Metal' scene, Myrath are now on their sixth album and Karma takes them further down the progressive/power meets...
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Review: TesseracT (Review By Matt Bladen)
TesseracT - War Of Being (Kscope)Now in their 20th year as a band, Daniel Tompkins (vocals), Acle Kahney (guitar), James Monteith (guitar), Amos Williams (bass) and Jay Postones (drums), drive forward...
View ArticleReviews: Torpor, Outergods, Conquer Divide, Starmen (Reviews By Mark Young,...
Torpor - Abscission (Human Worth) [Mark Young]This is the third album from Torpor who hit the UK later this year with a run of shows starting in October. Looking online at their socials and...
View ArticleReviews: Blind Equation, Cairn Temple, Omega Sun, Rock Band From Hell...
Blind Equation - Death Awaits (Prosthetic Records) [Mark Young]Cyber Grind. Emotional Cyber GrindFull disclosure – this is another genre of extreme music I had not heard of before this dropped in my...
View ArticleReviews: Tomb Mold, Danko Jones, Damnation's Hammer, Roots Of The Old Oak...
Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit (20 Buck Spin) [Rick Eaglestone]Canadian death metal outfit Tomb Mold sent fans into raptures with the announcement of the fourth studio album The Enduring Spirit, their...
View ArticleReviews: Psygnosis, Mondo Drag, Alkaloid, Blackened Halo (Reviews By Jeremy...
Psygnosis - Mercury (Season Of Mist) [Jeremy Silverman]This was, in short, a masterpiece. I have never heard a band make such a complete album. Starting with the musicianship, this was top notch, as...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Escuela Grind (Live Review By Danika Ulrich)
Escuela Grind, Torpid State & Vulgar Dissection, Corporation, Sheffield 10.09.23As I arrived I was greeted by the neon monsters that adorn the walls of Corporation, Sheffield. I’ve always had a...
View ArticleReviews: Baroness, Brujeria, She Burns Red, Thorn (Reviews By Rich Piva,...
Baroness - Stone (Abraxan Hymns) [Rich Piva]I have been all in on Baroness since I heard the first note of the Red Album. Seeing them open for Opeth for that record, in a tiny club paying an extended...
View ArticleReviews: Ronnie Romero, Electric Boys, Blackbird Angels, Formation Ritual...
Ronnie Romero - Too Many Lies, Too Many Masters (Frontiers Music Srl) [Matt Bladen]Third solo album from vocalist extraordinaire Ronnie Romero, is the first that he has involved with 100% of the...
View ArticleReviews: Slowdive, Corey Taylor, Molybaron, Blood Incantation (Reviews By...
Slowdive – Everything Is Alive (Dead Oceans)Dreampop, shoegaze call it what you want, English band Slowdive are one of the best exponents of whatever you want to call it. Shimmering, repetitive,...
View ArticleReviews: Necrotted, Samurai Pizza Cats, The Holy Ghost, Feral/Crawl (Reviews...
Necrotted - Imperium (Reaper Entertainment) [Mark Young]Necrotted bring their fiery brand of death metal that takes influence from a ton of different places for Imperium, their latest release for...
View ArticleA View From Beyond The Void: Cosmic Void Festival Day 1 (Live Review By Alyn...
Cosmic Void Festival Day 1, O2 Academy Islington, Friday 15.09.23Cosmic Void is in its second year already, with another fine lineup curated by Cult Of Parthenope (from our understanding, a few...
View ArticleReviews: Cannibal Corpse, Thy Art Is Murder, The Bites, Taz (Reviews By Erick...
Cannibal Corpse - Chaos Horrific (Metal Blade Records) [Erick Willand] Writing a review for a band as legendary as Cannibal Corpse can be a daunting task, right off the bat you have to figure out…where...
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