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Ronnie Atkins – Trinity (Frontiers Music Srl)The third album from Danish singer Ronnie Atkins (as if the title didn’t give it away), is harder edged than the previous two. Atkins puts this on the...
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Laster - Andermans Mijne (Prophecy Productions) [Matt Bladen]Self described as "Obscure Dance Music" Laster are the sound of the The Cure jamming with Alcest while a band such as Kraftwerk oversee and...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Atomic Bitchwax (Live Review By Matt...
The Atomic Bitchwax, Daily Thompson & Sergeant Thunderhoof, Clwb Ifor Bach, 14.10.23Another Pity My Brain showcase of the best riffs around. Despite being maybe once a year, I'm always happy to...
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October Tide - The Cancer Pledge (Dalapop ) [Erick Willand]October Tide dropping an album in October seems right but also kind of like a gimmick. The band's insistent brand of Swedish audio gloom...
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Night Ranger - 40 Years And A Night With Contemporary Youth Orchestra (Frontiers Music Srl) [Matt Bladen]Do we need another rock meets classical album? Do we especially need another melodic rock band...
View ArticleA VIew From The Black Of The Room: Mother Vulture (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Mother Vulture, Our Last Goodbye & Baby Schillaci, The Bunkhouse Swansea, 15.10.23Over to Swansea and the excellent Bunkhouse venue (anywhere that does Irn Bru on tap is high on my list) and it was...
View ArticleReviews: Lalu, Vitalines, Pretty Addicted, Akkadian (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Lalu – The Fish Who Wanted To Be King (Frontiers Music Srl)Prog rock? Virtuoso composer/producer? Damian Wilson on vocals? Probably a high chance I’m going to like the fourth album from Vivien Lalu. I...
View ArticleReviews: Within Temptation, Go Ahead And Die, Hippie Death Cult, Oxymorrons...
Within Temptation - Bleed Out (Force Music Recordings) [Matt Bladen]Within Temptation get heavy lyrically and musically on their new album Bleed Out. Tackling subjects such as the war in Ukraine,...
View ArticleReviews: Cirith Ungol, Appalooza, Game Over, Angelus Apatrida (Reviews By...
Cirith Ungol - The Dark Parade (Metal Blade Records) [Matt Bladen]With the recent announcement that they will cease live activities at the end of 2024, The Dark Parade will be the last Cirith Ungol...
View ArticleReviews: Archangel, Afterbirth, Occult Hand Order, Atlas (Reviews By Paul...
Archangel - Total Dark Sublime (Scarlet Records) [Paul Scoble]Over the years there have been several bands in the Rock and Metal sphere that have used the name ‘Archangel’, this one is a punky rock...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Cult Of Luna (Live Review By Richard Oliver)
Cult Of Luna, GGGOLDDD and Slow Crush - Live at Marble Factory, Bristol - 17.10.23Ahead of their curated Beyond The Redshift festival in London on the weekend, Cult Of Luna have headed out on a small...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Dust Coda & Doomsday Outlaw (Live...
The Dust Coda & Doomsday Outlaw – The Globe, Cardiff 19.10.23Throughout the day, Cardiff has at times been wetter than an otter’s pocket. But tonight, it’s heartening to see a good 100+ souls have...
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Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds (Polydor) [Rich Piva]I am not going to waste any time explaining who the band I am about to do a review for is, because if you are not aware of a little band called...
View ArticleReviews: Unverkalt, Dream Unending/Worm, Lynch Mob, Catch Your Breath...
Unverkalt - A Lump Of Death: A Chaos Of Dead Lovers (Argonauta Records) [Mark Young]Greek post rock, alternative and doom metal come together to provide a heady and engaging mix with A Lump Of Death: A...
View ArticleReviews: Myrkur, Rival Sons, Ozric Tentacles, Sylvatica (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Myrkur – Spine (Relapse Records)Having indulged more in the Scandinavian folk songwriting tradition on her last album, Amalie Bruun, aka Myrkur returns with the third chapter of music that blends the...
View ArticleReviews: Temperance, Elegy Of Madness, Raining Nails, Derdian (Reviews By...
Temperance – Hermitage: Daruma's Eyes Pt. 2 (Napalm Records)Italian symphonic metal band Temperance, can’t seem to hold on to singers. Founded by guitarist/singer Marco Pastorino (Even Flow, Fallen...
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Dream Nails – Doom Loop (Marshall Records) [Alex Swift]With their eponymous debut Dream Nails left their stamp on the alternative music world. That record shot at a variety of social and political...
View ArticleReviews: Venom, White Tundra, War Curse, Dead Addiction (Reviews By Paul...
Venom – Live From The Hammersmith Odeon Theatre 1985 (Dissonance Records) [Paul Hutchings]Regardless of your view, seminal is a word that is synonymous with Newcastle’s Venom. Their early works...
View ArticleReviews: END, Cult Burial, Tower Hill, Anuseye (Reviews By Danika Ulrich,...
END - The Sin Of Human Frailty (Closed Casket Activities) [Danika Ulrich]Hardcore supergroup END's second full-length release The Sin Of Human Frailty is an absolute onslaught of raw, unfiltered...
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Autopsy – Ashes, Organs, Blood And Crypts (Peaceville) [Paul Hutchings]We waited eight years for Morbidity Triumphant, but only just over a year for the follow-up. Such is the way with Death Metal...
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