Reviews: Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse, Korpiklaani, Alpha Wolf, Friends...
Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse - Hot Nostalgia Radio (Grow Vision Music & Records) Roots rock band Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse are based in California and my do they sound like it....
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Blue Öyster Cult – Ghost Stories (Frontiers Music Srl) [Paul Hutchings]We’ve had numerous releases in recent years by this legendary band who celebrated over 50 years together over the past couple of...
View ArticleM2TM South Wales 2024: Swansea Heat #3 Interview With Confessions Of A Serial...
Interview with Confessions Of A Serial Killer – Heat 3, M2TM, Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff 23 April 20241. Let’s start with introductions. Who is who and what does each person do in the band?Cozy - Vocals,...
View ArticleReviews: Kris Barras Band, Exist, The Cosmic Dead, Junkyard Drive (Reviews By...
Kris Barras Band – Halo Effect (Earache Records) [Matt Bladen]The career trajectory from Kris Barras has been meteoric. I first saw him while he was supporting the The Divine And Dirty album as part of...
View ArticleReviews: Khirki, Hardraw, Spider Kickers, Saturday Night Satan (Reviews By...
Khirki – Κυκεώνας (Venerate Industries)After I compared Κτηνωδία, the debut album from Athenian rockers Khirki, to the likes of Baroness and Mastodon. I was anticipating their sophomore to be just as...
View ArticleReviews: The Lunar Effect, Gun, Elk Witch, Attacker (Reviews By Rich Piva &...
The Lunar Effect - Sounds Of Blue And Green (Svart Records) [Rich Piva]It is fitting that I write a review for a band called The Lunar Effect on the day eclipse mania is hitting here in the US. Not...
View ArticleReviews: Furze, About Us, King Zebra, Ivory Tower (Reviews By Patches & Matt...
Furze - Caw Entrance (Devoted Art Propaganda) [Patches]Psych Black Metal from Norway! Furze’s trebly acoustic intro paints a picture of the awful fuzzy production of a tape player resting against an...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Esoterica (Live Review By James Jackson)
Esoterica & Scarlett Riot, The Asylum, Birmingham 11.04.24It’s early doors at The Asylum, for as I walk in at just gone half past Seven, opening act Skarlett Riot (10) are already in full swing. I...
View ArticleReviews: Benighted, Vulture, Nocturna, Harvestman (Reviews By GC, Matt...
Benighted - Ekbom (Season Of Mist) [GC]Having formed all the way back in 1998 when the world was overtaken by Nu-Metal, France’s Benighted had other ideas and decided they were going to mix grindcore...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: 1000mods (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
1000mods, Pale Bastard, E11even, The Bunkhouse, Swansea, 11.04.24 Despite m'colleague Mr Piva stealing all the stoner, this is the scene I was brought up in. Give me some fat riffs, fat blunts and...
View ArticleReviews: Manic Eden, Balance Of Power, Heavy Temple, Red Mesa (Reviews By...
Manic Eden - Manic Eden: 30th Anniversary Remaster (Music Theories Recordings) [Rich Piva]When David Coverdale put Whitesnake on ice for a bit in the early 90s, the musical backbone the band, Adrian...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Blind Guardian (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Blind Guardian & The Night Eternal, The Academy, Manchester, 13.04.24Heading up to Manchester for a gig from South Wales could bee seen as a bit of a mammoth task but when that bands are one of the...
View ArticleReviews: Lie Heavy, Ixion, White Dog, Sarcasm (Reviews By Rich Piva, James...
Lie Heavy - Burn To The Moon (Heavy Psych Sounds) [Rich Piva]Lie Heavy is a perfect name for Karl Agell of Corrosion Of Conformity fame’s new band, which incorporates all the best parts of stoner,...
View ArticleReviews: UFO, My Dying Bride, Necrot, Sunface (Reviews By Paul Hutchings,...
UFO - Covenant & Sharks (Cherry Red Records) [Paul Hutchings]Mention UFO and thoughts usually focus on their seventies catalogue. Unsurprisingly really, given that throughout their career it was...
View ArticleReviews: High On Fire, Dvne, Atrae Bilis, Maere (Reviews By Rich Piva, Matt...
High On Fire - Cometh The Storm (MNRK Heavy) [Rich Piva]High On Fire are one of those bands you can identify after just a couple of seconds of a song. Whether it’s Matt Pike’s guitar sound and...
View ArticleReviews: Pearl Jam, Haunted, Dool, Tomorrow's Rain (Reviews By Rich Piva &...
Pearl Jam - Dark Matter (Monnkeywrench/Republic Records) [Rich Piva]No matter what people think about the quality of the later period Pearl Jam records, a new album by the legendary band is something...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Kris Barras (Live Review By Debby Myatt)
Kris Barras Band, South Of Salem & The Nocturnal Affair, KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton 13.04.24The lure of two of the hottest UK bands together in one night was an opportunity not to be missed and...
View ArticleReviews: Melvins, Big Wolf Band, Quantum, Haust (Reviews By Rich Piva, Paul...
Melvins - Tarantula Heart (Ipecac Recordings) [Rich Piva]To say that the new Melvins record is “quite possibly the band's most unconventional, catchiest and imaginative work yet, continuing a legacy...
View ArticleM2TM South Wales 2024: Swansea Heat #4 Interview With Gyro By Paul Hutchings
Interview With Gyro – Heat 4 Swansea, M2TM 27th April 20241. Let’s start with introductions. Who is who and what does each person do in the band?I’m Ethan, I’m the long haired, pretty one, I play 8...
View ArticleM2TM South Wales 2024: Swansea Heat #4 Interview With Kill By Mouth By Paul...
Interview With Kill By Mouth – Heat 4 Swansea, M2TM 27th April 20241. Let’s start with introductions. Who is who and what does each person do in the band?Cassar - vocals, guitarLee - guitarRich -...
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