Reviews: FM, Black Pyramid, Pirate Queen, Doubtsower (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
FM - Old Habits Die Hard (Frontiers Music Srl)40 years at the forefront of British AOR, FM can be considered legends of the game. Still led by Steve Overland, his smoother than silk vocals and fluid...
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My Silent Wake - Lost In Memories, Lost In Grief (Ardua Music) [James Jackson]As with all genres and classifications, you envision a certain aesthetic, a certain sound or style that immediately lets...
View ArticleReviews: Meden Agan, Dødsferd, Full House Brew Crew, Dogtag Remains (Reviews...
Meden Agan - My Name Is Katherine (Sleaszy Rider Records)The fourth album from Athenian symphonic metal band Meden Agan is a concept album based on singer Dimitra Panariti's novel of the same name....
View ArticleReviews: Allen's Hand, Void Era, Kawir, In Utero Cannibalism (Reviews By Matt...
Allen's Hand - Chicken King (Self Released)A cult boyband dedicated to the one true Chicken King, Allen's Hand are a bunch of Athenian virtuosos playing a really weird album of music that is full of...
View ArticleReviews: Deicide, Raised By Owls, P.O.D, The Karma Effect (Reviews By Charlie...
Deicide - Banished By Sin (Reigning Phoenix Music) [Charlie Rogers]Straight Outta Satan’s Armpit, Florida, Deicide’s 13th album is just under 40mins of straight up high tempo, aggressive death metal....
View ArticleReviews: Sebastian Bach, Crownshift, Riot (V), The Treatment (Reviews By Matt...
Sebastian Bach - Child Within The Man (Reigning Phoenix Music)STOP THE PRESSES! Sebastian Bach has released his first solo album in 10 years and shocker! It's bloody good! The former and possibly...
View ArticleReviews: Knocked Loose, Unleash The Archers, The Sonic Dawn, Sunnata (Reviews...
Knocked Loose - You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To (Pure Noise Records) [Mark Young]Well, that was intense.Knocked Loose drop their own version of a thermonuclear device with You Won’t Go Before...
View ArticleReviews: SYK, Gjenferd, Warlord, Red Rot (Reviews By Mark Young, Rich Piva,...
SYK - eartHFlesh (Season Of Mist) [Mark Young]SYK has just dropped what I consider to be one of the albums of the year.Seriously.This is next-level extreme metal that demands your attention, and in...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Bruce Springsteen (Live Review By Alex Swift)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Principality Stadium, Cardiff, 05.05.2024 Two and a half hours into his show at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Bruce Springsteen faces down the crowd. “I...
View ArticleReviews: The Monarch, Amerikan Kaos, Empire Warning, Beyond Salvation...
The Monarch - A Moment To Lose Your Breath (Art Is War Records)If it's got Chris Clancy in it then there's a high possibility that I'll enjoy it. He's not only a fantastic producer who works alongside...
View ArticleReviews: Brume, Devilskin, Just One Fix, Room11 (Reviews By James Jackson &...
Brume - Marten (Magnetic Eye Records) [James Jackson]I’ve always enjoyed the use of classical instruments, particularly the violin, in Metal, however after listening to the third full length album from...
View ArticleReviews: The Tangent, Daath, El Moono, Vaticinal Rites (Reviews By Matt...
The Tangent – To Follow Polaris (Inside Out Music) [Matt Bladen]Listening to the 21 minute The Anachronism, one of only five tracks on the new album from The Tangent, you'd be forgiven for thinking it...
View ArticleReviews: Anette Olzon, Sonic Universe, Coldborn, Ivanhoe (Reviews By Rick...
Anette Olzon - Rapture (Frontiers Music Srl) [Rick Eaglestone]Powerhouse vocalist Anete Olzon returns with her third solo studio album RaptureThere are a few reasons I chose this album but for context...
View ArticleReviews: Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, Freedom Call, Missles, Callus (Reviews...
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats - Nell' Ora Blu (Rise Above Records)Like how Arctic Monkeys evolved from their scuzzy garage indie rock into a smoother psychedelic/lounge pop existence. Cambridge band...
View ArticleReviews: SVNEATR, Take Offense, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, Waste (Reviews...
SVNEATR - Never Return (Prosthetic Records)Third album from Vancouver extreme metal band comes as the band celebrate their 10 year anniversary. Following their 2021 album Chinhook, band founder Vitharr...
View ArticleReviews: Kerry King, Pain, Geezer/Isaak, Zombeast (Reviews By Mark Young,...
Kerry King - From Hell I Rise (Reigning Phoenix Music) [Mark Young]I think we should start this off by saying that this is not Slayer. It’s not meant to be Slayer and at the end of their 2019 run, some...
View ArticleReviews: Vitskär Süden, Troy Redfern, Freedom, Darko (Reviews By Rich Piva,...
Vitskär Süden - Vessel (Ripple Music) [Rich Piva]When you hear a band has a “Dungeons and Dragons” theme to their music, where does your head go? Probably not to a dark and beautiful place like Vitskär...
View ArticleReviews: Gatecreeper, Cognitive, BAT, Ancient Settlers (Reviews By Paul...
Gatecreeper – Dark Superstition (Nuclear Blast Records) [Paul Hutchings]We’ve covered the burgeoning development of this Arizonian old school death metallers in some detail over the past decade. Now...
View ArticleReviews: Pallbearer, Combichrist, Insanity Alert, Tzompantli (Reviews By Rich...
Pallbearer - Mind Burns Alive (Nuclear Blast) [Rich Piva]Pallbearer is a strange band to review after you just lost a loved one, but what better way to experience the beautifulness of their version of...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Welcome To Rockville (Live Review By Rich...
Welcome To Rockville, Daytona Beach, FL, 9-12 May 2024A four-day rock festival in May in Daytona Beach Florida…what could go wrong? Actually, this was one of the smoothest run festivals that I have...
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