A View From The Back Of The Room: Ten (Live Review By Simon Black)
Ten & White Skies The Globe, Cardiff, 14.09.24 Review By Simon BlackTonight is all a bit last minute for me. Normally attending gigs, especially if they fall on weekends, requires some advance...
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Nightwish - Yesterwynde (Nuclear Blast Records) Their tenth studio album, Yesterwynde, despite a lot of rumour and conjecture will not be the final Nightwish record. They have plenty more to come on...
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Satan - Songs In Crimson (Metal Blade Records) [Rich Piva]Brian Ross is one busy guy. The 70-year-old singer, just last week, put out the new record from NWOBHM legends Blitzkrieg, and now, one week...
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Rain City Drive – Things Are Different Now (Thriller Records) [SJ]The Floridian quintet, Rain City Drive are back again creating storms with Things Are Different Now, following their previous...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Big Big Train (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Big Big Train & Haunt The Woods, The Riverfront, Newport 18.09.24Have you ever been to a gig that totally rekindles your love of live music? Over the last year and a bit I've been a lot more choosy...
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Charlotte Wessels - The Obsession (Napalm Records) [Matt Bladen]It feels like there's been a lot of Charlotte Wessels releases since she left Dutch band Delain in 2021, much of this is due to her...
View ArticleReviews: Luna Sol, Defiled, Theigns & Thralls, Die So Fluid (Reviews By Rich...
Luna Sol - Vita Mors (Ripple Music) [Rich Piva]Some albums are just special. You can tell from the first few notes that there is something happening that will be with you for a long time, maybe even...
View ArticleReviews: Brant Bjork Trio, Daufodt, The Flying Norsemen, Paradis (Reviews By...
Brant Bjork Trio - Once Upon A Time In The Desert (Duna Records) [Rich Piva]Brant Bjork is obviously desert rock royalty (dude was a founding member of Kyuss and in Fu Manchu, doesn’t get much more...
View ArticleReviews: Demon Head, Pink Panther Project, Crimson Veil, Envy (Reviews By...
Demon Head - Through Holes Shine The Stars (Svart Records) [Rich Piva]Copenhagen, Denmark’s Demon Head sound like if the Sisters Of Mercy were a proto metal band. Or like if The Damned sounded a bit...
View ArticleReviews: Michael Schenker, Blighted Eye, Bragging Rights, Soulride (Reviews...
Michael Schenker - My Years With UFO (earMusic)Let's clear this up: UFO were a band before Michael Schenker joined and they were a band after Michael Schenker left. It just so happens that their most...
View ArticleReviews: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eclipse, SteelCity, Avernus (Reviews By Matt...
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Dirt On My Diamonds Volume 2 (Provouge Records)The follow up to 2023's Dirt On My Diamonds Volume 1 (obviously), Volume 2 is the other side of the recording sessions at FAME...
View ArticleReviews: Vision Divine, Even Flow, Phantom Hound, Kublai Khan TX (Reviews By...
Vision Divine – Blood And Angels Tears (Scarlet Records) [Zak Skane]Visions Divine have released their conceptual prog tinged 11 track release Blood And Angels Tears. From start to finish the band show...
View ArticleReviews: Warlock A.D., Penny Rich, Saur, Matt Finucane (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Warlock A.D. - Book II: The Valley Of Vâgené (Rockshots Records)Epic fantasy metal? It's all a bit silly isn't it? Especially bands such as Rhapsody (whichever one you want), the massive concepts,...
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Review: Heriot By Mark Young
Heriot - Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell (Century Media) [Mark Young]I cannot say just how much I have been waiting for this. I’ve been lucky enough to catch them live, both as support and as headliners...
View ArticleReviews: Paul Di'Anno, Vicious Blade, Nehoda, Mechanic Tyrants (Reviews By...
Paul Di'Anno - The Book Of The Beast (Conquest Music) [Simon Black]The fortunes of the erstwhile Maiden front man Paul Di’Anno have waxed and waned over the years, which is a damned shame. His...
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High Parasite - Forever We Burn (Candlelight) [Rick Eaglestone] There is a new dawn approaching laden with dark, atmospheric, and sinisterly melodic tones, High Parasite have formed with some...
View ArticleReviews: Psychlona, Marche Funèbre, Turbokill, Jaded Heart (Reviews By Rich...
Psychlona - Warped Vision (Magnetic Eye Records) [Rich Piva]Psychlona has to be the most consistently awesome band of the 2020s and maybe my favourite, considering their second album, Venus Skytrip,...
View ArticleReviews: Weather Systems, Lizzard, Swamp Coffin, Magnetar (Reviews By Matt...
Weather Systems - Ocean Without A Shore (Music Theories Recordings)Before the world locked down Anathema's Daniel Cavanagh was writing the follow up to The Optimist, immersing himself in his writing,...
View ArticleReviews: Sinner's Blood, Coffin Rot, Kant, Awake The Dreamer (Reviews By Matt...
Sinner's Blood - Dark Horizons (Frontiers Music Srl) [Matt Bladen]Sinner's Blood return with their second album Dark Horizon's, again it's another chance to show the talent of collaborators James...
View ArticleReviews: Bewitcher, Amethyst, Mirror Queen, Broken Jaw (Reviews By Mark...
Bewitcher - Spell Shock (Century Media Records) [Mark Young]If there is a tag line or opening statement that will pique your interest it is this:HEAVY METAL AT THE SPEED OF SATAN (with thanks to...
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