Reviews: Burial, Veuve, Veilburner, Grey Attack (Reviews By Mike Pickett,...
Burial - Rejoice In Sin (Apocalyptic Witchcraft) [Mike Pickett]Burial returns with their fourth full-length studio album, Rejoice In Sin, delivering a powerful blend of rawness and precision that...
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Review: Opeth By Matt Bladen
Opeth – The Last Will And Testament (Reigning Phoenix Music)Elephant in the room time: Yes the growls are back and if you foolishly left the band behind after Watershed then welcome back! For your...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Delain (Live Review By Debby Myatt & Tony...
Delain, Stone Broken & Damian Wilson, KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton 16.11.24After such a fantastic night last night here at KK’s, it was hard to be honest to drum up some enthusiasm and drag...
View ArticleReviews: Fellowship, Black Pyre, Múr, Dead Posey (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Fellowship - The Skies Above Eternity (Scarlet Records)If you asked for an excitement check on a new Fellowship record, I'd roll a Nat20, I've loved this band ever since I first heard them so this...
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Review: Body Count By Liam Williams
Body Count - Merciless (Century Media Records) [Liam Williams]Ice T and Body Count are back with another banger of an album, Merciless. I feel like their most recent albums since Bloodlust have been...
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Review: 10,000 Years By Rich Piva
10,000 Years - All Quiet On The Final Frontier (Ripple Music) [Rich Piva]I have been a fan of the Swedish trio 10,000 Years for a while now, but now that they have created their best work yet, their...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Quireboys (Live Review By Simon Black)
The Quireboys, Willie Dowling & Continental Lovers, The Corn Exchange, Newport 17.11.24It’s a miserable Sunday night in November, and I’m regretting asking for this show as I walk up to the venue....
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Black Stone Cherry (Review By Dean Palmer)
Black Stone Cherry, Skillet & Ayron Jones, Utilita Arena Cardiff, 17.11.24Ahh Sundays. A day for roasted foods, warm fireplaces, and finding religion by spending most of the day on your knees.Or on...
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Review: Linkin Park By Simon Black
Linkin Park - From Zero (Warner/Machine Shop) [Simon Black]For the last couple of months, it seemed like my internet feeds were getting absolutely swamped with all things Linkin Park, and one thing I...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Baroness & Graveyard (Live Review By Matt...
Baroness, Graveyard & Pallbearer, Marble Factory, Bristol 21.11.24Just look at line up! If you wanted riffs you were definitely going to get them from these three bands. No wonder then that...
View ArticleReviews: Conjonctive, Weite, Defeated Sanity, Die For My Sins (Reviews By...
Conjonctive – Miserè de Poussière (Self Released) [Liam William]Swiss blackened deathcore group Conjonctive is back with their 3rd album, Misère de Poussière. This album is absolutely brutal! All fast...
View ArticleReviews: Defences, Ante Inferno, Lord Goblin, Mallavora (Reviews By Zak...
Defences – Shadowlight (Long Branch Records) [Zak Skane]Formed 10 years ago in Hertfordshire, Cherry and crew have been conquering stages across the UK featuring festivals such as, Download Presents:...
View ArticleReviews: Lions In The Street, Perfect Storm, Magick Potion, Brown Acid...
Lions In The Street - Moving Along (Interior Castle Music) [Matt Bladen]Oof this is a throwback, like fellow Canadians The Sheepdogs or early The Trews, and much of the Canadian rock scene, Lions In...
View ArticleReviews: Silent Winter, Saisei, Harmonize Oracle, Disorientated (Reviews By...
Silent Winter - Utopia (No Remorse Records)There's something very familiar about Silent Winter, something very German. The Volos band only came back from hiatus in 2028 after 19 years but haven't...
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Reviews: Warpstormer By Matt Bladen
Warpstormer – Warpstormer (London Doom Collective)Finally! An album from London based riff monsters and never ceasing merch machine, Warpstormer, after triumphant live shows including Bloodstock,...
View ArticleReviews: SKAM, Poppy, Ritual Fog, Healthy Junkies (Reviews By Simon Black,...
SKAM - From The Depths (Independent/Earache Digital Distribution) [Simon Black]This Leicestershire 3 piece have been around for thirteen years now, yet I can’t help in my mind thinking of them as a new...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Breed 77 (Live Review By Debby Myatt & Tony...
Breed 77, Red Method And Black Water Fiend at The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham 21.11.24Tonight’s outing sees us stay local for an evening of three very different metal bands at The Castle and Falcon...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Wheel & Múr (Live Review By Duncan Everson)
Wheel & Múr, Thekla Bristol, 24.11.24 Wet windy and flooded was the journey to Bristol but the promise of some modern heavy prog action. The first support was due to be French band Molybaron but...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Karmen Field (Live Review By Matt Bladen)
Karmen Field, Risperidrone & Cemetery Dogs, Fuel Rock Club, 24.11.24With so many big things hitting venues at the moment it's quite nice to have a local gig in a local venue (without sounding too...
View ArticleReviews: Xandria, Aeon Gods, KingCrown, Diamonds Hadder (Reviews By Matt Bladen)
Xandria - Universal Tales (Napalm Records)Xandria are a symphonic metal band that haven’t sold their soul to the electronic style that seems to permeate so much now. They stick to the European style of...
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