Reviews: Stratovarius, Gary Clarke Jr, Metaprism
Stratovarius: Eternal (earMusic)Polaris, Elysium and Nemesis these have been the three albums Stratovarius have released since their founding guitarist Timo Tolkki left and they have been consistently...
View ArticleReviews: Royal Hunt, Grave Pleasures, Black Tide
Royal Hunt: Devil's Dozen (Frontiers)Since Danes Royal Hunt reunited with their most revered vocalist D.C Cooper, back in 2011, the band have gone from strength to strength, celebrating their 20th...
View ArticleVenomous Thoughts: Music From The Outer Reaches
Venomous ThoughtsGod Is An Astronaut: Helios/Erebus (Revive)Comparisons to other bands will never be my strong suit as I will probably get targeted by my peers in the same way that William Tell...
View ArticleReviews: Annihilator, Echolyn, Christian Mistress
Annihilator: Suicide Society (UDR)Canadian thrash legends Annihilator have seen many line up changes throughout their years with only guitarist/lead writer Jeff Waters remaining the constant. The band...
View ArticleReviews: Kill Ritual, Stereo Nasty, Neckdeep (Review By Nicola)
Kill Ritual: Karma Machine (Scarlet Records)Karma Machine sees the third offering from Californian thrashers Kill Ritual, and despite undergoing a major line-up change, this smasher of a record proves...
View ArticleA View From Various Rooms: The Graveltones, Grand Magus, Winterfylleth (Live...
So in a change to what we normally do here's a round up of some of this weeks live events, this is purely due to frequency and not being able to give a full review of each gig due to various...
View ArticleReviews: David Gilmour, Chris Cornell, Shinedown
David Gilmour: Rattle That Lock (Columbia)Endless River signalled the end of an era for the guitarist and de-facto leader of Progressive Rock legends Pink Floyd, this was the groups final recording...
View ArticleA View From Wiltshire: Rock Diabetes - Fire & Forge 2015
Rock Diabetes - Fire And Forge Festival 2015, Trowbridge Civic Hall, WiltshireAcross the bridge and into the middle of the beautiful county of Wiltshire for a 12 hour day festival, with a lot of bands...
View ArticleThe View From The Back Of The Room: Annihilator (Live Review By Paul)
Annihilator: Birmingham 02 AcademyA rare appearance on UK shores from Canadian old school thrash merchants Annihilator was sufficient to whet the appetite of six of the Musipedia crew back in June when...
View ArticleReviews: Delta Deep, The Jokers, Speedtrap
Delta Deep: Delta Deep (Mailboat Records)Phil Collen of Def Leppard has had a glut of other bands that he has played in outside of the Leppard mothership first was glam metal band Girl (that was...
View ArticleReviews: Riverside, Amorphis, Ahab (Reviews By Paul)
Riverside: Love, Fear And The Time Machine (InsideOut)In the numerous albums that we review here at Musipedia Towers during the course of the year, we regularly award a 9 or 10 out of 10 for...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Paradise Lost (Review By Paul)
Paradise Lost: Wulfrun HallAnother trip to the Midlands for a night of dark morbidity and three bands who proved excellent value for money. Having dined in a pub that resembled the Cantina in Episode...
View ArticleReviews: Once Human, Death Dealer, Sailing To Nowhere
Once Human: The Life I Remember (earOne)Oof, this is the first word that comes to mind as you spin Once Human's debut album, the production is crystalline, the playing sublime and the band have a...
View ArticleReviews: Clutch, Hollywood Vampires, W.A.S.P (Reviews By Paul)
Clutch: Psychic Warfare (Weathermaker)It’s two and a half years since Clutch released the incredible Earth Rocker, without doubt their most well received release and one that finally made many people...
View ArticleReviews: Denner/Shermann, Between Waves, Black Forge, Freeway Mad
Denner/Shermann: Satan's Tomb (Metal Blade)Any self-respecting metal fan should know the name of Michael Denner and Hank Shermann, they are the original guitarists of Mercyful Fate and as such you can...
View ArticleReviews: Molllust, Acrania, Pokerface
Molllust: In Deep Waters (Self Released)Molllust (yes the three l's are deliberate) style themselves as Opera Metal and they are most definitely that, with eight different members all contributing the...
View ArticleReviews: Trivium, Metal Allegiance, Parkway Drive
Trivium: Silence In The Snow (Roadrunner) [Review By Paul]As the classical and very atmospheric intro Snofall starts, an air of anticipation grips you. The opening riffs of the title track kick in and...
View ArticleReviews: The Winery Dogs, Tesseract, Gloryhammer
The Winery Dogs: Hot Streak (earMusic)With ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy now settled on two 'main' bands one being the more progressive Flying Colours and the other being this hard rock trio...
View ArticleReviews: Saxon, Tank, My Dying Bride (Reviews By Paul)
Saxon: Battering Ram (UDR)The mighty Saxon roar back into the metal fray with their 21st release, the aptly named Battering Ram, a fine follow up to 2013’s awesome Sacrifice. Few bands hold such...
View ArticleReviews: Devilskin, Mustasch, Alphastate
Devilskin: We Rise (Devilskin/Rhythm/DRM)New Zealand based Devilskin play an accomplished style of post millennium heavy metal fuelled by huge slabs of riffs, powerful rhythms and a big old heap of...
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