Reviews: Amon Amarth, Metal Church, Grave Digger (Reviews By Paul)
Amon Amarth: Jomsviking (Metal Blade)Jomsviking is the tenth studio release from the Swedish Vikings following 2013’s Deceiver Of The Gods and it’s a slight change in direction with their attempt at a...
View ArticleReviews: Scar Of The Sun, Synthetic, Angarthal
Scar Of The Sun: In Flood (Scarlet Records)In Flood is Scar Of The Sun's second album and as their band name probably tells you they are not the most happy of chaps, their sound is part Paradise Lost,...
View ArticleReviews: Lords Of Black, Beastmaker, Stone Broken
Lords Of Black: II (Frontiers)If you don't know anything about Spanish Pro/power metallers Lords Of Black chances are by July you will, this is due to frontman Ronnie Romero being chosen to front...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs & The People, The Poet - The Globe, CardiffI heard a lot of buzz about The Sheepdogs after they supported The Temperance Movement in Cardiff in January, in the time between then and...
View ArticleReviews: Thunderstone, The Treatment, Innerwish
Thunderstone: Apocalypse Again (AFM Records)Thunderstone are one of the most well known bands in the power metal and their sixth album sees original frontman and the 'voice' of Thunderstone Pasi...
View ArticleReviews: Judas Priest, Colour Of Noise, Holy Dragons (Reviews By Paul)
Judas Priest: Battle Cry (Colombia)The mighty metal gods are not afraid of releasing the odd live album or two. One of my all-time favourite live albums is Priest Live from the mid-1980s, which...
View ArticleReviews: Zakk Wylde, Tax The Heat, Gypsy Chief Goliath
Zakk Wylde: Book Of Shadows II (Entertainment One)In all of Zakk Wylde's long and varied career, other than his first two Ozzy albums, my favourite albums by the Bezerker are Pride And Glory and his...
View ArticleReviews: Martyr, Lizzies, Bus
NWOBHM is a tradition in the UK and one of finest exports, band's from all over the world took the NWOBHM sound laid down by Iron Maiden, Saxon and Judas Priest, so here we have four bands from all...
View ArticleReviews: Cheap Trick, Black Stone Cherry, Immensity (Reviews By Paul)
Cheap Trick: Bang, Zoom, Crazy, Hello (Big Machine)The richly deserved rock and roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick return with their 17th album and it’s a cracker. Often described as the Japanese Beatles...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Romeo's Daughter
Romeo's Daughter & Blood Red Saints, Fuel CardiffOnce again to the home city for more music, this time it was night of sugar coated, AOR from one of Britain's most critically acclaimed, but oft...
View ArticleReviews: Ihshan, Votum, Cult Of Luna
Ihsahn: Arktis (Candlelight)OK I'll level with you despite many protestations from Metal Hammer, Matt Heafy and indeed many of my peers, I'm not a fan of Emperor, I realise how important they are in...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Overkill (Live Review By Paul)
Killfest: Overkill, Vader & One Machine The Fleece, BristolOpeners One Machine (5) kick off proceedings shortly after doors meaning that they open up to a sparsely populated room. Full of...
View ArticleReviews: Overtures, Teska, Black Absinthe
Overtures: Artifacts (Sleaszy Rider Records)Italy seems to be a hub of quality melodic power metal at the moment (although it has always been if I'm honest), Overtures is the latest band to come from...
View ArticleReviews: Farseer, Subliminal Fear, Sinnery
Farseer: Fall Before The Dawn (Self Released)Farseer, sounds a bit World Of Warcraft doesn't it? Well you win a coconut! (Figuratively we're not made of coconuts) it is a bit World Of Warcraft, Farseer...
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: Hawkwind (Live Review By Paul)
Hawkwind: The Tramshed, CardiffIt’s been almost three years since veteran space rockers Hawkwind graced the City of Cardiff, when they played their 1975 masterpiece Warrior At The Edge Of Time in full...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Wolfmother
Wolfmother & Electric Citizen, O2 Academy, BristolMyself and Wolfmother go way back, they are part of the first few bands that I 'discovered' by myself, I remember my Dad buying me their debut...
View ArticleReviews: Santana, Shiraz Lane, The Experiment No.Q
Santana: IV (Santana IV Records)In 1969 San Franciscan Jam Rock band Santana, named after their founding guitarist/writer, exploded on to the Woodstock stage with a compelling performance of Soul...
View ArticleReviews: Inactive Messiah, Eths, Celestial Ruin
Inactive Messiah: Dark Masterpiece (Growl Records)Greek melodic metal band Inactive Messiah have been on a relative hiatus (one would say inactive) for nearly 8 years now, their previous effort Sinful...
View ArticleReview: Marauder, Solar Sun, Master Charger
Marauder: Bullethead (Pitch Black Records)Since 1991 Marauder have been flying the flag for Greek epic/power metal, the band have a history of staggering albums by four years and Bullethead is no...
View ArticleReviews: Hawkwind, Lita Ford, Dave Brock (Reviews By Paul)
Hawkwind: The Machine Stops (Cherry Red)This is a concept album as concept albums should be. Based on the futuristic novel by EM Forster, The Machine Stops follows the descent from utopian dream into...
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