Reviews: Heaven's Basement, The Union, Free Fall
Heaven's Basement: Filthy Empire (RedBull Records)The band formally known as Hurricane party and Roadstar, Heaven's Basement have been plying their trade since 2008 with original Roadstar members...
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Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused To Sing...And Other Stories (Kscope)So Porcupine Tree mastermind Steven Wilson is now on his third solo album, in between Porcupine Tree touring and albums as...
View ArticleThe View From The Back Of The Room: Breed 77
Breed 77, Left Unscarred, For The Imperium, Seven Deadly. Bogiez CardiffSo another night in Cardiff for yet another cavalcade of bands. This time the headliners were Gibraltar biggest (only?) heavy...
View ArticleReviews: Saxon, Clutch, Breed 77
Saxon: Sacrifice (UDR)After toying with power metal, progressive metal and even big symphonic metal elements on previous efforts, on this their 20th album Saxon have decided to make a pure Saxon...
View ArticleReviews: Amaranthe, Adrenaline Mob, Lost Society
Amaranthe: The Nexus (Spinefarm)Swedes Amaranthe have finally released their second album and again they have brought together melodic death metal, power metal and also huge doses of European electro...
View ArticleReviews: Voodoo Circle, Serenity, Kvelertak
Voodoo Circle: More Than One Way Home (AFM Records)Alex Beyrodt, David Readman and Matt Sinner return with their third album of classic hard rock. Since the previous record nearly their entire Rainbow...
View ArticleView From The Back Of The Room: Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro - Motorpoint Arena CardiffThanks go to Nick Hewitt for his reviewSo I went into this concert more as a follower than a fan of Biffy Clyro, meaning my expectations were somewhat hard to...
View ArticleView From The Back Of The Room: Jagermeister Tour
Jagermeister Tour: Ghost, Gojira, The Defiled & Revoker, Bristol O2 AcademyOnce again into the horrible Bristol Academy and once more on to the balcony for 2013's Jagermeister Tour. With tickets...
View ArticleReviews: Collapse, Neuronspoiler, Vanadium
Collapse: Arms And The Covenant (Transcend Music)Collapse have been hotly tipped to be the "next big thing" in British metal and having seen them on the live circuit a few times I can say that...
View ArticleReviews: Spock's Beard, Von Hertzen Brothers, Audrey Horne
Spock's Beard: Brief Nocturnes And Dreamless Sleep (InsideOut Music)Veteran proggers return with their eleventh album and their third singer. Long-time frontman/drummer Nick D'Virgillo and was...
View ArticleView From The Back Of The Room: Hawkwind
Hawkwind Cardiff Coal ExchangeThanks to Paul Hutchings for his reviewI had been waiting for this gig with unexplainable levels of excitement. I can’t put my finger on what it is about Hawkwind I love...
View ArticleView From The Back Of The Room: Scar Symmetry, Beholder & Bloodshot Dawn
Scar Symmetry, Beholder & Bloodshot Dawn: Bogiez CardiffAnother nice tour line up bringing together three similar but still different bands. This was the final night of the tour and the whole gig...
View ArticleReviews: Stone Sour, Glory Hammer, Warbeast
Stone Sour: House Of Gold & Bones Part 2 (Roadrunner)So the second part of Corey Taylor and co.’s two part concept opus and I was impressed with the first part...
View ArticleView From The Back Of The Room: Von Hertzen Brothers
Von Hertzen Brothers, Haken & Enochian Theory, Bogiez CardiffOnce more into the bowels of Cardiff however this time it was for an entirely more cerebral affair, this was a night of prog rock and...
View ArticleOut Of The Beyond 25
Keith Emmerson Band: Keith Emmerson Band Featuring Marc Bonilla (2008)Everyone knows about Keith Emmerson's time in 70's progressive rock legends ELP, he has appeared on many albums in a special guest...
View ArticleView From The Back Of The Room: Rival Sons
Rival Sons, Graveltones and Ulyssess: Solus, CardiffSo a night of classic rock was in order after the metal of last week and the prog on the weekend and that’s precisely what I got.UlyssessComing on...
View ArticleReviews: Rob Zombie, GraVil, So-Do-Ko
Rob Zombie: Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor (Zodiac Swan)The new album from the Godfather of Heavy Horror metal sees him coming off a tour with Marylin Manson (and blowing him off stage every night)...
View ArticleA View From The Front Of The Room: Ill Nino
Thanks to our resident thrash fanatic, (thus the slight change in title) Mr Chris Beynon for the review (and his lovely wife for the edit)Ill Nino, Sacred Mother Tongue and Fhobi, Bogiez CardiffI...
View ArticleReviews: Volbeat, Ghost, Gary Clarke Jr
Volbeat: Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies (Vertigo)Denmark's premier (and the world’s only!?) Elvis metallers' new album is one that will not open any new minds it is simply the new record of a...
View ArticleReviews: Avantasia, Gama Bomb, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
Avantasia: The Mystery Of Time (Nuclear Blast)Tobias Sammet has returned once again to his Metal Opera project and once again he is joined by an array of guest performers and this time the German Film...
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