A View From The Back Of The Room: Airbourne
Airbourne & Leogun, Y Plas CardiffThe Australian hard rock maelstrom that is Airbourne having been doing the rounds on the festival circuit culminating with Ramblin Man Fair which took place on the...
View ArticleReviews: Dunsmuir, Fury, Hammers Of Misfortune
Dunsmuir: S/T (Hall Of Records)So super-groups, some are great, some are not so great but seeing as anything Clutch frontman Neil Fallon puts his hands on turns to gold, Dunsmuir has the prospectus to...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Frost*
Frost* - Thekla, BristolOh my how I had been waiting for this, since their debut record Milliontown I've been a big Frost*, however due to the bands nature I haven't seen them live, they themselves say...
View ArticleReviews: Fates Warning, Ghoul, The Devil's Music
Fates Warning: Theories Of Flight (InsideOut) [Review By Paul]Having stuck to their path since formation in 1982, progressive metallers Fates Warning’s 12th album Theories Of Flight is a real grower of...
View ArticleReviews: Black Crown Initiate, Lacertilia, Schemata Theory
Black Crown Initiate: Selves We Cannot Forgive (eOne)Every once in while a band comes along and challenges you musically, Pennsylvania natives Black Crown Initiate are one such band, the breadth of...
View ArticleReviews: Tarja, Skillet, Bloody Hammers
Tarja: The Shadow Self (earMusic)I reviewed the accompanying album to this The Brightest Void earlier this year and said that the odds-n-sods collection hinted at what we could expect on this the...
View ArticleReviews: Sinsaenum, Vainaja, Foray Between Ocean [Reviews By Paul]
Sinsaenum: Echoes Of The Tortured (earMusic)Echoes Of The Tortured is a 21 song debut album from extreme metal outfit Sinsaenum. The band contain a number of iconic members of the metal community...
View ArticleReviews: Blackfoot, The Dead Daisies, MaidaVale (Reviews By Paul)
Blackfoot: Southern Native (Loud & Proud)The original Blackfoot line-up which operated in the late 1970s and early 1980s hold a special place for me. One of the few bands from that era whose music...
View ArticleA View From The Castle Grounds: Status Quo (Live Review By Paul)
Status Quo: Caldicot Castle, South WalesStatus Quo are one of the very few bands that for some inexplicable reason I’ve never seen live. Growing up in the 1970s, I was fully aware of their double denim...
View ArticleReviews: Blues Pills, The Cadillac Three, Witch Tripper
Blues Pills: Lady In Gold (Nuclear Blast)Lady In Gold is at the top of my 'most anticipated' list, the sophomore record from Swedish rockers Blues Pills, I've wanted this album since the first time I...
View ArticleA View From A Sunny Field: Bloodstock Festival 2016 (Friday Review By Paul)
Bloodstock 2016 – FridayEarly this year I took the decision to give BOA a miss, partly due to the lazy bookings of Slayer, Anthrax, and with several of the on the bill still resonating in my ears...
View ArticleA View From A Sunny Field: Bloodstock Festival 2016 (Saturday)
Bloodstock Festival -SaturdaySaturday held some heavy hitters for the MoM crew with the likes of Rotting Christ, Paradise Lost and Gojira still to come the heaviness was increased tenfold since the...
View ArticleA View From A Sunny Field: Bloodstock Festival 2016 (Sunday)
Bloodstock Festival - SundayThird and final day of Bloodstock, the mind was willing but body was falling apart as is only natural on the third day of bands (fourth day overall), but after yet another...
View ArticleReviews: Sabaton, Gene The Werewolf, Electric Fence
Sabaton: The Last Stand (Nuclear Blast)Swedes Sabaton are back with yet another record of more bouncy power metal based on yet more war themes. I suppose the lyrical content will run out when they run...
View ArticleReviews: Mitch Malloy, Preacher, Blind Saviour
Mitch Malloy: Makin' Noise (Self Released)Mitch Malloy came to prominence by signing to RCA back in the early 90's releasing his debut record Mitch Malloy in 1992, he proceeded to release records...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Ministry
Ministry & Devildriver, Tramshed CardiffTwo days removed from Bloodstock Open Air and with the festival blues kicking in hard, it was time for a little bit of hair of the dog. This was the first of...
View ArticleReviews: Idlewar, Subrosa, Vader (Reviews By Paul)
Idlewar: Impulse (Self Released)Last year Dig In, the debut EP from Orange County’s Idlewar received a decent 7/10 and a seal of approval from MoM Towers. A year later, the debut long player Impulse...
View ArticleReviews: The Pineapple Thief, Witherscape, Equilibrium (Reviews By Paul)
The Pineapple Thief: Your Wilderness (Kscope)Since their formation in 1999, Somerset’s The Pineapple Thief has built a wide and loyal following, laying down solid foundations. Their tenth album, Your...
View ArticleReviews: Evergrey, Winterstorm, Lacrimus Profundere
Evergrey: The Storm Within (AFM Records)Evergrey are a band who are now on their ninth album and with the release of The Storm Within they are following up what many would consider to be their best...
View ArticleReviews: Delain, Chariots Of The Gods, Illustr8ors
Delain: Moonbathers (Napalm)Since their symphonic metal debut Delain have been refining their sound on each album cutting the fat and adding some nuances to set them apart from the rest of the female...
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