Reviews: Welcome Back Delta, Meshiaak, Castle (Review By Paul)
Welcome Back Delta: Sucker (Self Released)Three years since their debut release Shocker Cheltenham’s Welcome Back Delta’s sophomore release is well worth the wait. Sucker is just over half an hour of...
View ArticleReviews: Twilight Force, DGM, King Company
Twilight Force: Heroes Of Mighty Magic (Nuclear Blast)Twilight Force hail from Falun Sweden the same town as war crazed mad men Sabaton and if you think Sabaton are a little OTT then stop reading here...
View ArticleReviews: Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Orphaned Land, Armory (Reviews By Paul)
Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel (Silver Arrow Records)The voice of The Black Crowes. A voice that can make you melt. A voice used as an instrument. I fail to see how...
View ArticleReviews: Gloryful, Palace, Wretch
Gloryful: End Of The Night (Massacre)German power metal group Gloryful have returned with the third album in their series of records charting the ongoing war between the characters introduced on their...
View ArticleReviews: Running Wild, Twisted Sister, Vicious Rumours (Review By Paul)
Running Wild: Rapid Foray (SPV)Whilst many of their contemporaries are now grinding to a halt through death, old age or disease, Hamburg’s incredible Running Wild, formed in 1976 show the same...
View ArticleReviews: Bewitcher, Outright Resistance, Odin's Beard
Bewitcher: S/T (Heretic Fire Records) [Review By Paul]Blackened speed metal. Yes, we all love a bit of this at MoM towers. Welcome not to hell but to Bewitcher, a three piece outfit from Portland,...
View ArticleReviews: Whiskey Myers, Sodom, Throes Of Dawn
Whiskey Myers: Mud (Thirty Tigers)Texans Whiskey Myers broke this side of the pond with their previous record Early Morning Shakes and since then they have been graciously welcomed with open arms by...
View ArticleReviews: Devin Townsend Project, Dante Fox, Sedate Illusion
Devin Townsend Project: Transcendence (InsideOut) [Review By Paul]If there is anyone in rock who is as prolific and diverse as Steven Wilson it has to be Devin Townsend. With 21 albums stacked up...
View ArticleReviews: Marillion
Marillion: F.E.A.R (earMusic)Eighteen albums into their storied career and British prog giants show no sign of compromise, their sound has adapted throughout the years but it has always retained an...
View ArticleReviews: Almah, 2 Headed Dogs, Exekuter
Almah: E.V.O (King Records)Almah are a Brazilian power metal band formed by vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Edu Falaschi, the band started as a Falaschi's solo project but has steadily evolved into a...
View ArticleReviews: Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf: Braver Than We Are (429 Records)Those of you that have been following this blog for a while probably read my dismay and sadness about the last Meat Loaf album Hell In A Handbasket, as a...
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: Barenaked Ladies (Review By Paul)
Barenaked Ladies Tramshed, CardiffSometimes it’s good to have a change from the metal. Back in 1999 I was blown away by the sheer humour and talent of Canadian outfit Barenaked Ladies when they...
View ArticleReviews: Voodoo Vegas, The Apocalypse Blues Revue, Impavidus
Voodoo Vegas: Freak Show Candy Floss (PHD)Freak Show Candy Floss is second full length album from Bournemouth rockers Voodoo Vegas, their debut The Rise Of Jimmy Silver was released to a lot of...
View ArticleReviews: Damian Wilson, Sinnergod, Helstar
Damian Wilson: Built For Fighting (Self Released)Built For Fighting is the Threshold/Headspace singers newest solo record, his first in over 10 years, many that know him from his day jobs will be...
View ArticleReviews: Crystal Ball, RSJ, We Are Catalyst (Reviews By Stief)
Crystal Ball : Deja Voodoo (Nuclear Blast)This is the ninth album from this swiss quintet and it's a brilliant slice of melodic hard rock, with doses of power metal thrown in. With great head banging...
View ArticleReviews: Serious Black, Pain, Mantar (Reviews By Rich)
Serious Black: Mirror World (AFM Records)Power metal supergroup Serious Black return with their second album Mirrorworld. Since the release of debut album As Daylight Breaks there has been a bit of a...
View ArticleReviews: Dark Forest, Asguard, Hannes Grossmann (Reviews By Paul)
Dark Forest: Beyond The Veil (Cruz Del Sur)The last thing good that came out of Dudley was a holiday romance I had in about 1988. Ah, I hear you cry, what about Dark Forest? Of course, one of the UK’s...
View ArticleReviews: Iron Fire, Noveria, Tardive Dyskinesia
Iron Fire: Among The Dead (Crime Records)The kings of Danish power metal once again bring a speed metal assault to the masses, Among The Dead is their 8th record and their first as a three-piece with...
View ArticleReviews: Kai Hansen, Ghost, Lordi
Kai Hansen: XXX - Three Decades Of Metal (earMusic)XXX - Three Decades In Metal is a celebration of Helloween, Gamma Ray, Iron Saviour and Unisonic founders thirty years in heavy metal and hard rock...
View ArticleReviews: The Quireboys, Svvamp, Die No More
The Quireboys: Twisted Love (Off Yer Rocka) [Review By Paul]Longevity appears to be a particular trait of rock bands. The Quireboys are no exception. Formed in 1984 and a permanent fixture since their...
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