Matt's Top 20 Of 2016
So much like my colleague Paul narrowing down the year into 10 albums was just too difficult, so I to have gone for 20 (because it's my blog and I can) while some are similar there are others that are...
View ArticleReviews: Perzonal War, Freerock Saints, Thunderwar (Albums from 2016)
Perzonal War: Inside The New Time Chaoz (Metalville) (2016)Germany's Perzonal War have been playing classy power/thrash since 1996, flying slightly under the radar for all these years they have...
View ArticleRich's Top 20 Of 2016
2016 has been a shitty year in general but thankfully has been an exceptionally good year for heavy music with a plethora of jaw-dropping releases. With so many impressive albums released a top 10 list...
View ArticleGigs Of The Year 2016
Top 10 live performances of 2016I made it to 41 gigs and festivals this year. So 38 gigs plus three festivals; the less said about Download the better but the Steelhouse Festival was great fun despite...
View ArticleTop 10's Of 2016
Stief's Top 10 Albums1. Avantasia - Ghostlights2. Noctem - Haeresis3. Twilight Force - Heroes Of Mighty Magic4. Rotting Christ - Rituals5. Gojira - Magma6. Temperance - The Earth Embraces Us All7....
View ArticleA View From Another Country: Scars Of Tears
Scars Of Tears, Prague Draft Live Stage, Kastoria, GreeceSo I once again spent New Years in Greece with my other half and this time I ventured as North as I have ever been to the beautiful municipality...
View ArticleReviews: Foetal Juice, Light & Shade, Mordant (Reviews By Rich)
Foetal Juice: Masters Of Absurdity (GrindScene Records)One band who have been making a name for themselves in the UK underground metal scene is Manchester's Foetal Juice. With a number of splits and...
View ArticleReviews: Halestorm, Dead Witches, Solarus
Halestorm: ReAniMate 3.0 (Atlantic)I what seems to be a recurring theme now Halestorm have released another EP of covers as stopgap between full length albums with artists as wide ranging as Skid Row,...
View ArticleReviews: Project Nightscape, Pareidolon, Book Of Wyrms
Project Nightscape: To Sin Against Our Mercies (Imperiad Entertainment) (Released Dec 2016)Hang on, this is going to be a bit of information overload, Portland, Oregon band Project Nightscape's debut...
View ArticleReviews: Last Union, Mechina, The Clamps (Reviews By Stief)
Last Union: Most Beautiful Day (Self Released) (Dec 2016)Featuring ex-members of Helloween and current members of Symphony X along with a decent scattering of James LaBrie of Dream Theater fame, you...
View ArticleReviews: Gotthard, Cellador, Deaf Radio
Gotthard: Silver (Musikvertrieb)Swiss rockers Gotthard have now been playing across the world and releasing music for 25 years, so Silver is a nod to the anniversary associated with that many years,...
View ArticleReviews: Morta Skuld, Alluvial, Impalers (Reviews By Rich)
Morta Skuld: Wounds Deeper Than Time (Peaceville)Morta Skuld are an old school death metal band who formed in Milwaukee in 1990. After a string of albums the band called it quits in 1998 before...
View ArticleReviews: Mother's Cake, Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters, Victorius, Hateure
Mother's Cake: No Rhyme, No Reason (Membran)Booty-shaking, psychedelic, blues rock with an indie spirit Mother's Cake are something a little special, they blend the trippy sonics of hawkwind with the...
View ArticleReviews: Gone Is Gone, Bedowyn, Constant Threat, Bastard (Reviews By Paul)
Gone Is Gone: Echolocation (Rise Records)Another supergroup featuring a member of Mastodon. This time it's Troy Sanders who has teamed up with Troy Van Leeuwen from Queens of the Stone Age, drummer...
View ArticleReviews: Firewind, As Lions, Black Oak County
Firewind: Immortals (Century Media)Greek power metal icons Firewind have returned with their long awaited follow up to Few Against Many back in 2012, since then a lot has changed in the Firewind camp,...
View ArticleReviews: White Light Cemetery, Mercury Rust, Rebel Machine
White Light Cemetery: Careful What You Wish For (Ripple Music)Lafyette, Lousiana's White Light Cemetery have an ethos that so many can get behind for their first single, it's titled Quit Work, Make...
View ArticleReviews: Starset, Shallow Side, Kemerov
Starset: Vessels (Razor & Tie)The Starset mothership once again makes orbit with the Earth and their transmissions come through loud and clear. The band is the brainchild of singer Dustin Bates and...
View ArticleReviews: Beheaded, Damned Pilots, Bloodrainbow, Scáth Na Déithe (Reviews By...
Beheaded: Beast Incarnate (Unique Leader Records)Beheaded are a death metal band from Malta who formed back in 1991 and Beast Incarnate is the fifth album for these Maltese veterans, their first...
View ArticleReviews: Band-Maid, Lancer, Wolfchant (Reviews By Stief)
BAND-MAID - Just Bring It (Nippon Crown)This is some great Japanese metal, leaning towards a more hard rock/heavy metal sound, with some pop influences in places. The first full length studio album...
View ArticleReviews: Sepultura, Grave Digger, Modern Day Outlaws (Reviews By Paul)
Sepultura: Machine Messiah (Nuclear Blast)The biggest problem with Sepultura is their heritage which means that you always end up comparing the current,long established line up with the classic outfit...
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