Reviews: Deathless Legacy, Cyanide 4, Evenline
Deathless Legacy: Dance With Devils (Scarlet Records)Italy's Deathless Legacy started out as a tribute act to the (oc)cult Italian act Death SS formed by Steve Sylvester back in 1977, back then the...
View ArticleReviews: Pain Of Salvation, A Cunning Man, Rhodwulf
Pain Of Salvation: In The Passing Light Of Day (InsideOut) [Review By Paul]Album number 10 from the Swedish outfit led by the talented Daniel Gildenlow. In The Passing Light Of Day is complex,...
View ArticleReviews: Aaron Keylock, Terrifier, Courtesans
Aaron Keylock: Cut Against The Grain (Provogue Records)Aaron Keylock is probably a name you will have seen if you've seen any hard/blues/southern rock band doing the rounds over the past few years,...
View ArticleReviews: Pride Of Lions, Burnclear, Shattered Skies
Pride Of Lions: Fearless (Frontiers)Survivor guitarist/keyboardist Jim Peterik and vocalist Tony Hitchcock have been doing this project for a while now and Fearless is another addition to the...
View ArticleReviews: Armored Saint, Borealis, Mortanius
Armored Saint: Carpe Noctum - Live 2015 (Metal Blade) [Review By Paul]This pledge music release crept out under the radar towards the end of last year. A paltry eight tracks, recorded mainly at Wacken...
View ArticleReviews: My Dynamite, Atlas Pain, Into Orbit
My Dynamite: Otherside (Listenable)Aussie's My Dynamite say that they take influence from The Black Crowes and Humble Pie, well you can certainly hear the Robinson brothers jamming with Marriot and...
View ArticleReviews: The Murder Of My Sweet, Psychedelic Witchcraft, Chrome Molly
The Murder Of My Sweet: Echoes Of The Aftermath (Frontiers)Daniel Flores needs all the kudos you can give as he is the heart of The Murder Of My Sweet, he is not only the drummer of the band but also...
View ArticleReviews: Krysthla, Stephen Pearcy, Hellbound Hearts
Krysthla: Peace In Our Time (PHD)Krysthla's 2015 record was responsible for much ringing in my ears that year a trend that continued after seeing them live. The record was 8 songs of extremely heavy...
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The Spotlight: Interview with Conjurer (Interview With Rich)
Our man Rich recently did an interview with Conjurer frontman Brady Deeprose before they play the amazing looking Ritual Festival in Leeds on the 8th of April. Here's what he had to say:1. What is the...
View ArticleReviews: Kreator, Overkill, Hour Of Penance (Reviews By Paul)
Kreator: Gods Of Violence (Nuclear Blast)The German thrash veterans return with album no 14, a solid, reliable long player. Full of their usual anthemic raging tunes, Gods Of Violence does exactly what...
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, In Flames (Live Review...
Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, In Flames, Motorpoint Arena CardiffThe younger Mr Hutchings graces us with his debut review for the blog and it's a stormer!! Get ready folks:Such was the anticipation for...
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: Devil You Know, Oni, Wearing Scars (Live Review By Lee)
Devil You Know, ONI, Wearing Scars, The Fleece BristolThis is my first gig of the year and one I was particularly looking forward to. Having been a fan of Howard Jones from the start of his Killswitch...
View ArticleReviews: Annihilator, Demonic Resurrection, Al Atkins, Segregates (Reviews By...
Annihilator: Triple Threat (UDR)The highest selling Canadian metal band return with a triple disc. A live set from last year’s Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen, Germany and a disc of acoustic...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Year Of The Goat & The Order Of Israfel
Year Of The Goat & The Order Of Israfel, Exchange, BristolThis was the only UK show on the tour of what was supposed to be a Scandinavian trio of bands, unfortunately before this show opening band...
View ArticleReviews: Xandria, Mors Principium Est, The Vicious Head Society (Reviews By...
Xandria: Theater Of Dimensions (Napalm)Symphonic metal is a difficult genre to get right these days. The genre itself is so awash with sound and look alike bands that you really have to something...
View ArticleReviews: Valkeat, Marys Creek, Invisible Mirror (Reviews By Stief)
Valkeat: Valkeat (Redhouse Finland)A promising debut from this Finnish quintet, which pairs heavy rock in the vein of Alter Bridge and the like, with folk influences. The band manage to produce a heavy...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Asomvel
Asomvel, Black Water Chemistry, No Glory & Cadacus, Fuel, CardiffFor me heading into a gig to watch four bands you have never seen always has a sense of anticipation about it, the not knowing whats...
View ArticleReviews: Black Star Riders, Soen, Power Trip
Black Star Riders: Heavy Fire (Nuclear Blast) [Review By Paul]Let’s get one thing straight here and now. This is not a Thin Lizzy tribute band. Black Star Riders have more claim to Lizzy than any other...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard, Lacertilia,...
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard, Lacertilia, Revival, Clwb Ifor BachThis was a show I had been looking forward to, Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard's debut album was one of the heaviest gems of last year so...
View ArticleReviews: Battle Beast, Black Anvil, Valis Ablaze
Battle Beast: Bringer Of Pain (Nuclear Blast)Bringer Of Pain is the fourth album from Finns Battle Beast and their third with Noora Louhimo behind the mic. It also serves as something of a departure...
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