Reviews: Moon Duo, Departed, Final Drive, Animator
Moon Duo: Occult Architecture Vol 1 (Sacred Bones) [Review By Paul]Described as a two part psychedelic opus, Occult Architecture Vol 1 is the first of two releases this year from the Portland, Oregon...
View ArticleReviews: Nailed To Obscurity, Ddent, Conscript (Reviews By Rich)
Nailed To Obscurity: King Delusion (Apostasy Records)Nailed To Obscurity are a German death doom metal band and King Delusion is their third album. Nailed To Obscurity can't be a well known band as I...
View ArticleReviews: Thunder, Mutiny Within, Hark
Thunder: Rip It Up (earMusic)Thunder's glorious recorded return came with 2015's Wonder Days it saw the band release their first new material in nearly 8 years and set the British hard rock institution...
View ArticleA View From The Second City: HRH Metal (Day 1)
Hard Rock Hell Metal Birmingham, Day 1, 11th FebuaryA departure from the usual holiday camp madness as the HRH crew took over the O2 Academy in Birmingham for the weekend with a delicious line up of...
View ArticleA View From The Second City: HRH Metal (Day 2)
Hard Rock Hell Metal Birmingham, Day 2, 12th FebuaryDay two saw us rise with limited damage and after check out we arrived at the O2 in time for one of the most anticipated sets of the weekend. Late...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Interview With Obzidian (Interview By Paul)
Interview with Obzidian @ HRH Metal BirminghamIt was bastard freezing outside the venue but Matty Jenks, Paul Hayward, Matt Jeffs and Baz Foster braved the icy Midlands cold to spare a few minutes of...
View ArticleReviews: Place Vendome, Knight Area, Sinheresy
Place Vendome: Close To The Sun (Frontiers)I'm not sure why this band have named themselves after the starting point of theRue de la Paix (the fashionable shopping district in the French Capital of...
View ArticleReviews: Reflection, Show Your Face, Moaning Silence
Reflection: Bleed Babylon Bleed (Pitch Black Records)Bleed Babylon Bleed is an epic doom metal record that deals mainly with the Pontic Genocide (as well as genocides in general), it features some...
View ArticleReviews: Horisont, Chronus, Wolcensmen (Reviews By Paul)
Horisont: About Time (Century Media)I have to admit that although I knew the name of this band, they were uncharted waters. About Time, album number 7 for the Swedes changed this instantly with a crazy...
View ArticleReviews: The Mute Gods, Once Human, Dool
The Mute Gods: Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth (InsideOut)Heavier, darker, are the major buzzwords you can ascribe to the second effort from Nick Beggs' The Mute Gods. Following on lyrically and...
View ArticleA View From The Back of The Room: Firewind, Manimal & Scar Of The Sun (Review...
Firewind, Manimal & Scar Of The Sun, The Slade Rooms, WolverhamptonWolverhampton on a pretty dismal Saturday, is probably not how most people would envision spending their weekend but when we get...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Interview With Manimal (Interview By Matt)
Before we witnessed a night of metal in The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton, I got the chance to have a chat with main support act Manimal, so here's how it went down, with the niceties out of the way:MoM:...
View ArticleReviews: Immolation, Arthemis, Cloud Catcher
Immolation: Atonement (Nuclear Blast) [Review By Paul]The 10th release from seminal death metal outfit Immolation is a real beauty. Never a band to rest on their laurels, Atonement contains some of the...
View ArticleAnother Point Of View: Chelsea Grin, Betraying The Martyrs, Make Them Suffer,...
Chelsea Grin, Betraying The Martyrs, Make Them Suffer, Void Of Vision, Clwb Ifor Bach, CardiffA cold Monday night in Cardiff that was soon about to get its ass kicked by a few up and coming...
View ArticleReviews: Ex Deo, Captain Crimson, Långfinger (Reviews By Paul)
Ex Deo: The Immortal Wars (Napalm Records)It’s been a few years since Ex Deo blew Nile away at Bogiez rock club in Cardiff, shortly after the release of the brilliant Caligvla. The third epic...
View ArticleReviews: Sanctuary, Scars Of Tears, Rest In Me
Sanctuary: Inception (Century Media)You probably know the name Sanctuary, they released two albums of complex thrash/power metal in 1988 and 1990 and then disbanded with frontman Warrel Dane going on...
View ArticleReviews: Oceanwake, Bobby Kimball, Benighted (Reviews By Paul)
Oceanwake: Earthen (ViciSolum Records)Finnish doom metallers Oceanwake’ third full release is possibly their most ambitious. Consisting a mere two tracks, the progressive side of the band has come...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Answer (Live Review By Paul)
The Answer, The GlobeIt’s been a turbulent three years since The Answer were in the Welsh capital. A time of uncertainty, darkness and worry. Two albums further down the line and one could cruelly say...
View ArticleReviews: Alex Skolnick Trio, Big Wreck, Razzamattazz (Reviews By Paul)
Alex Skolnick Trio: Live Unbound (Skol Productions)Released back in September 2016, this seven track live release from the Testament shredder’s American Jazz trio is something completely different....
View ArticleReviews: Mr Folk Compilation Vol 4. (Review By Stief)
Mr Folk Compilation Vol 4.Due to the nature of this compilation, I won't be going into too much detail, but rather give a brief look into each song.Skyforger - Rämava Heavy, chugging black-tinged folk...
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