Reviews: Beneath The Divine, Wind Rose, Ravage
Beneath The Divine: The Wicked Resurrection (Fat Trucker Records)Straight out of Chepstow with a sledgehammer blow are four piece Beneath The Divine, they are bassist Tim, drummer Barney, guitarist Kev...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: KISS (Live Review By Paul)
Kiss – Barclaycard Arena, BirminghamThe Kiss Army descended on the Second City in their droves for what turned out to be the fabulous night of absolute over the top hard rock pantomime. This was the...
View ArticleReviews: Barrabus, Bloodthread, Promethus (Reviews By Rich)
Barrabus: Barrabus (Undergroove Records)Prepare yourself before listening as the self-titled debut album by Barrabus is a weird listen indeed. Based in London Barrabus have been in various states of...
View ArticleReviews: Roger Waters, Rammstein, Orphaned Land
Roger Waters: Is This The Life We Really Want? (Colombia) [Review By Matt]In what is his first proper album since 1992's Amused To Death Roger Waters returns with his latest solo record, that album I...
View ArticleReviews: Divine Element, Time Collapse, Simplefast
Divine Element: Thaurachs Of Borsu (I, Voidhanger Records)The second album from Greek/Hungarian melodic death/black metal act Divine Element is one that really taps into the best parts of the genre...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Nargaroth, Absu, Hate (Live Review By Paul)
Nargaroth/Absu/Hate - Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff It is a credit to the team behind Eradication Festival that this gig went ahead in the Capital. Only a couple of weeks before the event was pulled from...
View ArticleReviews: Biters, Taberah, Burning Witches (Reviews By Paul)
Biters: The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be (Earache Records)Biters hail from Atlanta, Georgia and are being touted for big things. If you like T-Rex, Cheap Trick, The New York Dolls and Alice Cooper,...
View ArticleReviews: Tankard, Final Coil, Excalion (Reviews By Rich)
Tankard: One Foot In The Grave (Nuclear Blast)German thrash legends and 'alcohol metal' pioneers Tankard return with new album One Foot In The Grave. Tankard are one of the hardest working bands in...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Vintage Trouble (Live Review By Paul)
Vintage Trouble - Tramshed CardiffMore reliable than an Electric Six winter tour, the ever impressive Vintage Trouble returned to Cardiff a mere 11 months after their previous visit and once again left...
View ArticleReviews: The Ferrymen, Dream Evil, Nitrogods
The Ferrymen: The Ferrymen (Frontiers Records)As we've mentioned before Frontiers Records have their stock in trade with melodic metal supergroups usually featuring in house performers and members of...
View ArticleReview: Anathema (Review By Paul)
Anathema: The Optimist (KScope)It seems it was only yesterday that Anathema delivered Distant Satellites, a stunning piece of work that still resonates, its melancholic themes and use of electronica...
View ArticleReviews: Birthday Massacre, Ye Banished Privateers, Doll Skin (Reviews By Stief)
The Birthday Massacre: Under Your Spell (Metropolis Records)The seventh full-length album from Canadian Darkwave sextet The Birthday Massacre, Under Your Spell is yet another great album. Having seen...
View ArticleReviews: Lion Shepherd, 7 Miles To Pittsburgh, Theia, Syteria (Reviews By Paul)
Lion Shepherd: Heat (Self Released)Back in October 2015 we discovered Polish progressive oriental outfit Lion Shepherd when they were main support to Riverside at The Marble Factory in Bristol. Their...
View ArticleReviews: SikTh, Antichrist, Tombs (Review By Rich)
SikTh: The Future In Whose Eyes (Millennium Night)British progressive metallers SikTh return with their eagerly anticipated third album The Future In Whose Eyes? their first in eleven years! I remember...
View ArticleReviews: Nargaroth, Wode, The Infinite Trip, Tainted Lady (Reviews By Paul)
Nargaroth: Era Of Thredony (Inter Arma Productions)This is the seventh full release from the one man German black metal outfit that is Nargaroth. Fronted by Ash, who also delivers virtually all the...
View ArticleReviews: Mean Streak, Radiation Romeos, The Wizards
Mean Streak: Blind Faith (ROAR - Rock of Angels Records)Sweden's Mean Streak play classic 80's heavy metal that occasionally adds hard rock and AOR touches, probably because guitarist David Andersson...
View ArticleReviews: Insatia, Enemy I, Perpetual Rage
Insatia: Phoenix Aflame (Pitch Black Records) [Review By Stief]A bit of a mixed bag, this album, but don't get me wrong, this bag is full of delicious power metal treats. Starting with an ethereal...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Help For Heroes Festival IV
Help For Heroes Festival IV, Fuel Rock Club CardiffThe fourth edition of Cardiff's bi-annual all day festival for the Help For Heroes Charity rolled it's way into Fuel rock club, facing tough...
View ArticleReviews: Vallenfyre, Shadowman, Kings Of Broadway, Endeavour (Reviews By Paul)
Vallenfyre: Fear Those Who Fear Him (Century Media)Paradise Lost guitarist Gregor Mackintosh returns with the third album from side project Vallenfyre, the brutal death metal outfit he created in 2009....
View ArticleReviews: Jorn, Gentle Knife, Dream Tröll
Jorn: Life On Death Road (Frontiers Records)There is an ongoing battle for who can really be considered 'The Voice' of rock but every time I'd throw my hat in the ring for Jorn Lande, the Norwegian...
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