Reviews: Silent Descent, Scream Serenity, Kiss The Gun, Reece
Silent Descent: Turn To Grey (Self Released)Described as "Enter Shikari for sweaty Goths" Dartmouth metal band tag themselves as trance metal and the rich layers of buzzing synths on Voices, Vortex,...
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Moonspell: 1755 (Napalm Records)The 11th album from Portuguese gothic metal outfit and what a stunner. Sung entirely in Portuguese and focused on the Lisbon Earthquake of, yes,1755, this is a...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Fish (Live Review By Paul)
Fish - Tramshed, CardiffTwo years ago I vowed never to see Fish again. An underwhelming show in Bristol left me disappointed. In the year that has passed, the disappointment has eased considerably and...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Darkness (Live Review By Paul)
The Darkness, St David’s Hall, CardiffA surreal night at the opera? Well, the setting of Cardiff’s St David’s Hall was certainly more suited to the dinner suit but that didn't faze the boys from...
View ArticleReviews: Sorrows Path, Terra Incognita, Caelestia, Chrysilia
Terra Incognita: Fragments Of A Ruined Mind (Symmetric Records)The second record from Terra Incognita is the debut release on Bob Katsionis' new record label, the record label is the natural...
View ArticleReviews: Riddlemaster, Snowy Dunes, Three Seasons, The Black Marbles (Review...
Riddlemaster: Bring The Magik Down (Metalapolis)You may recall the Manilla Road Album To Kill a King that we reviewed back in July. Well, Riddlemaster combines Mark ‘The Shark’ Shelton with drummer...
View ArticleReviews: Autopsy, Drakonis, Panorama, Raintimes, Wardomized (Reviews By Rich)
Autopsy: Puncturing The Grotesque (Peaceville)When it comes to gnarly and disgusting old school death metal then there is no band who does it better than the legendary Autopsy who are back with a new...
View ArticleReviews: We Could Build An Empire, Moonshine Oversight, Reveal, Status Minor
We Could Build An Empire: In This Place (Mighty Music)I’d seen others reviewing the second record from Swedish band We Could Build An Empire, the feedback was mostly positive so I decided to pick up a...
View ArticleReviews: Morbid Angel, Jess And The Ancient Ones, Lord Of Cyclopes, Palpable...
Morbid Angel: Kingdoms Disdained (Silver Lining Music)Six years since the controversial Illud Divinum Insanus was released, Morbid Angel is back with Kingdoms Disdained. I say Morbid Angel, because the...
View ArticleReviews: Even Flow, Reverence, Deadwood Lake, Crom
Even Flow: Life Has Just Begun (Mjriam Inc)Italy has a bit of a history with progressive rock and metal, one of their most popular acts are Labyrinth who’s singer Rob Tiranti took Even Flow as a...
View ArticleBook Review: What Does This Button Do? By Bruce Dickinson (Review By Paul)
Bruce Dickinson: What Does This Button Do? Harper CollinsSitting in the sun sipping a beer on Faro Marina four days before Christmas, I finished What Does This Button Do? A thoroughly entertaining...
View ArticleRe-Issue Review: A Farewell To Kings 40th Anniversary Edition (Review By Paul)
Rush: A Farewell To Kings 40th Anniversary Edition (UMC)1976 had seen Rush deliver their opus 2112. Much has been written about how this release saved their career and gave them the freedom with which...
View ArticleReviews: Ghost, Apophys, Bestialord, Deathcult (Reviews By Paul and Rich)
Ghost: Ceremony & Devotion - Live In The USA 2017 (Lorma Vista) [Review By Paul]Love them or hate them, there is no denying that Ghost have made a massive impact over their time on the rock scene....
View ArticleReviews: Amethyst, Last Autumn's Dream, Fear The Fallen, Red Stone Souls (2017)
Amethyst: From The Fire (Self Released)Amethyst are a thrash/groove band from Manchester, this year has seen the North west become a real driving force in heavy music with many of the bands we reviewed...
View ArticleTop 10's Of 2017
Matt's Top 20 In Order1. Steven Wilson - To The Bone2. Von Hertzen Brothers - War Is Over3. Sivert Hoyem - Live At Acopolis4. Sons Of Apollo - Psychotic Symphony5. Devilfire - Dark Manoeuvres6. Aaron...
View ArticleReviews: Mollie Marriott, Dorje, Ignu, The Weight (2017)
Mollie Marriott: The Truth Is A Wolf (Amadeus Music)Mollie Marriott certainly has a surname that most of our readers will recognise, the daughter of Small Faces/Humble Pie singer and guitarist Steve...
View ArticleReviews: Orphaned Land, Watain, Legion Of Wolves, Hellish God (Reviews By Paul)
Orphaned Land: Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs (Century Media)It’s been five years since All Is One, the epic and possibly breakthrough release from the Israeli outfit. It’s fair to say that the...
View ArticleReviews: Motörhead, Venom, Defacto, Hollow Earth, Aerodyne (Reviews By Paul)
Motörhead: Live In Bonn, 12 December 1996 (Motorhead Records)The good people of iMotörhead.com provided the faithful Motörheadbangers with a special treat this Christmas with the release of a...
View ArticleReviews: Mother Of Millions, Supersoul, Major Denial, Silked & Stained
Mother Of Millions: Sigma (Vicisolum Productions)Mother Of Millions are a Greek progressive/alternative rock, their second album is 46 minutes of epic compositions and a masterclass in album tracking....
View ArticleReviews: Tribulation, Black Moth, Sinistro, Trespass (Reviews By Paul)
Tribulation: Down Below (Century Media)2015’s The Children Of The Night was a really enjoyable release and probably my first encounter with the band from Arvika, Sweden. They impressed hugely when...
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