Reviews: Corrosion Of Conformity, Bleeding Gods, Avatar, Leaves Eyes
Corrosion Of Conformity: No Cross, No Crown (Nuclear Blast)It's been 12 years since Corrosion Of Conformity released an album with Pepper Keenan behind the mic, in that time Pepper has been a part of...
View ArticleReviews: Deathless Legacy, Lovebites, Mindpatrol, Satanic (Reviews By Rich)
Deathless Legacy: Rituals Of Black Magic (Scarlet Records)Rituals Of Black Magic is the fourth album by Italian horror themed metal band Deathless Legacy. Deathless Legacy perform a very theatrical...
View ArticleReviews: Savage Machine, Lechery, Meden Agan, Ares One
Savage Machine: Abandon Earth (Self Released)We are merely 2 weeks into 2018 and I may have already found my album of the year, the apocalyptic vision of Savage Machine’s debut full length is a classic...
View ArticleReviews: Magick Touch, Bloodbark, Raven Cain, American Glutton (Reviews By Paul)
Magick Touch: Blades, Chains, Whips & Fire (Edged Circle Productions)Classic rock wrapped up in a ball of power and fury is the order of the day from Bergen’s Magick Touch. Blades, Chains, Whips...
View ArticleReviews: Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Apparition, White Wizzard, Gleb Kolyadin
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa: Black Coffee (Provogue/Mascot)The third collaboration between singer Beth Hart, Joe Bonamassa and Kevin 'Caveman' Shirley sees the modern guitar hero and the vocal...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Geoff Tate's Operation Mindcrime (Review By...
Geoff Tate: Operation Mindcrime 30th Anniversary Tour, Muni Arts Centre PontypriddThirty years ago one of the best progressive rock/metal bands of our time, Queensryche, produced what has since hailed...
View ArticleReviews: Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons, Raging Fate, Grimner,...
Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons: The Age Of Absurdity (Nuclear Blast)I think most of us would be comfortable that Phil Campbell has nothing to prove. The Motörhead guitarist showed his quality...
View ArticleReviews: Shining, Summoning, Asenblunt, Mystic Prophecy, Strikeback (Reviews...
Shining: X - Varg Utan Flock (Season Of Mist)Sweden’s masters of depressive black metal Shining bring forth another dose of misery with tenth album X: Varg Utan Flock. This is definitely one of more...
View ArticleReviews: Black Label Society, Audrey Horne, Hyborian, Accuser (Reviews By Paul)
Black Label Society: Grimmest Hits (Entertainment One Music)Zakk is back with number ten and to be fair there are once again few surprises but that doesn’t make this a bad release. “If it ain’t broke,...
View ArticleReviews: Voodoo Circle, Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard, Mutual Appreciation...
Voodoo Circle: Raised On Rock (AFM)Do you remember when Rainbow replaced Dio with Graham Bonnet? The overall style of the band didn’t change too much but with the Hawaiian shirt wearing frontman,...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Bloodshot Dawn (Live Review By Paul)
Bloodshot Dawn, Reprisal, Vile Inscription, Democratus, Fuel Rock Club, CardiffIt may have been a miserable rainy night in Cardiff but the temperature inside the Capital's premier rock and metal club...
View ArticleReviews: New Years Day, Lione-Conti, Tartarum, Wedge
New Year's Day: Diary Of A Creep (Century Media)To satisfy their borderline obsessed fan base, New Year's Day follow up their breakthrough album Malevolence with a 6 track EP. It features one brand new...
View ArticleReview: Machine Head (Mega Review By Paul)
Machine Head: Catharsis (Nuclear Blast Records)Much has already been written about this album. Few bands stir such polarised opinions as Oakland’s Machine Head. Three years since Bloodstone and...
View ArticleReviews: Anvil, Magnum, Abysmal Grief, Tamerlan Empire (Reviews By Paul)
Anvil: Pounding The Pavement (Steamhammer/SPV)Just like clockwork it’s time for another Anvil album. Two years ago, we had Anvil Is Anvil, which I was comfortable awarding an 8/10, mainly due to the...
View ArticleReviews: Ektomorf, Frozen Crown, Taste (Reviews By Rich)
Ektomorf: Fury (AFM Records)I’ll fully admit that I had no idea that Ektomorf were still going. They are one of those bands that slipped under my radar and my only exposure to them were odd songs I...
View ArticleReviews: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Soldiers Of Solace, Amid The Barren And...
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Wrong Creatures (Vagrant Records)Many years ago, I saw BRMC at Cardiff University in the Great Hall. I don’t remember much about the gig to be honest, but it was...
View ArticleReviews: Thaurorod, Oblivion, Insanity Alert (Reviews By Rich)
Thaurorod: Coast Of Gold (Drakker Records)As I’ve said in previous reviews there seems to be an influx of extremely high quality power metal at the moment and the new album by Thaurorod is no...
View ArticleReviews: Walking Papers, The Poodles, Ammunition, Thuum
Walking Papers: WP2 (Loud & Proud Records)The aptly named WP2 from Walking Papers is another album of Alternative/garage blues from what is an alternative rock supergroup made up of Screaming...
View ArticleReviews: King Creature (Live Review By Paul)
Independent Venue Week – King Creature @ Fuel Rock Club, CardiffNearly fucked this one completely. When King Creature were announced as part of the fifth Independent Venue Week tour that was due to hit...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Interview With Black Moth (Interview with Dom McCready By Paul)
Interview with Dom McCready drummer of Black MothMoM: Let’s start at the beginning. How did Black Moth come about?DM: Most of the members of Black Moth were playing together in a band beforehand. We...
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