A View From The Back Of The Room: Zornheym (Live Review By Paul H)
Zornheym, Agrona, In Which It Burns, Fuel Rock ClubWith the Rolling Bones playing across the road on the same night, it was a brave move for Eradication Booking Agency to go toe to toe with the...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones, Principality Stadium, CardiffWhile my colleague Paul was enjoying some black freaking metal, I opted to take a steady walk to Cardiff's biggest arena for a band who have been...
View ArticleBloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Final 2018 (Live Review By Paul H )
Metal To The Masses – South Wales Final, Fuel Rock Club, CardiffWhat a night. What an incredible night. There was tension, there was drama, there was tears and there was laughter but most of all there...
View ArticleReviews: Yob, Lizzy Borden, Black Fast, Thunder Horse (Reviews By Paul Scoble)
Yob: Our Raw Heart (Relapse)Our Raw Heart is Yobs 8th studio album, and follow up 2014’s Clearing The Path To Ascend. So, how do you follow up one of the best doom albums ever made? An album that has...
View ArticleReviews: The Darkness, Zeal & Ardor, Satan's Empire, Null 'O Zero
The Darkness: Live At Hammersmith (Cooking Vinyl)The Hammersmith Apollo is a legendary venue in the annals of rock history Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Ted Nugent, Kate Bush and countless others have...
View ArticleReviews: Atrocity, Tomb Mold, The Chapter, Tad Morose (Reviews By Paul H)
Atrocity: Okkult II (Napalm Records)It’s been five years since the German death metal legends Atrocity released any music. Take one listen to Shadowtaker, a skull crushing bludgeoning assault and the...
View ArticleReviews: Dana Fuchs, Thunderpussy, Electric Rebels, Highview (Review By Paul H)
Dana Fuchs: Love Lives On (Get Along Records)Born in New Jersey, Dana Fuchs (pronounced Fyooks) has channelled a tragic family background into a strong career. Her music features death and loss as a...
View ArticleReviews: Orange Goblin, Tremonti, Trauma, Chubby Thunderous Bad Kush Masters...
Orange Goblin: The Wolf Bites Back (Spinefarm Records)Over 20 years into their career, the London power house that is Orange Goblin shows no sign of slowing up. In fact, with this latest release the...
View ArticleReviews: The Night Flight Orchestra, Kissin' Dynamite, Like A Storm, Diamante
The Night Flight Orchestra: Sometimes The World Ain't EnoughAn ambitious title for a band's fourth album but when Amber Galactic made the world sit up and take notice you can see why The Night Flight...
View ArticleReviews: Immortal, Brass Owl, Ultra-Violence, Cold Snap (Reviews By Paul H)
Immortal: Northern Chaos Gods (Nuclear Blast)Founded in Bergen, Norway in 1991, it would be fair to say that Immortal are one of the legendary black metal outfits. Their classic At The Heart Of Winter...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Oli Brown (Live Review By Paul H)
The Oli Brown Band, The GlobeTen years ago, the blues world took notice of the debut album by a certain Oliver Brown. The guitarist and singer, born in Norfolk, demonstrated a rare maturity and quality...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Wolves In The Throne Room (Review By Paul H)
Wolves In The Throne Room, The Globe, CardiffThis was something special. A sweltering night, an appreciative and knowledgeable crowd and two stunning bands made The Globe the place to be. WITTR hadn’t...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Valis Ablaze
Valis Ablaze, Unprocessed, BOE, Endeavour, Decapod, Exchange, BristolAfter a 12 hour shift on a baking hot Sunday what better way to spend the evening than inside one of Bristol's smaller venues as...
View ArticleReview: Beggars, Building Chaos, Under The Sun
Beggars: The Day I Lost My Head (ROAR Records)This is Athenian outfit Beggars' fifth full length album, why I haven't heard from them before I don't know but as soon as the stomping riff of Book Of...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Thomas Wynn & The Believers (Live Review By...
Thomas Wynn And The Believers, Clwb Ifor Bach, CardiffA few months ago, when the thought of searing relentless sun seemed an impossibility, we witnessed a superb set from Orlando six-piece Thomas Wynn...
View ArticleReviews: Bullet For My Valentine, The Sea Within, High Priestess, Incursion
Bullet For My Valentine: Gravity (Spinefarm)To say Welsh band Bullet For My Valentine have had ups and downs, members have left, they’ve been equally revered and reviled in the press and their musical...
View ArticleReviews: Madball, Agathos, Blacklab, Fragments Of Despair (Reviews By Paul...
Madball: For The Cause (Nuclear Blast)For The Cause Is Madball’s first album since 2014’s Hardcore Lives. So, what do we have on Madball’s 9th studio album? Well, we get 13 tracks of pissed off, up...
View ArticleReviews: Marduk, Tenebra Arcana, Impending Doom (Reviews By Sean)
Marduk: Viktoria (Century Media Records)Ah, Marduk. Marduk FUCKING Marduk. What more can there be said about the stalwart Swedes? They love Satan, WW2, they don’t make bad albums and they’re absolutely...
View ArticleReviews: The Record Company, Theia, Voodoo Diamond, Craft (Reviews By Paul H)
The Record Company: All Of This Life (Concord Records)Over two years has passed since the debut album by Los Angeles power trio The Record Company, Give It Back To You arrived. As Matt said in his...
View ArticleReviews: HYVMINE, Line Of Fire, Vulgore, Tales Of Autumn
HYVMINE: Fight Or Flight (Seek The Strike)Yay HYVMINE are back! Not long after their debut full length the Los Angeles trio return with three perfectly formed tracks pieces of virtuoso but...
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