The Spotlight: Pre-Bloodstock Interview With King Bison and Kinasis...
King Bison InterviewAnother band that I’m looking forward to with some relish is the West Country Southern Fried Heavy Metal of King Bison. Big, ballsy and in your face in the style of Clutch and...
View ArticleReviews: King Company, Born To Murder The World, Sinsaenum, Gravewards...
King Company: Queen Of Hearts (Frontiers) [Stief]Some more melodic rock from Finland here. King Company have been around for 4 years, and this is the 2nd album since 2016's One For The Road. This is...
View ArticleReview: Doro (Review By Paul H)
Doro: Forever Warriors Forever United (Nuclear Blast)Let’s start at the beginning. What an album cover. 35 years in the business and the art work remains stunning. Not only does Doro appear with the...
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Bloodstock PreviewIt’s now just a matter of days before the Metal calendar reaches for what many is the highlight of the entire year. Four days of camping, boozing, and most importantly music with like...
View ArticleReviews: Airrace, Baest, Leviathan, Man With A Mission (Reviews By Stief)
Airrace: Untold Stories (Japanese Edition) (Frontiers)Get your hair backcombed and your dad-rock dance moves out...that's right, it's another AOR review. Surprisingly, this is only the third full album...
View ArticleReviews: Daron Malakian, Jungle Rot, Indica, Brimstone Coven (Reviews By Paul H)
Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway: Dictator (Interscope)Although only just released, this second album from the System Of A Down guitarist was actually recorded six years ago. Malakian has been...
View ArticleReviews: The Moor, Dark Sarah, Shadow Merchant, Fragile Things (Reviews By...
The Moor: Jupiter’s Immigrants (Self Released)Venice originating quartet, The Moor is a metal band with a gigantic sound. Drawing inspiration from acts in the vein of Baroness or Mastodon, they are...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips, Tramshed, CardiffA Flaming Lips gig is somewhat of an event, a band who are legendary for gracing the stages of Glastonbury and beyond with huge stage shows where they play in an...
View ArticleReviews: Armory, Extremity, Heads For The Dead, Sathanas (Reviews By Paul H)
Armory: The Search (High Roller Records)Another band whose sophomore album has reached us. Gothenburg thrashers Armory (not to be confused with the melodic power metal of the American outfit or the...
View ArticleReviews: Primal Fear, Manimal, Skyharbour, The Wheel
Primal Fear: Apocalypse (Frontiers Records)12 albums in and German metal juggernaut Primal Fear are still firing on all cylinders Apocalypse is their latest collection of heavy metal anthems and sees...
View ArticleA View From A Muddy Field Part 1: Bloodstock 2018 (Live Review By Paul H,...
Bloodstock 2018Main Review: Paul HContributions By: Stief, Nick, Matt where noted(Paul) Where to start? What a weekend. What an immense weekend. For those of you who were fortunate enough to be at...
View ArticleA View From A Muddy Field Part 2: Bloodstock 2018 (Live Review By Paul H,...
Bloodstock 2018Main Review: Paul HContributions By: Stief, Nick, Matt where notedSaturday 11th August(Paul) Another early start for a quick check of The Brood (6) whose bombastic death metal was...
View ArticleReviews: The Spirit, Black Tusk, Unanimated, Throat, Iron Void (Reviews By...
The Spirit: Sounds From The Vortex (Nuclear Blast)Based in Saarbrucken in Germany, The Spirit are a four piece made up of people who only have initials (MT - Vocals / Guitar, AK - Guitar, AT - Bass, MS...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: BMF 666 Legions Charity Event For...
BMF Metal Forum Charity Fundraising Evening, Fuel Rock ClubOrganised by two of the BMF Metal 666 Forum administrators, Craig Preece and Jenny Lou, this was a post-Bloodstock event with the sole aim of...
View ArticleReviews: Mantar, Omnium Gatherum, A Forest Of Stars, Malevolent Creation...
Mantar: The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze (Nuclear Blast)For a two-piece the power that the German/Turkish duo of Mantar create is jaw dropping. Huge crashing riffs, blasting beats and a guttural vocal...
View ArticleReviews: The Guess Who, Monte Pittman, Ethernity
The Guess Who: The Future Is What It Used To Be (Cleopatra Records)Probably best known as the band that recorded American Woman that featured Randy Bachman later of Bachman Turner Overdrive, they have...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Graham Bonnet Band (Live Review By Paul H)
Graham Bonnet Band, Muni Arts Centre, PontypriddA three-band tour that is covering the length and breadth of the UK now. Full marks to all the bands whose energy belied the fact that they’d played at...
View ArticleReviews: Alice In Chains, Monster Truck, The Magpie Salute, Federal Charm...
Alice In Chains: Rainier Fog (BMG)The return of Alice In Chains with vocalist and rhythm guitarist William DuVall in 2009 was a real highlight for me. Black Gives Way To Blue was a beautifully crafted...
View ArticleFunny Business: Funny Fuel Review By Paul H
Funny Fuel,1st Anniversary Show at Fuel Rock ClubComedy is a challenging business. A saturated market, with everyone convinced that they can do what Michael McIntyre can do and make a fortune from...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Metal Night At The Green Rooms (Live Review...
Metal Night At The Green Rooms, The Green Rooms TreforestThe Green Rooms – a tiny rehearsal space hidden away in Treforest industrial estate, dedicated to the promotion of small bands and artists – is...
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