A View From The Back Of The Room: Kris Barras Band
Kris Barras Band, Marc Pontin Group & Blackballed, The Patriot, CrumlinOn a pretty damp Friday night it was up to the venue that is becoming a favourite here at MoM Towers as I hit The Patriot in...
View ArticleReviews: Ian Gillan, Master, Dead Letter Circus, Emperors Of The Wasteland...
Ian Gillan: Ian Gillan And The Javelins (earMusic)Transport yourself back 54 years and a teenage Ian Gillan, yet to become the rock god with Deep Purple, is cutting his teeth with The Javelins, a good...
View ArticleReviews: Uriah Heep, Deicide, Aborted, The Crawling (Reviews By Paul H & Sean)
Uriah Heep: Living The Dream (Frontiers Records) [Paul H]In an astonishing career spanning several decades, Uriah Heep continue to release quality hard rock. From their formation in 1970 with debut...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Sanguine (Review By Alex)
Sanguine, Crawlblind, In Which It Buns & Trep, Fuel Rock ClubSanguine has been cultivating an impressive following since the release of their self-titled album in 2012. Their style of forceful alt...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: BMF 666 Charity Gig Pontypool
BMF 666 Charity Gig: Isolation, Sepulchre & Eulogy, The Dragonflli, PontypoolThe second Bloodstock Metal Forum charity evening of the year was a slightly more muted affair than the previous one at...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Sikth (Review By L'Angelo Mysterioso)
Sikth, Loathe, Malum Sky, The Globe CardiffA warm but rainy Sunday evening sees some eager prog and tech metal fans queue up early, eagerly awaiting entry to the well established, 350 cap ‘Globe’ in...
View ArticleReviews: Metal Allegiance, Freak Kitchen, Chthonic, Four Seconds Ago (Reviews...
Metal Allegiance: Vol II Power Drunk Majesty (Nuclear Blast)The success of the debut release from this admittedly mighty supergroup in 2015 earned an 8/10 from me. Live I wasn’t that bothered, only...
View ArticleReviews: Alter Bridge, Alkaline Trio, Liar Thief Bandit, Ravenlight (Reviews...
Alter Bridge: Live at the Royal Albert Hall W/The Parallax Orchestra (Napalm Records)Evolving from post-grunge band to theatrical metal outfit, Alter Bridge have always been unafraid to be ambitious....
View ArticleA View From Another Country: MetalDays 2018 (Review By Rich)
Metaldays Festival 2018Metaldays is truly an experience and an experience that I recommend all heavy metal maniacs to experience in their lifetime. The first thing that has to be mentioned is the...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Necrot, Shallow Graves, They Live We Sleep,...
Necrot, Shallow Graves, They Live We Sleep, Void Titan, Fuel Rock ClubSo this was a pretty mixed group of styles from those folks from Eradication Festival. The original opening band was supposed to be...
View ArticleReviews: Stoned Jesus, Be The Wolf, Groundbreaker, Enterfire (Reviews By Rich...
Stoned Jesus: Pilgrims (Napalm Records) [Paul H]Formed in Kiev, 2009, Stoned Jesus play a blisteringly heavy style of stoner and doom rock which is guaranteed to trip you out. The band’s doom-soaked...
View ArticleReviews: The Bleeding, Allegiance, Deathhammer, Leatherjacks (Reviews By Paul...
The Bleeding: Rites Of Absolution (UKEM) [Paul S]The Bleeding are a four piece based in London, they have been going since 2010 and have released one EP in 2013, this is their first album. The band...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: MAN
Man & Glas, The Globe CardiffSo when a band is on their 50th anniversary tour it would be remiss of us not to attend, when that band is from Wales and something of a legendary act round these parts...
View ArticleReviews: Ultha, Iamthemorning, Snakes In Paradise, Junkyard Drive, Into...
Ultha: The Inextricable Wandering (Century Media)Black metal huh? A massively wide-ranging genre which encourages the elitists amongst the metal community to exercise their ‘superior’ knowledge of...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Vodun (Live Review By Paul H)
Vodun, Made Of Teeth, Kong Lives, Le Pub, NewportThe community run space known as Le Pub is a cracking venue. A large bar area, with the pub serving a range of different beers, stacks of alternatives...
View ArticleReviews: Ann Wilson, Hawkwind, Nashville Pussy, Tantara (Reviews By Paul)
Ann Wilson: Immortal (BMG)For someone who once professed to hate cover albums Immortal is a radical turnaround. Of course, the voice of Heart, Ann Wilson, has already released a covers album in 2007,...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Winterfylleth (Live Review By Paul H)
Winterfylleth, Meus, Wolcensmen, The Canal Bar, NottinghamFollowing the release of one of 2018’s best albums, The Hallowing Of Heirdom, Mancunian atmospheric black metallers Winterfylleth decided to...
View ArticleReviews: Joe Bonamassa, Andrew Stockdale, MaYan, Electric Citizen
Joe Bonamassa: Redemption (J&R Adventures/Mascot)Redemption is probably Joe Bonamassa's masterpiece, I mean it really is. He's finally managed to incorporate all the sounds he's played with...
View ArticleReviews: Revocation, Leah, Helion Prime, Hank Erix (Reviews By Paul H & Stief)
Revocation: The Outer Ones (Seasons Of Mist) [Paul H]It’s always pleasing to get to grips with a meaty, heavy bastard and the latest album from the four-piece extreme metal outfit out of Boston,...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Interview With Andy From The Crawling By Paul H
The CrawlingMoM: You come across as a right miserable bunch. I’ve been to Lisburn many times and I think I’d be miserable too if that was where I came from. Are there any cities in Northern Ireland...
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