A View From The Back Of The Room: Hogjaw
Hogjaw, Henry's Funeral Shoe, Lifer, Ebbw Vale Institute (EVI), Ebbw ValeIt's been a long time since I've been to the Ebbw Vale Institute, the last band I saw here was Absolva back in the mists of...
View ArticleA(nother) View From The Back Of The Room: Evil Scarecrow (Comparative Live...
Special Brucey Bonus ReviewEvil Scarecrow – The Garage, GlasgowYou may have read Neil’s recent glowing review of Nottingham parody metal outfit Evil Scarecrow from their recent gig at the Motion in...
View ArticleReviews: Soulfly, Nazareth, Skålmöld, Dirge (Reviews By Paul H & Matt)
Soulfly: Ritual (Nuclear Blast) [Paul H]It’s been three years since Archangel, an age between albums for Soulfly but with Max Cavalera busy with Cavalera Conspiracy and the Return To Roots tour with...
View ArticleReviews: Greta Van Fleet, Nothgard, Windhand, Oracle (Paul H & Matt)
Greta Van Fleet: Anthems Of The Peaceful Army (Republic Records) [Matt B]This was a difficult album to review there was a temptation to be cynical and make the obvious Zeppelin comparisons saying that...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Cybernetic Witch Cult, Lacertilia & Ritual...
Cybernetic Witch Cult, Lacertilia & Ritual King, Le Pub, NewportAs you've probably seen we love a bit of groove here at MoM Towers, so a chance to see three of the UK's grooviest mothers wasn't one...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Melvins (Live Review By Rich)
Melvins & Jon Spencer at Y Plas, CardiffIt had been a good long time since I went to a gig in Y Plas (or as it was formerly known Solus) and I had forgotten what a nice venue it is with great sound...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Robert Plant (Live Review By Paul H)
Robert Plant And The Sensational Space Shifters, Wales Millennium CentreIn August this year Robert Anthony Plant CBE turned 70. Just take that in for a minute. 70. The rock god who fronted the world’s...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Halloween At The Green Rooms
Halloween At TGR, The Green Rooms, TreforestNormally a recording space for bands The Green Rooms has been relatively recently taken over by Jonny from Incursion and as such is re-establishing itself as...
View ArticleReviews: Hate Eternal, Alunah, Wrath, Sacrosanct (Reviews By Paul S)
Hate Eternal: Upon Desolate Sands (Season Of Mist)Upon Desolate Sands is Hate Eternals 7th studio album, coming 3 years after their last album Infurnus. This is the first album to feature new drummer...
View ArticleReviews: Anti-Flag, Black Peaks, Flat Earth, I Am Pariah (Reviews By Alex)
Anti-Flag: American Reckoning (Spinefarm Records)Championing strongly politicized punk rock, Anti-Flag occupies a place in my tastes also presided over by the melodic-hardcore music of Billy Talent,...
View ArticleReviews: Bloodbath, Ascaris, Them, Festerday (Sean, Matt & Paul H)
Bloodbath: The Arrow of Satan Is Drawn (Peaceville Records) [Paul H]Four years ago, I waxed lyrical about the fourth studio album from the outfit known as four Swedes and a Yorkshireman. Yes, Grand...
View ArticleReviews: Disturbed, Fifth Angel, Aonia, Enemy Inside (Paul H & Stief)
Disturbed: Evolution (Reprise Records) [Paul H]I’ve never understood the hype about Disturbed. Flag bearers of the Nu-metal scene, there’s little doubt that their early releases contained some...
View ArticleReviews: Black Mirrors, Nattravnen, Skull Fist, Damaj (Reviews By Paul H & Matt)
Black Mirrors: Look Into The Black Mirror (Napalm Records) [Matt]The debut EP of Belgian four piece Black Mirrors was called Funky Queen whether name of the EP and the song on this album is a reference...
View ArticleReviews: Hatesphere, Ace Frehley, Disrule, Vandenberg's Moonkings (Reviews By...
Hatesphere: Reduced To Flesh (Scarlet Records)Powerful, crushing and immensely gnarly, album number ten from the Danish death metallers explodes into life with Corpse Of Mankind which follows the...
View ArticleReviews: Euringer, Damnation Gallery, Osukaru, Sulphur (Reviews By Stief & Alex)
Euringer: Euringer (Metropolis Records) [Stief]It’s only natural that a solo project from the lead singer from long-standing Electropunk band Mindless Self Indulgence starts with a trigger warning,...
View ArticleReviews: Outer Heaven, The Heard, Battalions, Cognitive (Sean, Paul S & Paul H)
Outer Heaven: Realms Of Eternal Decay (Relapse Records) [Sean]What is it with Death Metal lately? 2018 has seen some utterly stellar displays of old school brutality, one would think that the thirst...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Devilskin
Devilskin, The Fallen State, Pearler, Hobos BridgendConsidering I've been going to gigs since I was about 8 years old, I've been to Bridgend's most famous venue Hobos. Hidden on the main shopping...
View ArticleReviews: Axxis, Immension, My Regime, Sechem (Rich & Paul H)
Axxis: Monster Hero (Phonotraxx Publishing) [Rich]Axxis are a band I have heard of but never paid much attention to despite Monster Hero being the fifteenth album by the German heavy metal veterans....
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Vader & Entombed AD (Review By Sean and...
European Chaos Tour: Vader, Entombed AD, The Drowning, Hellavista, The Globe, Cardiff[Paul H] The European Chaos Tour, a beefy co-headline tour celebrating 35 years of death metal from behemoths Vader...
View ArticleReviews: Orion's Reign, Humanity Zero, Show Your Face, Spinball
Orion's Reign: Scores Of War (Pride & Joy Music)Power metal to me isn't a guilty pleasure, it's a genuine pleasure some of my favourite bands are chest beating, sword wielding, dragon slaying metal...
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