A View From The Back Of The Room: Corrosion Of Conformity & Orange Goblin...
Corrosion of Conformity, Orange Goblin, Fireball Ministry & Black Moth, Great Hall, CardiffThe announcement of this four-band bill which contained absolutely no filler sent me into a spin when it...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Damnation Festival (Review By Rich)
Damnation Festival 2018, Leeds University, LeedsIt was time for the yearly pilgrimage up north to Leeds for the fourteenth edition of Damnation Festival. With another stonking line up this was a sold...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Monuments & Vola
Monuments & Vola, The Globe, CardiffArriving a little late at The Globe in Cardiff we had unfortunately missed both Atlas and Kadjina going into the venue just as the latter were finishing up. With...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Hawkwind (Review By Paul H)
Hawkwind And Orchestra, London PalladiumThroughout their nearly 50 years of existence, Hawkwind, the space lords from Ladbroke Grove have always followed their own path. With founder member Dave Brock...
View ArticleReviews: House Of Aterus, Mother Feather, Ashes Of My Memory, Rezn (Paul & Paul)
House Of Atreus: From The Madness Of Ixion (Iron Bonehead) [Paul S]House Of Atreus are a Minnesotan death metal band. The four piece have been going since 2011. From The Madness Of Ixion in the band's...
View ArticleReviews: Last Union, A.M, Vibrant Heels, Johnny Wore Black (Matt H)
Last Union: Twelve (Rock Of Angels Records)Italian progressive metal band Last Union have debuted their first album Twelve. It features Dream Theater's vocalist (James LaBrie - Ed) on four of the songs...
View ArticleReviews: Anathema, Cancer, Terrorizer, Abstract Void (Reviews By Paul H & Sean)
Anathema: Internal Landscapes 2008-18 (Kscope Records) [Paul H]The tenth anniversary of progressive label Kscope is a milestone that is worth raising a glass for. The label has been massively...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Slayer (Review By Paul)
Slayer, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Obituary, Motorpoint Arena, CardiffThere wasn’t enough pyro over the entire fireworks weekend to match the ferocity that accompanied the final show in Wales from arguably...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Eden's Curse
Eden’s Curse, Fuel Rock ClubI’d been looking forward to this gig for a while, after the hugely well attended gigs we’d been to on the weekend it was nice to back to the smaller more ‘local’ shows....
View ArticleReviews: Opeth, Kalidia, Red Dragon Cartel, Algy Ward's Tank (Reviews By Paul...
Opeth: Garden Of The Titans: Live At Red Rocks Amphitheater (Nuclear Blast) [Paul H]Those of you who follow the Musipedia will know that Opeth sit in my top two favourite bands of all time. This...
View ArticleReviews: Haken, Deathrite, Lost In Thought, Bitch Hawk (Alex, Sean, RIch &...
Haken: Vector (InsideOut Records) [Alex]Despite straggling contemporary progressive metal as Opeth and Dream Theatre by at least twenty years, while Haken have lacked in permanency, they’ve excelled in...
View ArticleReviews: Allfather, Alastor, The Prodigy, Damn Dice (Paul S, Paul H & Matt N)
Allfather: And All Will Be Desolation (Rotting Throne Records) [Paul S]Allfather are a 5 piece from Kent, they’ve been going since 2014. And All Will Be Desolation is their second album coming 2 years...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Reef
Reef & Broken Witt Rebels, Tramshed CardiffEverytime 90's Brit rockers Reef have played anywhere near me I seem to withere be away, working or at something else on the same night. Thankfully there...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Blackberry Smoke (Live Review By Paul H)
Blackberry Smoke, The Tramshed, CardiffIt has taken a while but Atlanta’s Blackberry Smoke finally made it to Cardiff in support of their latest album, Find A Light which was released in April this...
View ArticleReviews: Burning Witches, Ursa, Karybdis, Chaos Over Cosmos
Burning Witches: Hexenhammer (Nuclear Blast)Once again packed with proper speed metal riffs and produced by V.O Pulver and Destructions Scheimer the second album from Swiss metal band is the ideal...
View ArticleReviews: The Black Queen, Cerebrum, Atreyu, Sick Of It All (Alex & Paul S)
The Black Queen: Infinite Games (Federal Prisoner) [Alex]Formed by members of the Dillinger Escape Plan and Nine Inch Nails, The Black Queen make a deliciously dark and intrinsically affecting style of...
View ArticleReview: WOMAN II (Review By Paul S)
Various Artists: Woman II (Blackened Death Records)In the article I wrote on Anti-Fascist metal and NSBM a few weeks ago...
View ArticleReviews: Lethean, Sylvaine, Richard Sjoblom's Gungfly, Estrons (Reviews Paul...
Lethean: The Waters Of Death (Cruz Del Sur Music) [Paul S]Lethean have been going since 2013, this is their first album, coming 2 years after an EP. The band is a 2 piece Thurmi Paavana on vocals and...
View ArticleReviews: Accept, Artillery, Wasted Theory, Bitter Heart (Reviews By Paul H)
Accept: Symphonic Terror - Live At Wacken 2017 (Nuclear Blast)A two-hour show recorded at last year’s Wacken Festival captures Accept at full force. Split into three parts, after an opening salvo of...
View ArticleReviews: Ten, Striker, Mallen, Heaven's Trail (Reviews By Rich)
Ten: Illuminati (Frontiers Records)When I see I have an album to listen to by a melodic hard rock band on Frontiers Records I do usually let out a little sigh as generally these bands have a very...
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