Reviews: Ashes Of Ares, Shattered Skies, P.O.D, Reece (Reviews By Matt & Paul H)
Ashes Of Ares: Well Of Souls (Rock Of Angels Records) [Matt]I wasn't keen on the first Ashes Of Ares, if I'm honest I wanted Matt Barlow's first project outside of Iced Earth to sound more like Iced...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Skindred (Live Review By Alex & Konstantina)
Skindred, Those Damn Crown, Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics, Tramshed Cardiff[Konstantina] When one of Wales biggest bands come to town you know it's going to be a party and because of that you...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Tesseract
Tesseract, Between The Buried And Me & Plini, SWX BristolI'm a bit partial to Tesseract their style of anthemic djent has cemented them as one of the genre leaders along with Periphery. This was...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Lazuli (Review By Paul H)
Lazuli, The Exchange, BristolRacing across the country to get to a gig is never much fun, but having sat on the Transport For Wales train for 90 minutes longer than necessary because some poor sod got...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Conan (Review By Rich)
Conan, Conjurer & Made Of Teeth, Clwb Ifor BachWhilst Wales was being battered by Storm Diana, Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff was about to have its own storm of epic proportions unleashed upon it. One...
View ArticleReviews: Metal Church, Sigh, The Three Tremors, Sarah Longfield (By Paul H &...
Metal Church: Damned If You Do (Nuclear Blast) [Paul H]Two and a half years after the excellent XI announced the return of Mike Howe to the Metal Church, the San Franciscan powerhouse is back with a...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Those Damn Crows, Blind River & Tayn...
Those Damn Crows, Blind River & TAYN, The Patriot, CrumlinIt’s been hell of a year for all of the bands on this bill, with Those Damn Crows hitting new heights across the classic rock world. A...
View ArticleReviews: Death Is Just The Beginning, Hundred Year Year Old Man, Goblinsmoker...
Death Is Just The Beginning MMXVIII - Various ArtistsNuclear Blast have been releasing Death Metal since the late eighties. Part of their output has been their Death Is Just The Beginning compilation...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: You Me At Six (Live Review By Alex)
You Me At Six, Marmozets & Xcerts, Cardiff Students Union You Me At Six have grown up musically, which adds up as their audience have as well. Taking a quick look around Cardiff University Students...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Magpie Salute (Live Review By Paul H)
The Magpie Salute & Maker, The Fiddlers ClubA damp and drizzly night in Bristol saw a capacity house crammed like sardines to witness an impressive if slightly soulless show from The Magpie Salute,...
View ArticleReviews: Roine Stolt, Anneke Van Giersbergen, Jason Becker, Master's Call...
Roine Stolt's The Flower King: Manifesto Of An Alchemist (InsideOut) [Matt]If you know anything about European prog rock then you'll probably know the name of Roine Stolt he's the guitar/singer/writer...
View ArticleReviews: Serpent Lord, Godsleep, Theo, Scorcher
Serpent Lord: Towards The Damned (Alcyone Music Records)Formed in January 2017 in Thessaloniki Serpent Lord are a metal band whose songs "talk about rituals, about magic and religions, about demons, so...
View ArticleReviews: Ayreon, Bloody Times, Blasphemer (UK), Deus Mori (Reviews By Matt,...
Ayreon: Into The Electric Castle - 20th Anniversary Edition (Mascot Records) [Rich]Into The Electric Castle was the third album by progressive super project Ayreon released all the way back in 1998....
View ArticleReviews: Bernie Tormé, Emigrate, Altitudes & Attitudes, Captain Caravan...
Bernie Tormé: Shadowlands (Retrowrek Records)Having recorded over 24 albums in his career, reviewing a double album from a guitarist who has been around for decades was some challenge. I remember Tormé...
View ArticleReviews: Corpsessed, Frozen Land, Johnny Gioeli, Oracle (Reviews By Paul H &...
Corpsessed: Impetus Of Death (Dark Descent Records) [Paul H]Imagine being trapped in a dark cave network with hordes of starving alligators hunting you down? Well, Impetus of Death is the soundtrack to...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Molly Hatchet & Federal Charm (Review By...
Molly Hatchet & Federal Charm: The Globe, CardiffMusic is usually one of the more certain things in life. You pays your money, you takes your choice but with a bit of research, knowledge and...
View ArticleReviews: Chapel Of Disease, Space Coke, Bane, Green Death (Reviews By Paul S)
Chapel Of Disease: …And As We Have Seen The Storm, We Have Embraced The Eye (Van Records)Chapel Of Disease are a 4 piece from Cologne in Germany. …And As We Have Seen The Storm, We Have Embraced The...
View ArticleReviews: Nordic Union, Thomas Giles, Kosm, Wardruna (Reviews By Alex & Paul H)
Nordic Union: Second Coming (Frontiers Records) [Alex]A power metal act with symphonic elements, in principle Nordic Union, is perfect to my taste. I adore when there is a strong pulse of theatricalism...
View ArticleReviews: Amon Amarth, Pale Divine, A Pale Horse Named Death, Beth Blade & The...
Amon Amarth: The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm (Metal Blade Records) [Paul H]Few bands cross the divide between death metal and the mainstream like Sweden’s Amon Amarth. Formed...
View ArticleReviews: Torque, The Tangent, Juniper Grave, Skies Turn Black (Review By Paul H)
Torque: Torque (Mascot Records)There’s been quite a deluge of reissued music from bands who barely scraped across the line the first time around. Often hailed as “underground classics”, it’s often...
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