Reviews: Gin Annie, Festerday, Fusion Bomb, Emerald Sabbath (Reviews By Paul H)
Gin Annie: 100% Proof (Off Your Rocka Records)With over 6500 likes on Facebook and half a decade already under their belt as a band, Wolverhampton hard rockers Gin Annie finally get their debut release...
View ArticleReviews: Mastiff, Lumbar, Hollow Leg, Mo'ynoq (Paul H & Paul S)
Mastiff: Plague (APF Records) [Paul S]Mastiff are a 5 piece from Hull, who, according to their Facebook page, play hardcore, doom and sludge. Mastiff are clearly a band who do not indulge in false...
View ArticleReviews: Malevolent Creation, Legion Of The Damned, Mark Deutrom, Wolf...
Malevolent Creation: 13th Beast (Century Media)Last August I reviewed the re-release of The Ten Commandments, the blistering 1991 debut from Buffalo’s Malevolent Creation. A throwback to a time when...
View ArticleReviews: Lahmia, Archangel A.D, Woven Man, Dimension Eleven (Paul H & Rich)
Lahmia: Resilience (Scarlet Records) [Paul H]Stepping rapidly into the mire of new releases for 2019, this one caught both the eye and the ear. Resilience is the latest release from a five-piece who...
View ArticleReviews: Electric Mary, Dead Witches, Herman Frank, Deever (Matt & Paul H)
Electric Mary: Mother (Listenable Records) [Matt]10 years, 3 studio albums, 3 EP's and 1 live album and Australian rockers Electric Mary have just about broken onto the UK rock scene delivering the...
View ArticleReviews: Corroded, Endolith, Obey, Ithaca (Paul H)
Corroded: Bitter (Despotz Records)2017’s Defcon Zero from these Swedes was a solid enough affair but there was a background of angst which resulted from a five year wait to release tracks that had been...
View ArticleReviews: John Garcia, Soilwork, Relics Of Humanity, Herod (Paul S & Sean)
John Garcia: John Garcia And The Band Of Gold (Napalm Records) [Paul S]John Garcia of Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida and Vista Chino is back. 2 years after The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues, Garcia now releases...
View ArticleReviews: Imperial Jade, Usurper, Demon Head, Hey Zeus (Matt & Paul H)
Imperial Jade: On The Rise (Aural Music Group) [Matt]Get those hips ready for a good shaking as Spanish classic rockers are a very rare mix of head swirling psych, hard rock riffage and howling vocals...
View ArticleReviews: Outright Resistance, Althea, Bus, Devilfire
Outright Resistance: Cargo Cult (Self Released)We were first exposed to the aggression of Outright Resistance at Bloodstock 2016 where they stormed the Jagermeister stage, after this Stief gave their...
View ArticleReview: Born Of Osiris, Ewigkeit, Lovebites, Prion (Reviews By Rich)
Born Of Osiris: The Simulation (Sumerian Records)The Simulation is the fifth album by Born Of Osiris and the first of two albums due to be be released in 2019. Born Of Osiris is a band I have heard of...
View ArticleReviews: Carnal Forge, Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy, Desert Fear, Jinjer (Reviews...
Carnal Forge: Gun To Mouth Salvation (ViciSolum Productions)Now this is more like it; the welcome return of one of Sweden’s most impressive thrash outfits some 12 years since 2007’s Testify For My...
View ArticleReviews: Inglorious, The Riven, Hell Fire, Hellnite (Paul H & Matt)
Inglorious: Ride To Nowhere (Frontiers Records) [Paul H]Let’s face it, Nathan James hasn’t covered himself in glory in recent times. His outburst against former band members, fuelled by his every...
View ArticleReviews: Mono, The Mound Builders, Papa Roach, Static Tension (Paul S & Alex)
Mono: Nowhere Now Here (Temporary Residence Limited) [Paul S]Mono are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, and are celebrating by releasing their 10th album. The band have made their first...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Help For Heroes 5 (Review By Paul H & Matt)
Help For Heroes Chapter 5, Fuel Rock Club, CardiffNow in its fifth edition, there was no better way to banish the winter blues than a hard rock all dayer at Cardiff’s main rock and metal hub. As it...
View ArticleReviews: At The Gates, Toby Hitchcock, Starbreaker, Delfinia (Reviews By Paul...
At The Gates: With The Pantheons Blind (Century Media) [Paul H]In support of their European tour with Behemoth and Wolves In The Throne Room, ATG has released a special digital EP. What you get are six...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Powerwolf (Review By Stief)
Powerwolf, Amaranthe & Kissin Dynamite, SWX, BristolNot long after entering the SWX - a great venue for this sort of gig - we were greeted by the sounds of AC/DC’s Kissin’ Dynamite, before Kissin’...
View ArticleReviews: Darkwater, Antarticus, Omicida, Grande Fox
Darkwater: Human (Ulterium Records)This has been a long time coming. Darkwater's first two albums were excellent chunks of melodic progressive metal. Where Stories End their previous album was released...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats and Blood Ceremony, The Globe, CardiffWhen I saw that two of the occult rock scene's biggest acts were going to be touring together in Cardiff, I dosed myself up to...
View ArticleReviews: Fever 333, Puppy, Breathe Atlantis, Bury The Traitor (Reviews By Alex)
Fever 333: Strength In Numb333rs (Roadrunner Records/333 Wreckords Crew)Capricious passion spills from every aspect of Fever 333. Unsurprising, given their lineup consists of members from Letlive, The...
View ArticleReviews: Dust Bolt, OOMPH!, Leash Eye, Tempest (Paul H)
Dust Bolt: Trapped In Chaos (Napalm Records)The thrashers from Bavaria return with album number four and it’s an improvement on 2016’s decent Mass Confusion. There is more structure and melody to the...
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