Reviews Backyard Babies, Buckcherry, M.A.D, Autumn (Manus)
Backyard Babies: Silver & Gold (Century Media)Nässjö, Sweden’s hard rock veterans, Backyard Babies, sound like a well-oiled machine on their eighth studio album. Marking the band’s 30th...
View ArticleReviews: John Diva & The Rockets Of Love, The Fuzz Dogz, 8mm, Stone Blue...
John Diva And The Rockets Of Love: Mama Said Rock Is Dead (Steamhammer)People tend to assume I'm a bit of a miserable git as I don't normally like anything that isn't multi-genre weirdness or soaked in...
View ArticleBloodstock Metal To The Masses Heat 2 Review (By Paul H)
Metal To The Masses Heat 2, Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff 22nd February 2019Ah, Cardiff the night before THE match. An air of anticipation, the pubs buzzing with those who are in town early, mixing with the...
View ArticleReviews: In Flames, Tora Tora, The Royal, Tempel (Rich)
In Flames: I, The Mask (Nuclear Blast)This is gonna be a tough one to review as like many I was a massive fan of In Flames citing their early albums as defining classics of the melodic death metal...
View ArticleMetal To The Masses South Wales 2019 Heat 3 Preview
Bloodstock Metal To The Masses South Wales 2019 – Heat 3 PreviewNo let-up in the pace as we speed towards Heat 3 at Fuel on St David’s Day, 1st March. With several other gigs also taking place It will...
View ArticleReviews: Louise Lemon, Horizon Ignited, Thornbridge, Athanasia (Paul H)
Louise Lemon: A Broken Heart Is an Open Heart (Icons Creating Evil Art Records)Seen most recently supporting Solstafir, Swedish singer Louise Lemon’s second album A Broken Heart Is An Open Heart is an...
View ArticleMetal 2 The Masses London Heat 12 Live Rundown by Gareth
Metal 2 The Masses London Heat 12Arriving at the shockingly early time of 5 pm to the hallowed Big Red on Holloway Road, one of my personal favorite pubs in London (Street Fighter 2 Cabinets and an...
View ArticleReviews: O.R.k, Mystifier, Left For Red, Protomythos (Paul H)
O.R.k: Ramagehead (Kscope Records)A bit of a progressive rock smorgasbord with this release, the band’s first for Kscope. O.R.k include award-winning composer/vocalist Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari, King...
View ArticleReviews: Candlemass, Earth Messiah, Delain, Latitudes (Paul H & Matt)
Candlemass: The Door To Doom (Napalm Records) [Paul H]Someone posted on the Bloodstock Metal Forum recently; ‘I’ve heard of this band called Candlemass. Are they any good?’ Well, when the steam had...
View ArticleReviews: Feral Light, Electrocution, Avathar, Vous Autres (Paul S & Mark)
Feral Light: Fear Rides A Shadow (Pulverized Records) [Paul S]Feral Light are a black metal duo based in Minneapolis. Fear Rides A Shadow is the band's second album coming 2 years after their debut...
View ArticleReviews: Cavina, Skeletoon, The Lunar Effect, Sunstain (Liam & Alex)
Cavina: Howls Of Mind (Self Released) [Liam]If Pantera didn’t split up this is possibly what they would have sounded like. Brothers Eduardo Cavina (lead vocals/bass) and Matteus Cavina (backing...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Geoff Tate (Live Review By Nick)
Geoff Tate, Belfast Empire HallAs many know I am a massive fan of Queensryche both past and present, even more so the voice oforiginal vocalist Geoff Tate (10). Having seen Tate many times on his solo...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: From Inside (Live Review By Alex)
From Inside, Calling Apollo, These Five Years, Gravity, Fuel Rock Club, CardiffTypically speaking, small gigs taking place on Sundays rarely garner a massive turnout. Parley to those shows are local...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Blue Öyster Cult (Live Review By Paul H)
Blue Öyster Cult & The Temperance Movement, The Anson Rooms, BristolMany moons ago I saw BÖC play at St David’s Hall. Dec 5th, 1985 to be precise. A half empty venue, my abiding memory of the band...
View ArticleBloodstock Metal To The Masses Heat 3 Review
Metal To The Masses South Wales - Heat 3, Fuel Rock Bar, CardiffAfter the frenetic first two heats I was confident that heat 3 would be a) a quieter affair and b) easier to call than the previous...
View ArticleReviews: Frozen Crown, Zebrahead, Spirits Of Fire, West Bound (Matt, Rich &...
Frozen Crown: Crowned In Frost (Scarlet Records) [Rich]Italian power metallers Frozen Crown strike back with their second album Crowned In Frost and show no sign of thawing. I was hugely impressed with...
View ArticleReviews: Robin Trower, Nihilism, Fredrik Klingwall & Julia Black, Black Pyre...
Robin Trower: Coming Closer To The Day (Provogue) [Paul H]I always had a soft spot for the legendary blues guitarist and singer Robin Trower. His Bridge Of Sighs album is one of my all-time favourites...
View ArticleMetal To The Masses South Wales 2019 Heat 4 Preview
Bloodstock Metal To The Masses South Wales 2019 Heat 4Continuing our previews of the bands contesting the heats for the chance to perform on the New Blood Stage at Bloodstock Festival in August 2019,...
View ArticleReviews: Dream Theater, Astronoid, Against Myself, Childrain (Alex & Sean)
Dream Theater: Distance Over Time (InsideOut) [Alex]Prog Metal legends, Dream Theater have always gone about making music in their own way. From the revivalism of Images And Words to the scope of...
View ArticleReviews: Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Picturebooks, Little Villains, Gatekeeper...
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Signs (Fantasy Records)If any band can be considered a family it's Tedeschi Trucks Band, the 12 piece is made up of a conglomerate of Susan Tedeschi and her husband Derek Trucks'...
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