A View From The Back Of The Room: Lacertilia
Lacertilia, Not Since The Accident, Zinc Bukowski & Lighthammer, Andrew Buchan, CardiffThe Andrew Buchan is an odd venue, it's pub that used to be a video shop (remember them?), but it was a place...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Godsticks (Live Review By Paul H)
Godsticks & And The Sky Darkened, Fuel Rock Club, CardiffIt may have been a ghastly night weather wise, but the temperature inside Fuel was nicely warming as two of South Wales’s most impressive...
View ArticleReviews: Nik Turner, Nekhrah, Callus, Arabrot (Paul H & Mark]
Nik Turner: The Final Frontier (Purple Pyramid) [Paul H]At the age of 78, Nik Turner shows no sign of slowing down and the former Hawkwind man’s latest album is as psychedelic in parts as those early...
View ArticleReviews: Nightrage, Mother Of Millions, The Great Discord, Lightfold (Matt]
Nightrage: Wolf To Man (Despotz Records)Greek/Swedish metal band Nightrage have been in existence since 2000 when friends Marios Iliopoulos and Gus G formed the melodic death metal band. Over the...
View ArticleReviews: JD Simo, Tempered, Black Anvil, Mike Tramp (Paul H & Mark)
JD Simo: Off At 11 (Crows Feet Records) [Paul H] The quality of the Blues Rock released this year is superb. Hot on the heels of albums from Robin Trower, Gary Hoey and Eric Gales comes JD Simo and his...
View ArticleReviews: While She Sleeps, Truth Corroded, Forged In Black, Atlas Pain (Liam)
While She Sleeps: So What? (Spinefarm Records)This is an album I've been looking forward to since the release of the first single, and it did not disappoint. Starting off with the first single...
View ArticleReview: Children Of Bodom, Roulette, Dark Seal, Good Fall (Alex, Rich & Sean)
Children Of Bodom: Hexed (Nuclear Blast) [Alex]Children of Bodom are different. Influenced by the guttural vocals and doom-obsessed lyricism of black metal, they also place tons of emphasis on hooks,...
View ArticleReviews: Vile Creature, Pissgrave, Body Harvest, Acid Death (Paul S & Paul H)
Vile Creature: Preservation Rituals (Prosthetic Records) [Paul S]Vile Creature are a duo based in Ontario, Canada. The band, made up of Vic on drums and vocals and K.W. on guitar and vocals, have been...
View ArticleReviews: Skaldic Curse, Vile Apparition, Ty Morn, Chaos Realm (Paul H & Matt)
Skaldic Curse: Devourer (Apocalyptic Witchcraft) [Paul H]This might be one of the best releases of the year. It will certainly be in amongst the best re-releases of 2019. The irony of this is that...
View ArticleReviews: GOLD, Walking Stone Giants, At The Sun, Booze Control (Rich, Paul S,...
GOLD: Why Aren’t You Laughing (Artoffact Records) [Rich]This album was very much unfamiliar territory. A band I had never heard of and a genre that I have very little knowledge of but I like a...
View ArticleReviews: Yngwie Malmsteen, Any Given Day, Iron Fire, Milk (Paul H, Polly,...
Yngwie Malmsteen: Blue Lightning (Mascot Records) [Paul H]I saw Yngwie Malmsteen at St David’s Hall in Cardiff in 1991. It was one of the most boring gigs I’ve ever been to see. The Swede, like many of...
View ArticleA View From Another Country: Children Of Bodom (Live Review By Manus)
Children Of Bodom, Swallow The Sun, Wolfbeat, Summoner's Circle, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, CanadaCanada’s gotten lucky, getting the first string of shows on Children Of Bodom’s North American...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Joanne Shaw Taylor
Joanne Shaw Taylor & Blackwater Conspiracy, The Tramshed CardiffInto the Tramshed we went once again this time for a much bluesier evening taking place on a Monday, than previous this year as the...
View ArticleReviews: Devil Master, Forsaken Corpses, Damon Johnson, Brymir (Paul H)
Devil Master: Satan Spits On The Children Of Light (Relapse Records)Vicious, relentless and rawer than freshly carved meat, this debut album from the punk infused black metallers from Philadelphia...
View ArticleReviews: Vltimas, Frosthelm, Sons Of Cain, Sküma (Paul H)
Vltimas: Something Wicked Marches In (Season Of Mist)Put together former Morbid Angel member David Vincent, Rune ‘Blasphemer’ Eriksen (ex-Mayhem and Aura Noir) and Crytopsy’s Flo Mounier and you have...
View ArticleReviews: Battle Beast, Sworn Amongst, Arrival Of Autumn, Aton Five (Rich & Mark)
Battle Beast: No More Hollywood Endings (Nuclear Blast) [Rich]Finnish power metal heroes Battle Beast return with album number five titled No More Hollywood Endings. The previous four albums have been...
View ArticleReviews: The Raven Age, A Stellar Master Elite, Dark Rites, Acid Brigade...
The Raven Age: Conspiracy (Corvid Records) [Alex]I have a strange relationship with Metalcore. On the one hand there are plenty of acts who eloquently contrast melody and harshness: Architects,...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Riverside (Live Reviews By Paul H)
Riverside & Lesoir, SWX, BristolThe dark days of 2016 appear to be buried at last. A period of grieving and contemplation concluded, this was an evening where the ‘new’ Riverside showed their...
View ArticleMetal To The Masses South Wales 2019 Heat 5 Preview
Bloodstock Metal to The Masses – South Wales Heat 5After a three-week break, we are back at Fuel on 29th March for Heat 5. Five bands battling it out this week so let’s start with Eulogy and I asked...
View ArticleA View From The Back of The Room: Kamelot (Live Review By Nick And Stief)
Kamelot, Evergrey & Visions Of Atlantis, O2 Academy 2, BirminghamWe've talked about the Birmingham O2 Academy before. It's a venue plagued by endless clubnights meaning early finishes for most of...
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