Reviews: Hollis Brown, Misth, Caskets, Whitesnake (Paul H)
Hollis Brown: Ozone Park (Mascot Records)Hollis Brown is a four-piece outfit from New York. Formed in 2009, the band is Mike Montali (Vocals/Guitar), Jonathan Bonilla (Guitar), Adam Bock (Keys), Andrew...
View ArticleReviews: Spirit Adrift, Irongate, Midnight Priest, Nothin2Heavy
Spirit Adrift: Divided By Darkness (20 Buck Spin)The founder of Spirit Adrift Nate Garrett also plays with Arizona death metal merchants Gatecreeper, however Spirit Adrift is not as abusive to the ears...
View ArticleReviews: Rammstein, Lamb Of God, Firespawn, Morass Of Molasses (Paul H)
Rammstein: Untitled (Spinefarm)It’s been ten years since Rammstein released Liebe Ist Für Alle Da. Such is the profile of the Germans with several festival appearances and solo projects since 2009 that...
View ArticleReviews: Spheres, Thermate, First Signal, Kryptos
Spheres: Iono (Self Released)I love a bit of prog, especially when it’s muscular and takes risks. French band Spheres’ debut album is both of those things, started by guitarist/vocalist Jonathan Lino...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Incineration Festival 2019 (Rich & Sean)
Incineration Festival 2019, Camden, London[Rich]After Desertfest brought all things stoner, doom and psychedelic to Camden town this weekend saw an aura of darkness loom over the area as a plethora of...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Advent Sorrow (Live Review By Paul H)
Advent Sorrow, Agrona, Levitas & CistvaenA rare Monday night outing to Cardiff’s premier (read only) rock and metal bar and the effort was well worth it. Kudos to Eradication Booking Agency for a...
View ArticleReviews: Qantice, Fatal Curse, Kaato, Dead By Wednesday (Pascal & Liam)
Qantice: The Anastoria (Pride & Joy Music) [Pascal]As soon as I put on this album it was Without A Hero was the most unexpected thing I have listened to in a while. It is everything you should...
View ArticleReviews: Hate Eternal, Crazy Lixx, Grimgotts, Visigoth (Rich, Sean & Matt)
Hate Eternal: Live In London (Earache Records) [Rich]This is a reissue of the Live In London album by Hate Eternal which was released in 2010 as part of Earache Records Into The Pit live album series....
View ArticleReviews: Floating Worlds, Αίθων, En-Stigma, Dark Messiah
Floating Worlds: Battleship Oceania (Pride & Joy Music)Apparently Athenians Floating Worlds class themselves as Soundtrack metal, which is an interesting concept, I’d say they sounded more Teutonic...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Semi Final 2
Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Semi Final 2, Fuel Rock Club, CardiffSo this is what it all came down to the M2TM Semi Final 2 was guaranteed to be a much heavier affair than the first semi final and boy...
View ArticleReviews: Stormlord, Windthrow, Paladin, Orbstruct (Matt & Paul S)
Stormlord: Far (Scarlet Records) [Matt]Roman "extreme epic metal" band Stormlord once again return with another titanic slab of symphonic blackened death metal. Opening with Levithan the orchestral...
View ArticleReviews: Savage Messiah, Aeon Zen, Blutfeld, Paul Gilbert (Matt, Alex & Manus)
Savage Messiah: Demons (Century Media) [Matt]We've had a potted history with Savage Messiah over the years, they've always been a band who have impressed on record but each time we've seen them live...
View ArticleReviews: Death Angel, Majesty Of Revival, Hunt The Witch, Despite The Reverence
Death Angel: Humanicide (Nuclear Blast) [Paul H]You know what you get from California’s Death Angel. Veterans of the Bay Area Thrash movement, few bands can touch their technical onslaught. Like...
View ArticleReviews: Demons & Wizards, Gaahl's Wyrd, Black Oak Arkansas, Employed To...
Demons & Wizards: S/T & Touched By The Crimson King (Century Media Records) [Matt]Formed in 1999 by two of the biggest names in metal music Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth) and Hansi Kürsch (Blind...
View ArticleReviews: October Tide, Magnified Eye, After The Burial, Invicta (Liam, Alex &...
October Tide: In Splendor Below (Agonia Records) [Liam]When a doom metal band from Sweden has a previous member of Katatonia, you know you're in a for a good ride. With their first album in three...
View ArticleReviews: Tyrmfar, Alpha Wolf, Mother Iron Horse, Blaze Out (Paul H, Matt & Alex)
Tyrmfar: Renewal Through Purification (MTAF Records) [Paul H]A new band to me, Swiss outfit Tyrmfar has been delivering their brand of melodic death/black metal since 2013, with 2015’s debut EP In The...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Thee Oh Sees (Live Review By Liam)
Thee Oh Sees, Prettiest Eyes & Heavy Lungs, The Tramshed, CardiffHeavy Lungs (3) I don't know what to make if these. I mean musically there were on point. In the middle of punk and hard rock, just...
View ArticleReviews: Restless Spirits, Dead Acid People, Circle Of Witches, Asylum Pyre
Restless Spirits/Tony Hernando: Restless Spirits (Frontiers Records)Now this...this is not good, probably one of the most overproduced, insipid melodic rock albums I've heard this year all from the axe...
View ArticleReview: Diamond Head, Vader, Sammy Hagar & The Circle, MTXS (Paul H)
Diamond Head: The Coffin Train (Silver Lining Music)To say I was underwhelmed by the self-titled 2016 release that Diamond Head put out last time around was an understatement. However, like many of the...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell (Live...
The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell – The Crofter’s Rights, Bristol 24th May 2019Eschewing the delights of Cardiff’s extreme metal fest at Fuel for one year, a trip across the bridge to the delightful...
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