A View From The Back Of The Room: Gong & Ed Wynne (Live Review By Ed Hughes)
Gong/The Ed Wynne Band, The Globe, CardiffI sat down for a beer in the local pub before the gig. What had previously a lovely, sunny day had evolved into a slightly overcast, quite windy evening. Were...
View ArticleReviews: This Sun No More, Diviion, God Of Nothing, Harbinger (Paul S Liam &...
This Sun No More: In Circles (Sludgelord Records) [Paul S]This Sun No More are a six piece who have been making music together since 2008. The Stoke On Trent based band have released 2 EP’s in that...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: King Kraken
King Kraken, Eulogy & Who Knows Didley, Liquid Lounge, MaestegYep it's another one of those gigs in a small Valley's town that we so frequently drive from the capital to attend. Usually we go on...
View ArticleReviews: Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, Iron Flesh, Eye Of The Destroyer...
Enthroned: Cold Black Suns (Season Of Mist) [Paul H]Five long dark years have passed since Sonerigus, the last album from Belgian Black Metal legends Enthroned. Once more there are line-up changes with...
View ArticleReviews: SOTO, Glassing, Abaddon, TheNightTimeProject (Matt & Paul H)
SOTO: Origami (InsideOut Music) [Matt]Hypermania the first track on this third album by Jeff Scott Soto (Sons Of Apollo/Talismen), sort of an overview of this record, it's a thoroughly modern mix of...
View ArticleReviews: Fleshgod Apocalypse, Majestica, Widower, Aegonia (Paul H, Matt & Rich)
Fleshgod Apocalypse: Veleno (Nuclear Blast Records) [Paul H]Three years since the Italians released King. Is that all? It seems much longer. Still, album number 5 has been much anticipated and now it...
View ArticleReviews: Warmrain, Enchantya, Lucifer's Child, Odinfist (Matt, Paul H & Rich)
Warmrain: Back Above The Clouds (Rain Recordings) [Matt]You may recognise this band from the EP we reviewed very recently, that was a meant as a precursor to this full length album and featured the...
View ArticleReviews: Avatar, Ævintyr, Kolossus, Shonen Knife (Paul S, Rich, Matt & Alex)
Avatar: The King Live In Paris (Century Media Records) [Matt]Recorded at the 2018 Download festival in Paris The King Live In Paris is the Swedish avant-garde metal band's first live release and...
View ArticleReview: DeWolff, Port Noir, Temple Koludra, Nth Ascension (Matt, Alex & Paul S)
DeWolff: Live & Outta Sight II (Mascot Records) [Matt]Dutch psych rockers DeWolff return with their second live album, which shares it’s title with their first. Live & Outta Sight II is culled...
View ArticleReviews: Alan Parsons, Gin Lady, Sleeping Child, Burial Remains
Alan Parsons: The Secret (Frontiers Records)Alan Parsons will be known to readers of this blog for one of two things, either as the legendary studio tech at Abbey Road who engineered Pink Floyd's Dark...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Bloodstock M2TM Final Interview With Democratus By Paul H
Interview With M2TM 2019 Final Special Guest Headliners DemocratusLast year saw Cardiff’s own Democratus triumph in the final of M2TM and earn their slot at BOA on the New Blood Stage. For those who...
View ArticleReviews: Black Whiskey, Funeral Storm, Mammoth Storm, Next Year (Matt & Alex)
Black Whiskey: Dry Bones (Heavy Star Records)After releasing their debut album Heavy Train in 2015 Londoner's Black Whiskey wen through the mill a little particularly guitarist Kevin Ingles who was...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Witch Tripper (Live Review By Paul H)
Witch Tripper, Alien Stash Tin & Doomicidal, The Gryphon, BristolFor the second Friday in a row Mrs H and I headed across the bridge for an evening of high-quality music and once again we were left...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Bloodstock M2TM Final Interview With Blind Divide By Paul H
Interview With M2TM 2019 Final Competitors Blind DivideFew bands have come back to M2TM with such snarling aggression as Cardiff’s Blind Divide. The metalcore crew narrowly lost out in 2018 to...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Bloodstock M2TM Final Interview With Sepulchre By Paul H
Interview With M2TM 2019 Final Competitors SepulchreFew who saw Swansea thrashers Sepulchre (Spatula) in their semi-final will have been surprised that they blasted their way to the final with a show...
View ArticleReviews: Deathspell Omega, Vulture, Act Of Destruction, Vovk (Sean, Rich,...
Deathspell Omega: The Furnaces Of Palingenesia (NoEvDiA) [Sean]Oh crikey, the darkness is vibrating, bringing with it the death screams of multiple realities collapsing inward. Or at least thats what...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Bloodstock M2TM Final Interview With Fallen Temples By Paul H
Interview With M2TM 2019 Final Competitors Fallen TemplesPossibly the surprise package of the final, there’s no denying the quality that Fallen Temples possess. Their quality around the South Wales...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Bloodstock M2TM Final Interview With In Which It Burns By Paul H
Interview With M2TM 2019 Final Competitors In Which It BurnsAnother extremely hard-working band, IWIB are pushing the boundaries for metal in the far West. Their aggressive thrash attack has won...
View ArticleReviews: Goregang, Destroyer Of Light, Eartheater, Neckbeard Deathcamp (Paul S)
Goregang: Neon Graves (Transcending Obscurity)Goregang are a 2 piece based in Florida, Neon Graves is their first album. The 2 members in question are Jeramie Kling and Taylor Nordberg who both work as...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Bloodstock M2TM Final Interview With Levitas By Paul H
Interview With M2TM 2019 Final Competitors LevitasThey may have been underdogs when they first entered the competition but the post black metal soundscapes of Cardiff/Bristol four-piece Levitas have...
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