Reviews: Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, Riot V, Sorcery, Corpseflesh (Paul H &...
Tyler Bryant And The Shakedown: Truth And Lies (Snakefarm Records) [Paul Hutchings]One of a plethora of guitar virtuosos who has emerged in the past decade, Tyler Bryant first caught the eye and ear...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: BOA New Blood Interview With MARW (Interview By Paul H)
MARW are a blackened death metal who took the Merseyside M2TM title for 2019. Guitarist Andy Owen gave up his time to give us the lowdown on this brutal machine of a band.Paul: Let’s start with a brief...
View ArticleReviews: Necronautical, Concilium, Valaraukar, Inhuman Deprivation (Paul S &...
Necronautical: Apotheosis (Candlelight Records) [Paul Scoble]Necronautical are a 4 piece, nautically themed Symphonic Black Metal band from the North West of England. The band have been in existence...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: BOA New Blood Interview With The Hope Burden (Interview By...
The Hope Burden won their M2TM final in quite bizarre circumstances with their atmospheric post metal sound. Kind enough to answer my questions, drummer Phil Platt took time out to tell us about the...
View ArticleReviews: Derelict Dream, Insanity Cult, Fahran, The Doom Police (Sean, Rich,...
Derelict Dream: Human (Spinonthat Records) [Sean Morgan]Ambition is a neat thing to have, especially when one plies their musical trade in all things metallic. Some strive for tonal and technical...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: BOA New Blood Interview With Lost In Lavender Town (Paul H)
Our journey towards BOA this year continues with Rowan Bradbury-Eason, guitarist from Stoke-on-Trent winners Lost in Lavender Town, an instrumental outfit and probably the first instrumental band to...
View ArticleReviews: Empyreal, Auras, Spellbine, The Mariana Hollow (Val & Liam)
Empyreal: My Own Living Hell (647849 Records DK) [Val D'Arcy]First impressions on this debut full length album from German five-piece Empyreal, it's a melodeath album, a good melodeath album. Its...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: BOA New Blood Interview With Scars Of Remembrance (Paul H)
Winners of the North Wales M2TM were Scars of Remembrance. Guitarist Dan was able to field the questions on behalf of the band and started with the history of the band. Dan: We started in about 2012. A...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: BOA New Blood Interview With Golden Core (Paul H)
As Bloodstock widens its reach, the M2TM competition now extends not just to the UK but Norway and Poland as well. The winners of the Norwegian final is a young duo called Golden Core. I was able to...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: BOA New Blood Interview With Setheist (Paul H)
As well as Norway, M2TM has ventured across Europe to a country that has given the world substantial numbers of quality metal bands, Poland. Setheist won this year’s event, and their drummer Tomas was...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: BOA New Blood Interview With Deformation Of Man (Paul H)
Sheffield has a proud metal tradition and their M2TM Masses winners are always of high calibre. This year is no exception with Deformation of Man winning the competition. I caught up with guitarist...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: BOA New Blood Interview With Saurr (Paul H)
Saurr won the Manchester M2TM, no mean feat for a city and region bursting with metal bands and a huge scene. Guitarist Chris Farron was kind enough to do the business and give me the low down on the...
View ArticleReviews: The Offering, Unprocessed, Once Upon A Winter, Halshug (Matt & Liam)
The Offering: Home (Century Media Records) [Matt Bladen]Paul H reviewed the debut EP from Boston metal band The Offering back in 2017 giving it 8/10 and calling it a "maelstrom of sounds and...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: BOA New Blood Interview With Widows (Paul H)
James Kidd is guitarist with Widows, the Nottinghamshire stoner/sludge masters who won their M2TM event. James took the time to update us on all things heavy about Widows, in an interview well worth...
View ArticleReviews: Thank You, Scientist, Grim Existence, Eva Bartok, Wizard Rifle (Alex...
Thank You, Scientist: Terraformer (Evil Ink) [Alex Swift]Across three albums Thank You, Scientist, have blossomed into one of the strangest acts in the universe of prog. A 7 piece who play a miasma of...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Bloodshot Dawn (Live Review By Matt)
Bloodshot Dawn, Damim, Fissure Of Riddles & Pemphigoid, The Gryphon, BristolA Thursday night jaunt over the bridge is something we've done many times, but it's not usually to see a band who are...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: BOA New Blood Interview With Reaper X (Paul H)
Winners of the Northants final were Reaper X who fought through a challenging final to get to Bloodstock. I caught up with drummer Carl Sheldrick via phone just after he’d managed to put his young son...
View ArticleReviews: Thy Art Is Murder, Control The Storm, Lingua Ignota, Cold Kingdom...
Thy Art Is Murder: Human Target (Nuclear Blast) [Liam True]Aggressive. Destructive. Barbaric. Just a few words to describe Human Target. This has been my most anticipated album of 2019. And it did not...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Anathema (Live Review By Paul H)
Anathema - Back To The Start, The Dome, Grand Central Hall, LiverpoolDisappointingly unknown in their home city, this was the opportunity for the Liverpool band to show how far they had travelled. As...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: BOA New Blood Interview With 28 Double (Paul H)
New Blood winners of the Leicester M2TM were 28 Double. Getting through in one of the earlier finals, the band have now had time to digest and reflect. I caught up with vocalist Nick Ward from the band...
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