A View From Slovenia: Metaldays 2019 (Live Review By Rich Oliver)
MetalDays Festival 2019Tolmin and the Soča valley in Slovenia is simply one of the most stunningly beautiful locations possible for a metal festival. Being surrounded by such natural beauty you...
View ArticleReviews: Slipknot, Northlane, Russian Circles, Mad Spanner (Manus, Alex, Lee...
Slipknot: We Are Not Your Kind (Roadrunner Records) [Manus Hopkins]A couple years of silence and a few months of turmoil seems to be the formula that will make up the advent of every new Slipknot album...
View ArticleReviews: Aviana, Skybinder, Narnia, Elysium (Liam, Sean & Matt)
Aviana: Epicenter (Arising Empire) [Liam True]From the first song My Worst Enemy, you can already tell it's going to be a hard-hitting record from the Swedish Metalcore mob. The violently aggressive...
View ArticleReviews: Twilight Force, Sertraline, As I May, Hawk Eyes (Rich, Lee, Manus &...
Twilight Force: Dawn Of The Dragonstar (Nuclear Blast) [Rich Oliver]Majestic is a word that should easily be used when referring to Dawn Of The Dragonstar which is the third album by Swedish symphonic...
View ArticleReviews: Aktaion, SellSword, Draugr, Elusion (Matt, Manus & Lee)
Aktaion: Above Empires (Self Released) [Matt Bladen]Above Empires is the third album from Swedish metal band Aktaion, it's the first that has been crafted in a studio, they had a year to prepare before...
View ArticleThe Spotlight: Interview With Bruce Powell Of Deadwood Lake (By Paul H)
Interview With Bruce Powell Of Deadwood Lake By Paul HutchingsWith the imminent release of Deadwood Lake’s fourth release Immortalised In Death, it was an opportune time to catch up with vocalist and...
View ArticleReviews: Killswitch Engage, Horseburner, Finsterforst, Wormed (Liam, Matt,...
Killswitch Engage: Atonement (Metal Blade Records) [Liam True]They are the masters. They are the foundation. They are the reason Metalcore exists today. And with this endurance comes the American...
View ArticleA View From A Muddy Field: Bloodstock 2019 Review Part 1 (Live Review By Paul...
Bloodstock 2019, Catton Hall, United Kingdom(Paul H) With every type of weather thrown at us, you’d have to be a complete moron not to appreciate the impact that climate change is having. The UK’s...
View ArticleA View From A Muddy Field: Bloodstock 2019 Review Part 2 (Live Review By Paul...
Bloodstock 2019, Catton Hall, United KingdomSaturday 10th August(Paul H) Whereas Friday had dawned relatively calm after the heavy rain, Saturday would be challenged by the 40mph winds that were...
View ArticleReviews: Entombed AD, Winterfylleth, SiXforNinE, Scarlet Rebels (Sean, Paul H...
Entombed AD: Bowels Of Earth (Century Media Records) [Sean Morgan]HECK! MUCH HECK! WHY AM I TALKING IN DOGGO SPEAK!? Well, if you were a chainsaw welding, HM-2 worshipping son of a gun like myself,...
View ArticleReviews: Hammerfall, Lacrimas Profundere, Solitary, Gurt (Matt & Paul H)
Hammerfall: Dominion (Napalm Records) [Matt Bladen]Dominion is Swedish metal kings Hammerfall's eleventh studio album, that's not a bad innings when you consider this band have been playing their...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: The Black Hounds, Fallen Temples & Mother...
The Black Hounds, Fallen Temples, Mother Vulture, Fuel Rock Club, CardiffAs the embers on Bloodstock Open Air finally started to cool, what better opportunity to banish those post-festival blues than a...
View ArticleReviews: Dead Shed Jokers, Klone, Liv Sin, Deadthrone (Matt, Rich & Paul S)
Dead Shed Jokers: All The Seasons (Pity My Brain Records)Following up on their two previous releases Peyote Smile (2011) and their eponymous album (2015). Dead Shed Jokers return with an album that is...
View ArticleReviews: Arctos, Skillet, Wicked Stone, Pathology (Paul S, Alex, Paul H & Liam)
Arctos: Beyond The Grasp Of Mortal Hands (Northern Silence Productions) [Paul Scoble]Arctos are based in Edmonton, Alberta and have been in existence since 2014. The five piece have released one EP in...
View ArticleReviews: Saxon, Tungsten, Rebel Machine, Darkened (Paul H & Matt)
Saxon: The Eagle Has Landed 40 Live (Militia Guard Music) [Paul Hutchings]Three CDs of live Saxon, personally chosen by frontman and metal legend Biff Byford. This could be awful I hear you say.Well,...
View ArticleReviews: Superterrestrial, Sacrilege, Dialith, Mister Misery (Paul S, Matt &...
Superterrestrial: The Void That Exists (Green Flaw Productions) [Paul Scoble]Superterrestrial are a British 2 piece, who have released 1 album before this album 2018’s Ocean Of Emptiness. The band play...
View ArticleReviews: Equilibrium, The Colony, Mortal Infinity, Excalion (Matt, Paul H &...
Equilibrium: Renegades (Nuclear Blast) [Matt Bladen]Equilibrium are a folk metal band who hail from Germany, over the course of a quite long career they have established themselves as one of the...
View ArticleReviews: Spread Eagle, Sinner, Vitriol, Frantic Amber (Paul H & Manus)
Spread Eagle: Subway To The Stars (Frontiers Records) [Paul Hutchings]Formed in the late 1980s, New York outfit Spread Eagle released two albums before disbanding in 1996. Reforming in 2006, the band...
View ArticleReviews: Soleil Moon, Throbbe Englund, Vokonis, Vermis (Matt & Manus)
Soleil Moon: Warrior (Frontiers Music)I've never heard Soleil Moon before but it seems that Warrior is their third album. So what style of music do they play? Well very slick AOR/soft rock in the vein...
View ArticleA View From The Back Of The Room: Control The Storm (Live Review By Paul H)
Control The Storm, Callus & Land Captains, The Gryphon, BristolTemperatures soaring again for the bank holiday so where better to sweat on a Friday night that the sauna above a metal bar also known...
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