Damnation Festival 2017 – Live At Leeds University Union
Over the course of its 12 incarnations, Leeds based Damnation Festival has grown into surely the most important yearly event for underground music lovers the UK has to offer. Far from merely an Extreme...
View ArticleButcher Babies – Lilith
The likelihood is, if you have already experienced Butcher Babies in any capacity, you have probably already made up your opinion of them. Always receiving a very mixed response since they made...
View ArticleDawn Ray’d – The Unlawful Assembly
Seemingly coming out of nowhere in recent months, Liverpudlian Black Metallers Dawn Ray’d have already made a lasting impression in such a short space of time. After a well-received EP release in A...
View ArticleDSKNT- PhSPHR Entropy
Right from the offset, Black Metal has always been a genre that has championed the more esoteric aspects of art. Whether that being in the challenging music itself, or in its purveyor’s presentation,...
View ArticleSchiermann – Schiermann
Despite this being a debut release, the name Schiermann is highly regarded in the contemporary progressive metal/djent community. At the helm is guitarist Chris Schiermann, who over the course of a...
View ArticleHeidevolk – Vuur Van Verzet
In the arena of folk and pagan influenced metal, which is often (and at times unfairly) thought of as pure silliness, drinking and near cartoonish portrayals, Dutch Folk Metallers Heidevolk have always...
View ArticleOf Mice & Men – Defy
The climb to success is rarely without slips or derailing obstacles; a fact that Californian Metallers Of Mice & Men have recently found during what has proven to be their most successful time...
View ArticleA Light Within- Epilogue
Seeming to be a relatively unknown entity, Kansas based post-Metallers A Light Within has developed a small cult following over the course of two previous, strong releases. The closing piece of their...
View ArticleThe Atlas Moth – Coma Noir
Whilst it may have taken four years (a long time in today’s musical climate) for the follow-up, Coma Noir (Prosthetic) represents a chrysalis like awakening truly remarkable. Continue reading →
View ArticleLetters From The Colony – Vignette
With the Progressive and Tech Metal climate being so crowded and, at times, stagnant, any new breed of band has the unenviable task of trying to stand out from the hordes by bringing in any resemblance...
View ArticleTengger Cavalry- Cian Bi
OK, it’s time for a confession. Up until now (and with the Cardinal sin of not actually finding the time to hear a note) I have always thought of Tengger Cavalry (and perhaps overlooked them as a...
View ArticleGleb Kolyadin – Gleb Kolyadin
As one half and the musical engine room of one of contemporary Prog’s most beloved groups Iamthemorning, Gleb Kolyadin is one of progressive rock’s hidden gems and undeniably one of its greatest pure...
View ArticleConjurer – Mire
The British Metal scene has well and truly been spoilt for choice when it comes to exciting and hugely important releases in recent years. Whether it being in the case of killer new bands causing waves...
View ArticleMyles Kennedy – Year Of The Tiger
Loss is one of life’s harshest realities that will affect everyone in some way, shape or form. Whether it is family, loved ones, close friends; death is the cruelest of inevitabilities in this most...
View ArticleOn Thorns I Lay – Aegean Sorrow
Over the course of their history, Greek metallers On Thorns I Lay have undergone some significant shifts in sound and hit across waves they haven’t always been capable of riding. After name several...
View ArticleMagnum Live At Islington Assembly Hall, London
There aren’t many bands who mark forty plus years with an extensive UK tour promoting a brand new album as opposed to a full-on nostalgia show; but then again Magnum hasn’t followed the trend of many...
View ArticleAbduction –Á L’heure Du Crépuscle
With Norway being so synonymous with Black Metal from its roots to the present day, by now France can hold an equally high association with its latter day avant-garde offshoots. As much as black metal...
View ArticlePrimordial – Exile Amongst The Ruins
Over the course of an approximate thirty-year existence, Ireland’s Primordial have continually proven themselves to be a truly special entity in the world of metal. Very few artists evoke such...
View ArticleCaliban- Elements
With around twenty years and now eleven albums to their name, it is safe to say that Caliban are Metalcore stalwarts. Yet they remain one of the genre’s overlooked, even near forgotten, names. Having...
View ArticleTesseracT- Sonder
Over the course of three full-length albums plus numerous EP releases and reworked pieces, UK progressive metallers TesseracT have shown a propensity for continued change in their music. Making a firm...
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