Archive for July, 2010



Blue Gillespie – Synesthesia

 Blue Gillespie – Synesthesia Newport’s Blue Gillespie are a progressive metal band, formed in November 2007, who take influence from artists such as Meshuggah, Tool, Portishead and Down, along with many others. Taking these influences they have steadily developed their own style of music which is ‘aimed at music...

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Heights – From Sea to Sky

 Heights – From Sea to Sky Towards the end of 2006, three like-minded friends, Al Heslop, John Hopkin and Jay Postones (TesseracT), got together and began to jam out a few ideas and to expand on the compositions that Al Heslop had previously put together. It didn’t take long for them...

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Furyon – Gravitas

 Furyon – Gravitas Brighton’s Furyon are making quite a name for themselves at the moment in the underground metal community with their unique and contemporary sound. They have been criss-crossing the country bringing their live shows to as many people as they can and with forthcoming shows at...

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Godsized at Eddie’s Rock Club, Birmingham

 Godsized at Eddie’s Rock Club, Birmingham Friday evening 6 pm, the heavens had opened and the wind was howling. This, however, couldn’t dampen the excitement of the upcoming road trip to Birmingham to see the mighty Godsized at Eddie’s Rock Club. We set off with our friends from Cack Blabbath to...

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Serotonal – Monumental – Songs Of Misery And Hope

 Serotonal – Monumental – Songs Of Misery And Hope Serotonal were formed in Liverpool, in 2004, by former Anathema and The Blood Divine vocalist, Darren White along with guitarists Gary Hill and Jon Francis-White. They spent the next few years developing and honing their sound into the behemoth that we now hear! In 2007...

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The Perfect Crime – Everything Else Can Wait

 The Perfect Crime – Everything Else Can Wait The small, leafy town of St. Neots in Cambridgeshire is famous for… Well, it’s not actually famous for anything but that may be about the change, certainly if progressive post-hardcore band, The Perfect Crime have anything to do with it! After the relative success of...

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Stars of the Search Party – Lost in the Dust Part II

 Stars of the Search Party – Lost in the Dust Part II Stars of the Search Party are an uncompromising sextet from the leafy suburbs of Guildford, Surrey. Following on from the success of their first EP ‘Lost in the Dust’, the latest release ‘Lost in the Dust Part II’ is about to be unleashed on the...

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Black Circles – Little Girl

 Black Circles – Little Girl Black Circles, a three-piece Alternative Pop Rock band from Chatham, Kent, serve up their latest single ‘Little Girl’. From the outset it is clear that the trio have talent and song writing ability. However, on the first play of ‘Little Girl’ I wasn’t totally convinced...

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Oaf – Botheration

 Oaf – Botheration Loud, obnoxious, angry, offensive and even a little distasteful… and that’s just the intro track, ‘The Oafature’!  From that you might think that I didn’t like it, well, you couldn’t be further from the truth… I loved it. It’s hard to define their style, there’s...

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