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Van Halen – A Different Kind Of Truth
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No Comments
There was a time when American rock band Van Halen was hailed as one of the finest band of its generation. The stage antics by singer David Lee Roth and and the phenomenal guitar wizardry by Eddie van Halen were stuff of legend. Equally legendary...
Noothgrush – Live For Nothing
Posted on February 5, 2012 | No Comments
“Live For Nothing” is a compilation of two radio appearances from the nineties (one from KZSU in 1996 and the other from KFJC in 1999) by the recently reformed Noothgrush, a legendary Bay Area doom/sludge band which has been given a full release (a rarity...
Dead Label – Sense Of Slaughter
Posted on February 5, 2012 | No Comments
U2, Enya, The Coors, Therapy? – notice how none of those artists sound like the bastard offspring of Lamb of (Oh My Fucking) God and Machine (Fucking) Head yet that is exactly what Ireland’s latest musical export, Dead Label, sounds like. Formed in 2008, Dead...
Bleeding Through – The Great Fire
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments
Bleeding Through are one of the last bands to survive the metalcore boom, they did this by diversifying their sound and breaking away from the pack. Multiple line ups and label changes later and the band is still going strong through hard work and a...
Fourth Autumn – Mock The Weak
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No Comments
There’s always been something amusing about death metal music. Whether it’s the OTT ‘evil’ lyrics, the garish on-stage theatrics or the insistence to be as heavy and brutal as possible all the time, sometimes it’s hard to take certain bands seriously. Luckily, fans and bands...
El Caco – Hatred, Love & Diagrams
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No Comments
If you like Tool, you may like El Caco‘s latest release “Hatred, Love & Diagrams.” El Caco is a Norwegian band that doesn’t quite sound like any Norwegian band I’ve ever heard. There is no blood, guts, or mind warping musicianship here, but it’s OK....
The Safety Fire – Grind The Ocean
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No Comments
The début album from London technical/progressive metallers The Safety Fire has been long and eagerly awaited and “Grind The Ocean“ does not disappoint. From the moment their critically acclaimed EP “Sections” was released in 2009 this release has been highly anticipated and now it has...
Enter Shikari – A Flash Flood Of Colour
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No Comments
File this one under “guilty pleasures”. St Albans based post-hardcore outfit Enter Shikari garners praise and sheer loathing in equal measure. They’re especially popular among the hipster youth. Let’s see what the fuzz is all about this band and their third album, entitled “A Flash...
Goatwhore – Blood For The Master
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No Comments
If you don’t know Goatwhore, the fact that they were named Best Hard Rock/ Metal Artist of 2010 at The Big Easy Awards last April should impress you. It should impress you enough to go out and pick up Blood for the Master when it...
Charred Walls Of The Damned – Cold Winds On Timeless Days
Posted on January 28, 2012 | No Comments
Nowadays, Richard Christy is mostly known for being one of the hosts on the Howard Stern show, but there was a time when he bashed the skins for Death, Control Denied and Iced Earth. He does like to keep his drumming chops in shape with...
Biohazard – Reborn In Defiance
Posted on January 28, 2012 | No Comments
Biohazard‘s “Reborn in Defiance” was released by Nuclear Blast on 20 January 2012. It was a shot heard around the world! I can not tell a lie, I am a long time Biohazard fan, I’ve even braved the New York subway system to see them...
Savage Messiah – Plague Of Conscience
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No Comments
How many times have you heard the phrase ‘Next Big Thing?’ my guess is more than you care to remember, but here we are again with Savage Messiah, the latest signing to Earache Records. The main difference between Savage Messiah and all the other Next...
Krossfire – Learning To Fly
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No Comments
Bulgaria is not exactly renowned as a hotbed of metal excellence, which may go some way towards explaining why it has taken power metallers Krossfire a full decade not only to earn a profile outside their homeland but also to release what is, in fact,...
Throne of Katarsis – Ved Graven
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No Comments
Black metallers from Norway know as Throne of Katarsis is somewhat unknown by most people. If you look for them on the web you are likely to come across their website which is labelled “Unholy Black Metal”, which in my opinion is an oxymoron in...
Seasons Of The Wolf – Lost In Hell
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No Comments
Quite why the German-based Pure Steel label has chosen now to re-issue this long-buried 1999 sophomore album from Florida power metallers Seasons Of The Wolf is a mystery, but we can count our blessings that they have done so, as “Lost In Hell” is an...
Blood Ceremony – Blood Ceremony
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No Comments
It would appear that the Devil is back in fashion. I’m not entirely sure he actually went out of fashion but there has undoubtedly been something of a renaissance in occult rock and metal- the brilliant, theatrical misanthropy of Ghost, the dark, organic metal of...
Earth – Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No Comments
“Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II”, recorded in the same two week session in 2011 as the first instalment, sees Seattle’s Earth delving further into the realms of folklore, and music that has at its essence the acid folk generation. The album itself opens...
Mötley Crüe – New Tattoo
Posted on January 23, 2012 | No Comments
After the failure of “Generation Swine,” Mötley Crüe was once again in a rebuilding phase of its career, with Tommy Lee in prison the band was faced with writing an album once again without one of its founding members, and the last album they would write...
Mötley Crüe – Generation Swine
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No Comments
After only one album with new vocalist John Corabi, Mötley Crüe once again found themselves reunited with Vince Neil for their 7th studio album “Generation Swine.” In the 90′s, grunge and industrial broke and left bands like Mötley Crüe out in the cold, believing them to be...
Killing Joke – Live At Hammersmith Apollo
Posted on January 22, 2012 | 1 Comment
Speaking of influencing bands, Killing Joke are one of those that seem to be in every dark genre. From post-punk and dark wave to industrial, from gothic rock to metal – many bands of these genres have been inspired by British quartet Killing Joke during...