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Black Tusk – Set The Dial
Posted on November 14, 2011 | No Comments
Following on from their 2010 release “Taste the Sin” Georgia metallers Black Tusk return with more of their formidable metal, thrash and hardcore punk sounds in the blistering shape of fourth album “Set The Dial”, the Savannah trio once more exploding with thumping direct riffs...
ZZ Top: A Tribute from Friends – Various Artists
Posted on October 23, 2011 | No Comments
Let me start with a declaration of interest: I love ZZ Top. They were one of the first bands that truly got under my skin as a teenager and they have stayed there ever since. And I was a teenager a long time ago. Let me...
Jools Holland Goes Metal…
Posted on October 9, 2011 | No Comments
Metal monsters Mastodon are to follow in the footsteps of Metallica and appear on ‘Later… with Jools Holland’. The episode airs on BBC 2 on Tuesday 18 October at 10pm, and will be repeated the following Friday night (21 October) at 11pm. Mastodon’s latest album,...
East Of The Wall – The Apologist
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No Comments
Progressive rock and metal used to be terms for a specific group of bands who preferred to use long songs, difficult and elaborate song structures and often mind boggling concepts. Nowadays it’s used for every band with slightly technical edge or an off-beat approach to...
Mastodon – The Hunter
Posted on September 25, 2011 | No Comments
Mastodon have never been afraid to take risks, embrace the concept of the concept album and to explore avenues as potent as Moby Dick and Rasputin. They have never been afraid to embrace the 10 minute multi chapter epic and explore their themes with grandeur...
Totimoshi – Avenger
Posted on August 8, 2011 | No Comments
Music that refuses to be labelled and is defiant in having its own living identity has a distinct allure that is hard to ignore. These musical beasts, even if ultimately, they do not synchronise with an individual’s taste, still claim full attention and evaluation of...
Mastodon Sign To Roadrunner Records For Forthcoming Album Release
Posted on July 30, 2011 | No Comments
Hard rock titans Mastodon have confirmed September 26th, 2011, as the release date of their highly anticipated new full-length studio album, ‘The Hunter’.
Mastodon – Sonisphere 2011 Live Review
Posted on July 24, 2011 | No Comments
The mighty progressive beast that is Mastodon has been a festival mainstay for many years and for good reason, as time and time again they launch their ferocious no frills attack and wow the crowds, leaving them battered and bruised but loving every second of...
Bill Bailey – Sonisphere 2011 Live Review
Posted on July 22, 2011 | 1 Comment
The inclusion of comedy has been one of the high points of Sonisphere for me over the last couple of years. This year was slightly different however as rather than just keeping the comedy to afternoons on the Bohemia Stage, they have gone for the...
Sonisphere 2011 – Sunday Preview
Posted on July 6, 2011 | No Comments
Co-authored by Mark Wrigley. Apollo Stage With Saturday’s diversities fresh in our memories, come 11:00 am it’s time to climb aboard the huge musical roundabout once more with Volbeat (11:00 – 11:30) kicking off the Apollo Stage. These guys literally are one of the best...
Brent Hinds Presents – Fiend Without A Face + West End Motel
Posted on June 7, 2011 | No Comments
Brent Hinds and Mastodon, there really is no further introduction needed for rock fans with the leviathans of noise parked firmly in most metal lover’s heads. Little though will probably be known about the side projects from the metallers’ vocalist/guitarist Hinds, but that is about...
The Sign Of The Southern Cross – I Carry The Fire
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No Comments
Currently, if you hear of a band from North Carolina, they have to be given attention as there seems to be a wave of great artists appearing by the month from this state, crossing all sub genres of rock. The Sign Of The Southern Cross,...
Empty Space Orchestra Takes Post-Prog-Noir-Space-Metal Virtuosity On Tour
Posted on May 7, 2011 | No Comments
Empty Space Orchestra takes post-prog-noir-space-metal virtuosity on tour following the release of their self-titled album
Mastodon’s Brent Hinds Presents: West End Motel & Fiend Without A Face
Posted on May 1, 2011 | No Comments
Mastodon mastermind/guitarist Brent Hinds is proud to unleash two very special projects this year: WEST END MOTEL and FIEND WITHOUT A FACE.
Mastodon Joins Metalcamp Slovenia
Posted on March 21, 2011 | No Comments
US progressive metallers Mastodon have been added to the line-up for the 2011 Metalcamp in Slovenia
Red Fang – Murder The Mountains
Posted on March 3, 2011 | No Comments
Get four rockers with a strong pedigree, push them together to make some dirty, scuzzy guitar fuelled rock and you get Red Fang, a band dealing in full on rock ‘n’ roll. ‘Murder The Mountains’ is their new album packed full with 10 riff laden...
Spires – Spiral Of Ascension
Posted on February 15, 2011 | No Comments
Spires are a progressive metal band from Manchester, UK. The creative nucleus is formed by producer/guitarist Paul Sadler and guitarist Paul Cuthbert with Alex Jolley (bass) and Chris Barnard (drums) completing the current line-up. Earlier this month they released their debut album, entitled “Spiral Of...
Sonisphere 2011 – Motörhead, Mastodon, In Flames And Parkway Drive Join Line Up!
Posted on January 17, 2011 | No Comments
Sonisphere 2011 - Motörhead, Mastodon, In Flames And Parkway Drive Join Line Up!
ThisIsNotAScene Top 10 of 2010
Posted on December 30, 2010 | No Comments
For our Top 10 of 2010 we have taken a look back through everything we have reviewed this year, from all of the Albums, EPs, Singles and live shows. This is our Top 10: 1. Amia Venera Landscape – Amia Venera Landscape EP Discovering great...
Sunpocrisy – Atman EP
Posted on September 17, 2010 | No Comments
In late 2005 two minds came together, Jonathan Panada and Carlo Giulini, with the sole purpose of creating progressive and death metal inspired music. The following year a third mind joined the collective, Matteo Bonera, and the first incarnation of Sunpocrisy was created. The Sunpocrisy...