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Sworn To Oath – Leave You For Dead
Posted on April 8, 2012 | No Comments
Sworn To Oath are one of the best things to come out of the Midlands since, well, ever. They are good hard driving metal that makes your head bang and has you moshing about the room. Their EP, “Leave You For Dead” is just gobsmacking...
Ram – Death
Posted on April 7, 2012 | No Comments
Spacey synthesizers. Bad 80’s sci-fi. That’s how this album starts out. It puts you in the mood of mid-70’s prog-rock. “Death” is the stuff of lava lamps and black light. Some of the highlights of Ram’s new offering are ‘Comes From the Mouth Beyond’. When...
Savage Messiah, Diamond Plate & Collapse @ Camden Barfly, London
Posted on April 7, 2012 | No Comments
As the sun set on a glorious Tuesday evening the lights came on in the Camden Barfly and pint glasses got introduced to beer pumps. The Barfly is a venue with a rich history and it felt good to finally be inside and treading the...
Dio – Holy Diver, The Last In Line & Sacred Heart Deluxe Editions
Posted on April 6, 2012 | No Comments
Next month sees the two-year anniversary of the death of Ronnie James Dio. Whether or not you subscribe to the notion that Ronnie is “The Voice of Heavy Metal” is largely irrelevant. His body of work with Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his own band has...
Angel Witch – As Above So Below
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No Comments
To many, Angel Witch may not be the most famous or familiar of names. In other circles in the metal world however, Angel Witch are a band of iconic status, and with good reason. Their self titled debut, of 32 years ago, has been hailed...
Rise and Fall – Faith
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No Comments
From Ghent, Belgium, Rise and Fall are no one new to the hardcore/punk scene. Formed in 2002 from the ashes of The Deal and Kingpin, these vagabonds have toured tirelessly and continue to put out musical quality; sonic sound levels and intense live stage presence...
With Silent Eyes – A Flood Upon Us
Posted on March 31, 2012 | No Comments
It seems in recent times there has been a wave of strong and promising young UK hardcore/metal bands erupting on to the scene, bands like Envy The Fallen, Wolves, and Amongst Carrion to name three. Each one seeming to have a vibrancy of youth alongside...
Illnath – Third Act in the Theater of Madness
Posted on March 30, 2012 | No Comments
Illnath is a Danish quartet formed around 1999. After trials and tribulations that comes with frequent line-up changes, Pete Falk the guitarist remains the driving force behind Illnath. ”Third Act in the Theater of Madness” marks their fourth release since inception. It will be interesting to...
Klone – The Eye Of Needle
Posted on March 27, 2012 | No Comments
Hailing from France, Klone are on the brink of the threatened explosion they have been capable of since the release of their last record, “Black Days”, in 2010. Giving a taste of where their musical intentions are heading with “The Eye Of Needle”, an EP featuring two (well,...
Furyborn – The Reaping of our Days
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
The debut EP from UK metal band Furyborn hits right between the eyes, a thunderous brute of a release that shows no mercy or inclination to take it easy on its recipients. The band has been building a fine reputation throughout 2011 with their live...
God Forbid – Equilibrium
Posted on March 24, 2012 | No Comments
The last couple of years have been quite eventful for New Jersey-based God Forbid. One of its founding members and key composers left the band on bad terms in 2009 and they had to face the pains of a label change as well. However, Doc...
Ion Vein – IV 1.0
Posted on March 20, 2012 | No Comments
Ion Vein, Chicago metal, already a great start in my book. Anyone who knows me will know that I have an unhealthy love affair with Chicago area metal. Ion Vein has a brutal straight forward in your face style to their music. Frantic, fast paced, and...
A Silent Escape Set To Unleash Hi-Octane Debut Album
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No Comments
A Silent Escape are now prepared to make their mark on the UK scene. Meshing the hard-hitting delivery of Comeback Kid and In Flames with the song-writing sensibilities of punk-rockers Millencolin, A Silent Escape are set to push open the envelope in the shape of...
Cult Cinema – Iscariot
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No Comments
Cult Cinema, a band from London, UK, released their debut EP “Iscariot” in August of 2011 on Siege Of Amida Records. They’re definitely a test of listener rigidity when it comes to crossover genres. Embracing depressive black metal and hardcore inspiration, this band may be doomed to a...
Monument – Twitrfest 2 Live Photo Review
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No Comments
There was no question as soon as the voice of Peter Ellis [ex-White Wizzard, ex-The More I See] erupted from the speakers, influences of many greats of the British Metal scene could detected. There was also no denying that all of the members of Monument...
Triaxis – Twitrfest 2 Live Review
Posted on March 10, 2012 | No Comments
With performances at Bloodstock Open Air & last year’s Hammerfest, their first album “Key To The Kingdom” reaching critically-acclaimed status and an ‘as yet untitled’ second album along the way this year, nothing can stop the Welsh massive thrashers Triaxis from illustrating why they’re at...
Valous – Twitrfest 2 Live Review
Posted on March 10, 2012 | No Comments
To kick things off with Twitrfest II was Birmingham’s Valous. With their infectious riffs and the variety in Mat Shutt’s vocal work, the day got off to a great start, despite the early kick off of the festival. You could hear many influences in the Valous sound, but...
Seether – Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray
Posted on March 7, 2012 | No Comments
It seems like an age ago that Seether released their last album “Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces” all the way back in 2008. Yes, it’s safe to say that things have been pretty quiet on the Seether front, but the band is back with their...
Hawk Eyes – Ideas
Posted on March 6, 2012 | No Comments
Despite forming in the midst of Leeds’ underground metal scene of the mid noughties, Hawk Eyes are yet to find the recognition they deserve. Formerly known as Chickenhawk, the Yorkshire quartet have released “Ideas” – their first album since the name change – but has...
Every Time I Die – Ex Lives
Posted on March 4, 2012 | No Comments
Every Time I Die are awesome. This is a fact, one that cannot or should not be denied. A band that is every bit a unique and surreal as their name may suggest, and one that it is impossible to resist. After a brief stint...