Record Label: Big Scary Monsters Release Date: 16/08/19 For Fans Of: The Cure, Slowcrush, Petrol Girls There are few bands as totally open and plain-speaking as post-punk Keep Reading
Album Review: Amon Amarth – The Beserker
Release Date: 03/05/19 Record Label: Music For Nations For Fans Of: Sabaton, Iron Maiden, Grand Magus It has been a slow and steady rise for Amon Amarth, but since the Keep Reading
EP Review: Blood Command – Return of the Arsonist
Releae Date: 12.04.19 Label: Fysisk Format For Fans Of: Marmozets, Every Time I Die, Kvelertak In an ideal timeline Blood Command would be one of the biggest bands in Keep Reading
Album Review: Raketkanon – RKTKN#3
Release Date: 05/04/2019 Record Label: Alcopop! Records For Fans Of: NIN, Raketkanon Raketkanon make a reviewers task almost impossible. There is no real reference point for the Ghent quartet as Keep Reading
Live Review – Mastiff @ The Freebird, Newcastle-Under-Lyme – 23/02/19
During a brief conversation earlier in the night with Mastiff guitarist, James Lee, he described the band’s sound as ‘an acquired taste’. That might be quite the understatement as the Keep Reading
Bloodstock Reveals Seven More Bands
As the summer edges ever closer, so too does the UK’s premier heavy metal festival as Bloodstock have announced a further seven acts for this years event. First up, Belgian Keep Reading
Album Review: Candlemass – The Door to Doom
Release Date: 22/02/19 Record Label: Napalm Records For Fans Of: Black Sabbath, Electric Wizard, Pentagram Long before Conan, Pallbearer, or Electric Wizard ever brought their various brands of Doom to Keep Reading
Live Review: Cancer Bats/Bleed From Within @ Sugarmill, Stoke, 29/01/19
Since surprise releasing The Spark That Moves last March, it feels like Cancer Bats have been playing in the UK every other week. With a run of shows in celebration Keep Reading
Black Peaks: All That Unites
I got the chance speak to guitarist Joe Gosney about the record, their rapid rise since the release of Statues, their lofty ambitions, and how the strength and depth of the UK scene at the minute has led to everyone stepping up their game.
Bloodstock Announce Parkway Drive as Final Headliner
In what is one of the most poorly-kept secrets of the year, Bloodstock have announced that Parkway Drive will be headlining the Saturday night of this year’s festival in August! Just as Keep Reading