29th April 2018
Contract In Blood: A History of UK Thrash Metal, 5 CD Boxset – Review
Wow. As a fan of UK thrash, this is the boxset I’ve been eagerly waiting for ever since I first…
Wow. As a fan of UK thrash, this is the boxset I’ve been eagerly waiting for ever since I first…
Last year I reviewed Orion, the debut album from Indian multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer-songwriter Dhruv Visvanath, saying “… from start to finish…
Back in 2014 I reviewed Fearful Symmetry, the debut album from Scottish speed merchants Thrashist Regime, saying “… all ten…
Back in 2015, I reviewed Amorphia‘s single, ‘The Lieber Code‘, describing it as “… serious thrash metal …”. I’ve been…
I was a massive fan of Fatal Assault, the 2015 debut album from Indian metallers Against Evil, describing it as “…a blistering…
In advance of the release of Control The Fear, the latest album from crossover thrashers Negative Self, I caught up with guitarist…
I was a massive fan of the 2015 self-titled debut album from Swedish crossover thrashers Negative Self – so when…
I’ve recently started getting into the more proggy side of my rock music, so I was delighted when Malcolm Galloway…
In advance of the release of Attrition, the latest album from NWOBHM legends Salem, I caught up with guitarist Paul Macnamara for…
I’ve been a huge fan of Salem ever since I saw them play at the Wildfire festival several years ago.…
The UK’s burgeoning progressive metalcore scene has produced some incredible music in recent months, and the latest to catch my ear…
A couple of months ago, I reviewed Dhruv Visvanath‘s debut album, Orion, saying “…this is a fantastic album, and if you’re…
The latest (and 7th release) from Thumpermonkey sees the band continuing to develop their own unique prog-metal sound with a concept…
Noise Records continue their re-issues with the first five albums from British heavy metal band Skyclad – a band who are…
The Contortionist‘s first two releases (2010’s Exoplanet and 2012’s Intrinsic) were monstrously heavy, but a subtle change in direction saw 2014’s…
I was starting to worry. Only four months until the end of 2017, and no new Humiliation album. Fortunately, my fears…
India is fast becoming a hot bed for exciting young new metal bands, and Emergency Trigger are the latest to come…
I like to think I have fairly global outlook on music, listening to bands from all across the world, so…
This was initially just meant to be the review of Dhruv Visvanath‘s new official video, ‘Four‘. But watching the video, I fell in…
I recently reviewed Znoi, the debut album from Russian black metallers Haze of Summer, saying “…this is a fantastic album,…
