Vio-lence takes over Preston
There are many places closely associated with heavy metal in the UK and Preston is not one of them. It's a rarity that metal...
Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons crowned ‘Kings of the Asylum’ in Stoke
Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons kicked off their Kings of the Asylum tour in no better place than Stoke, Lemmy’s hometown.
Within minutes of...
Bloodstock: The Evolution
Starting out in 2001 as a one-day indoor event and seeing numbers of roughly 700 people, Bloodstock has become a household name amongst rock and...
The Maw of Annihilation and Atrocity – An Interview with Fretmiden
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing a delightfully aggressive and musically interesting record entitled Omen by a group of skilled...
An Afternoon with Helheim – In the Slithering Shadow of Jormundgand
Last week this scribe ran into an old friend of his on a cold and wintry afternoon in Bergen’s Sandviken area, namely bass player...
Interview with TOSELAND at Ramblin’ Man Fair
Following a premature end to his World Superbike career, James Toseland decided to focus on his first true love – music.
After parting company with...
Miss June’s Bad Luck Party comes to London supported by Pretty Sick
It’s a cold and damp October evening in Islington where the Lexington is hosting Miss June’s Bad Luck Party tour, to celebrate their new album. Arriving...
Cancer Bats return to a thunderous welcome back!
Strange things have been occurring during the dates between 24th-27th April at the Camden Underworld... Yours truly received numerous reports of war wounds, madness,...
Olly Steele of Monuments Guitar Masterclass at ACM
Olly Steele of progressive metal band Monuments gives a guitar Masterclass to the students of the Academy Of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford. Olly...
The Underworld became “tonehenge” courtesy of Greenleaf, The Atomic Bitchwax and Steak.
Christmas came early this month, for those of the stoner scene in London. The Underworld was set to become "tonehenge" for the evening with...


























