Review: Cardiant – Mirrors
Finnish power-metal outfit Cardiant, released their new album Mirrors last month, and well, for a band with almost 20 years experience, I would have...
August Burns Red set Manchester ablaze
Even outside of their reputation as the ultimate Christmas metal band, there aren't many bands with the same longevity as August Burns Red...
Rook Road are streets ahead on their self-titled debut
A debut album of Hammond-soaked, guitar-marinated rock is always welcome and now, with their self-titled debut album about to hit the virtual shelves, Rook...
Fixation foresee Global Suicide
Fixation are a Norwegian rock band…please don’t confuse them with a few other bands with the same name because on their new EP, Global...
New Years Day – Diary Of A Creep EP
Now, call me a psychic, but before I had even pressed upon the play button of the EP I am about to discuss, I...
Satyricon play venue located inside a cave in Norway!
The Norwegian black metal institution that is Satyricon recently embarked on a club tour in their native country, which, luckily, included a visit to...
Review: Helloween – My God given Right
Founded in 1984, almost a life-time ago, Helloween have always been there in the background like part of the metal furniture, churning out album...
Live Review: Altered Sky, Think Tank?, Newcastle
There's a lot of talk about 'female-fronted bands' these days and the unfair exclusion of them on festival bills. Which, let's face is old...
Today Was Yesterday are self-titled and full of Life(son)
It was the name that drew me to this band, as it reminded me of a line from one of the late, great Ken...
House VS Hurricane ‘Crooked Teeth’ Track Review
After a short absence and line up reshuffle, the Australian powerhouse that is House VS Hurricane is back, and their timing couldn’t be better....


























