Live Review: Jeff Loomis @ Sub 89, Reading
So lets start with Monuments. Instrumentally they are heavier than a sledgehammer of dark matter to the cranium but with that comes a perfectly...
Sepultura – The Mediator Between Head & Hands Must Be The Heart
Rewind back to the Mid 90’s - Sepultura were one of the leading lights in Metal. After coming out of Brazil in the 80s...
Metal Allegiance – Vol II: Power Drunk Majesty
Ah, Metal Allegiance, the band where my entire music journalist life started! A few years ago their self-titled debut was my first ever album...
Review: Cult Of Luna – Mariner
Swedish sludge metal band, Cult Of Luna, released their eighth studio album earlier this year, titled Mariner.
This five track studio album incorporates the vocal...
Lutharo find the path to Euphoria
Since their formation in 2014, Lutharo have been taking the metal world by storm and their 2021 debut record Hiraeth received a warm reception...
Zeal & Ardor teach Manchester left from right
Zeal & Ardor are a unique band now but in the future; their sound may inspire a brand new genre and wave of bands in the same way that the old guard has and for this reason and if that doesn't happen then at least they taught some people their left from right.
The Xcerts had a Late One
Hailing from Scotland, though you'd never be able to tell with their unaccented vocals and no bagpipes insight rockers, The Xcerts, release an acoustic...
Rory Gallagher – The Best of Rory Gallagher
Best of albums are subjective at best. If you’ve never heard the artist it acts as an aperitif to the act’s main catalogue or...
InMe treat Newcastle to an epic set of deep cuts
Venue: The Cluny, Newcastle
Looking back I'm not sure if InMe were in the right place at the right time, or the right place at...
Review: Anti-Flag – A Document of Dissent: 1993-2013
When a band such as Anti-Flag come such a huge milestone in their musical careers - a retrospective of 20 years work, can give...




























