Review: As it is – Never Happy, Ever After
Since 2012 this Brighton based 5 Piece have been making a name from themselves. Fronted and driven by the charismatic Minneapolis-born Patty Walters, a...
Live Review: William Control, The Globe, Newcastle
When did this whole scene happen? I'm not talking about the 'goth', or the 'dark-wave' scene, or even the 'grave wave' scene. The current...
Review: Nai Harvest – Hairball
This Sheffield duo have always been a bit messy. Their 2013 debut full-length 'Whatever' was a boisterous bundle of angsty energy, making waves at a...
Review: Apocalyptica – Shadowmaker
“There’s a lot of possible meanings to the phrase ‘Shadowmaker’, At one level it can be about a person whose energy is so negative...
Review: XUL – Extinction Necromance
Levi Meyers, Bill Ferguson, Wallace Huffman, Marlow Deiter and Lowell Winters formed XUL in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, following in the footsteps of bands...
Review: The Final Chapter – Entropy
The Final Chapter 'Entropy' was released 10th April 2015. Here is out track-by-track review:
Dawn
A superb opening track that simply possesses an eerie atmosphere, capturing...
Review: Withering Soul – Adverse Portrait
A manifestation, in the form of menacing guitars, haunting sound scapes and spectral chants, echoing themes of psychological horror and the supernatural. Withering Soul was...
Live Review: The Amity Affliction & Volumes, Bristol
Volumes opened the show tonight and they certainly got the crowd going! Fans have already done a warm-up and we are only two tracks...
Review: The Big Teutonic Four – Part II
From the early 80’s on they’ve been the leading figures of Germany’s thrash metal scene, shaping an entire genre that soon should spread all...
Review: Incinerate – Eradicating Terrestrial Species
Incinerate formed in 1998 by Scott Ellingboe (Guitars/ Vocals also in Dominion) and Randy Grolemund. Jesse Watson joined shortly after as 2nd guitar and...