August 2020 July 17th, 2020 / Eclipse Records Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Guardian Of Lightning has unleashed their powerful debut, COSMOS TREE, to the masses. These guys are an upstart out of Sao Paolo, Brazil, forming in late 2017. Their mission? To create a sound that…
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Wolftooth – Valhalla
Reviewed: June 2020 Released: 2020, Ripple Music Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Do you like the classic sound of the early albums of The Sword or Mastodon? Then Wolftooth have got you covered! That sound much more dismissive than it’s intended to, though the score given should help offset that.…
Dopelord – Sign of the Devil
Dopelord – Sign of the Devil Reviewed: April 2020 Released: 2020, Green Plague Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz There’s something about the manic depressive nature of SIGN OF THE DEVIL that manages to compliment my own wild mood swings during these times of RONAMADNESS. As I’m walking my dog…
Goblinsmoker – A Throne In Haze, A World Ablaze
Goblinsmoker – A Throne In Haze, A World Ablaze Reviewed: March 2020 Released: 2020, Independent Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz The moniker “Goblinsmoker” sounds like it came straight from an internet doom metal band name generator. That aside, Goblinsmoker’s recently released EP A THRONE IN HAZE, A THRONE ABLAZE is…
Volbeat/Baroness/Danko Jones – Glasgow Academy 24th September 2019
Volbeat / Baroness / Danko Jones @ Glasgow Academy 24th September 2019 Review & Photography by Gavin Lowrey Please follow and like us:
Pinto Graham – Dos
September 2019 Released: July 12th, 2019 / Bohillbilly Records Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Hailing from New Haven, Connecticut, southern rock trio Pinto Graham serves up psychedelic riffage that pulls audiences to their feet. The diverse musical experiences of bassist/vocalist Ant Reckart, guitarist/vocalist Andre Roman, and drummer…
Weedeater + ASG + Trippy Wicked and The Comsic Children Of The Night @ The Dome
Weedeater + ASG + Trippy Wicked and The Cosmic Children Of The Night @ The Dome, London 22nd July 2019 Review by Ambra Chilenwa Photography by Ryan Whitwell (Shotison Media) Please follow and like us:
Druids – Monument
Druids – Monument Reviewed: April 2019 Released: April 19th, 2019 / The Company KC Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Reviewer: John Haseltine Iowa based Druids are set to hit us with their fifth release MONUMENT. Forming in 2008 and moving steadily along the underground scene for the past decade, Druids have…
Monster Magnet & Puppy @ Electric Brixton – London UK
Monster Magnet & Puppy @ Electric Brixton 29th January 2019 Review By: Beandog Photography By: Michelle Murphy Brixton is easily one of London’s more vibrant districts. Always teeming with visitors and busy locals, its streets are heavy with an eclectic mix of cafes, traders, bars and boutiques. It’s also an…
Woven Man – Revelry (In Our Arms)
Reviewed: February 2019 Released: 2019, Undergroove Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Kieron Hayes Woven Man are a fresh new UK band (Wales specifically), and present their debut album in Revelry (In Our Arms). Their stated focus is Welsh culture and landscape, though this is done a bit more subtly than you might…
Brant Bjork – Mankind Woman
Reviewed: January 2019 Released: 2018, Heavy Psych Sounds Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis Desert Rock and Stoner Metal are two of the heaviest and most progressive genres of the Metal canon because of the extensiveness of the songs and the other-worldly trances which led to such musicians creating music that drones…
The Evil – Aileen & Iossif – Doom/Stoner/Occult metal from Brazil
INTERVIEW WITH THE EVIL The Brazilian metal scene has always offered a lot of great bands from the extreme Metal to Power Metal. However, Doom Metal hasn’t yet reached the stable place on the Brazilian metal map. The Evil is such a new and interesting Doom Metal combo hailing from Brazil.…
Possessor Sign To APF Records – New Album Due In 2019
South London, horror obsessed – sludge thrashers, Possessor have signed a brand new record deal with APF Records. Preparations for their fourth full-length album are well underway. UK, Salford-based, independent label APF – who’s roster also includes, Ba’al, Barbarian Hermit, Battalions, Blind Haze, BongCauldron, Desert Storm, Diesel King, Mastiff, Nomad,…
Damnation Festival 2016
Damnation Festival 2016 @ Leeds University Student’s Union, Leeds November 5th 2016 Review by Demitri Levantis & Nathan Slack Photography by Graham Hilling The city of Leeds is one with a very long and fruitful history. It is also a haven for many a great artist or musician, and is…
Gloryhammer & Hark Among New Bands Added to Bloodstock 2016
Scottish Power Metal group Gloryhammer are among 11 new bands confirmed for Bloodstock Open Air 2016 today, with just two months more left to wait! Gloryhammer, formed in 2010 and having released two studio albums dealing with themes of fantasy and Scottish history will appear on the Ronnie James Dio…