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Gig review: SQUEEZE – Roundhouse, London, 22 November 2024
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Gig review: CARDINAL BLACK – Sub 89, Reading, 15 November 2024
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Gig review: SUZI QUATRO – London Palladium, 13 November 2024
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Gig review: HRH XVII, Great Yarmouth, 7-9 November 2024
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Gig review: WHEN RIVERS MEET, CHANTEL MCGREGOR, XANDER AND THE PEACE PIRATES – Dingwalls, London, 7 November 2024
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Gig review: DEEP PURPLE – 02 Arena, London, 6 November 2024
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Album review: KING OF ASGARD – Karg
Metal Blade – Out Now. Sometimes, the choice of an appropriate name is really worth its weight in gold. Take, for instance, the Swedish Melodic Death/Viking Metal quartet King Of Asgard. I had absolutely no clue whatsoever what these lads … Continue reading
Album review: UNAUSSPRECHLICHEN KULTEN – Baphomet Pan Shub-Niggurath
Iron Bonehead – Out Now. If you were to ask me to name one good reason why I chose to review the third studio release of the Death Metal quartet Unaussprechlichen Kulten my response would be that I find the … Continue reading
Album review: DEMONIC RESURRECTION – The Demon King
Candlelight – Out Now. Coming from a country as tradition-orientated as India and playing Extreme Metal cannot be an easy thing but this is exactly what the six members of the Blackened Death Metal outfit Demonic Resurrection decided to do … Continue reading
Album review: GOATWHORE – Constricting Rage Of The Merciless
Metal Blade – Out Now. It is a well known and universally accepted fact that people understand and appreciate music in different ways – something that, I am sure you agree, makes this beautiful form of human expression such an … Continue reading
Album review: CHASMA – Omega Theorian
Candlelight – Out Now. First formed in Portland/Oregon back in 2008, Black Metal outfit Chasma are one of the hundreds of young bands of their generation that began performing extreme Metal in hope of achieving one thing; making a career … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Metal, Chasma, Omega Theorian, review
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Album review: POWERWOLF – The History Of Heresy I (2004-2008)
Metal Blade – Out Now. It’s been eleven years since my career as a music journalist began and, to this day, there are times that I still find myself baffled by some of the decisions made by even of the … Continue reading
Album review: CORROSION OF CONFORMITY – IX
Candlelight – Out Now. Corrosion Of Conformity, the Sludge/Hardcore Punk band first formed in Raleigh/North Carolina back in 1982, may have never quite made it big but, throughout its long and turbulent career, has managed to gain the appreciation and … Continue reading
Album review: VICIOUS RUMORS – Live You To Death 2 – American Punishment
Steamhammer / SPV – Out Now. One can only assume that it is through sheer determination and/or stubbornness on the part of guitar maestro Geoff Thorpe that the US Metal powerhouse Vicious Rumors is still with us three and a … Continue reading
Album review: RIPPIKOULU – Ulvaja
Svart Records – Out Now. Strange as it may sound to us today, there was a time when writing lyrics in any language other than English was the equivalent to artistic suicide for a foreign Metal band. Back in 1990 … Continue reading
Album review: PROFETUS – As All Seasons Die
Svart Records – Out Now. Formed in Tampere, one of the southernmost provinces of Finland, back in 2006, Funeral Doom outfit Profetus was the vehicle that enabled guitarist/vocalist A.Maniken & keyboard wizard S.Kujansu express their love for atmospheric Doom/Death in … Continue reading
Album review: FALCONER – Black Moon Rising
Metal Blade – Out Now. When Falconer first rose from the ashes of the Viking/Black Metal noisemakers Mithotyn in 1999, the aim of its founding guitarist Stefan Weinerhall was to create an outfit whose musical output would be characterised by … Continue reading
Album review: ARCH ENEMY – War Eternal
Century Media – Out Now. Fans of the Swedish Melodic Death Metal combo Arch Enemy are probably still feeling the shockwaves from the news of Angela Gossow’s departure as this very review is being put together, but change is one … Continue reading
Album review: DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER – Tief.Tiefer
Nuclear Blast – Out Now. My introduction to the music of the German outfit Die Apokalyptischen Reiter took place when attending a renowned German summer festival many moons ago – a time when I was not quite ready to understand … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, folk, heavy metal, metal, review, Tief.Tiefer
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Album review: METSATOLL – Karjajuht
Spinefarm Records – Out Now. Estonia may hardly be the epicentre of all things Metal but a quick search on any well-informed music-related Internet site will reveal that this beautiful country located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe has … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Karjajuht.folk meetal, Metsatoll, review
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Album review: CROWBAR – Symmetry In Black
Century Media – Out Now. News of Kirk Windstein’s departure from the ranks of Sludge Metal super-group Down a few months ago should not come as a great surprise to those who are aware of the common threads that run … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Crowbar, heavy metal, review, sludge metal, Symmetry In Black
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Album review: CANNIBAL CORPSE – A Skeletal Domain
Metal Blade – Out Now. I have to be honest with you: when I first heard that the new Cannibal Corpse album was going to be produced by Mark Lewis, a man responsible for recording more modern-sounding bands such as … Continue reading
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Tagged A Skeletal Domain, album, Cannibal Corpse, Death Metal, review
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Gig review: DARK TRANQUILLITY – The Underworld, London, 9 November 2014
Support Acts: Amoral, Acyl Review and photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis The secret to musical longevity is difficult to define, however, there are bands like the Gothenburg Melodic Death Metal quintet Dark Tranquillity who seem to know very well what … Continue reading
Album review: KAIPA – Sattyg
Inside Out [Release date 10.11.14] Even though it has been a good forty years since the Swedish sextet Kaipa first appeared on the music scene, it was only back in 2012 and through exposure to their then latest studio album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Kaipa, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Sattyg
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Interview with MICHALIS MOATSOS (Endless Recovery) – 15 October 2014
It may be true that Thrash Metal has been enjoying a revival of sorts these last few years, however, the passion and energy that characterised this great genre in the mid-80s has long been sacrificed in return for polished production … Continue reading
Interview with MARCEL “SCHMIER” SCHIRMER (Destruction) – 8 October 2014
Fronting a band as legendary as the Thrash Metal trio Destruction for the better part of 31 years is probably not easy but Marcel “Schmier” Schirmer has managed to do so with passion and professionalism. Following a four year hiatus, … Continue reading
Gig review: MESSENGER – The Borderline, London, 15 October 2014
Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis In the short period since they first came together as a band back in 2012, Psychedelic/Progressive Rock troupe Messenger have really made their presence felt in the music world. Having … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 October 2014, Borderline, gig, Messenger, prog, progressive, psychedelic, review
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Album review: LUNATIC SOUL – Walking On A Flashlight Beam
Kscope – Out Now. Inspiration is an interesting thing. While most us mere mortals struggle to come up with anything remotely interesting to offer to the world in artistic terms, others like the Polish musician/composer Mariusz Duda are constantly creating … Continue reading
Album review: RIGOR MORTIS – Slaves To The Grave
Rigor Mortis Records – Out Now. The story of Texan Speed/Thrash Metal quartet Rigor Mortis is a pretty fascinating one indeed. Having first formed back in 1983 by schoolboy friends Harden Harrison (drums) & Casey Orr (bass), they were the … Continue reading
Album review: EXODUS – Blood In, Blood Out
Nuclear Blast – Out Now. There has been a significant number of changes taking place in the line-up of the California-based Thrash Metal legends Exodus over the last thirty four years but none has come close to being more debilitating … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blood In, Blood Out, Exodus, metal, review
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Gig review: DESTRUCTION – The Underworld, London, 8 October 2014
Support Act: Shrapnel, Lost Society, Evil Invaders Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Attending Metal shows, even those taking place right in the middle of the week, is, strangely, still something I do with the passion … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 October 2014, Camden Underworld, Destruction, gig, London, review, thrash metal
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