Black Spikes – Ydos: Album Review
Black Spikes, the Lithuanian genre shifting modern progressive metallers, return with Ydos. A concept album that demands full and undivided attention.
Mushroomhead w/ Helgrind – Islington O2 Academy, London: Live Review
Mushroomhead bring their unique brand of metal to the London stage….we went along to see if they still bite!
Draconian – In Somnolent Ruin: Album Review
Swedish gothic doom entity Draconian are back after 6 years with a new release and a very big return for In Somnolent Ruin.
Tailgunner – Midnight Blitz: Album Review
The difficult second album? Tailgunner return with Midnight Blitz with rock royalty in the production booth.
Winterfylleth return with a new album, a new single and new label: News
Winterfylleth sign with Napalm Records and announce their new album along with a brand new single, Heroes of a Hundred Fields.
Avantasia -Here Be Dragons: Album Review
Avantasia welcome us to the creepshow with a cast of many and a musical extravaganza to match.
Tremonti w/ Florence Black – O2 Ritz Manchester: Live Review
Tremonti closes out the UK leg of their latest tour in support of The End Will Show Us How. We’re in Manchester and London to see the band. Support comes from Florence Black.
Myles Kennedy, Devin Townsend – O2 Academy, Manchester: Live Review
We’re at Manchester Academy for a double bill to die for – Myles Kennedy with Devin Townsend as the warm up.
Delain – Dance With The Devil: EP Review
The latest EP (new – live – instrumental) from Delain confirms their status as a formidable Symphonic Metal force.
KK’s Priest – The Sinner Rides Again: Album Review
KK Downing (and ‘Ripper’ Owens) do Priest in their own special way – ‘proper’ Metal!
Delain – The Dark Waters interview
We have a chat with Martijn Westerholt of Delain to follow up the release of the band’s excellent new album, Dark Waters.
Delain – Dark Waters: Album Review
The ‘new’ Delain return, phoenix from the flames style, sounding as vital as ever. The Dark Waters run deep.
Katatonia – Sky Void Of Stars: Album Review
Katatonia continue in their mission of rearranging the order of heavy music. Sky Void Of Stars seduces with more dark rituals of doubt.
Candlemass – Sweet Evil Sun: Album Review
Candlemass are doom overlords. Sweet Evil Sun comes close to four decades after their legendary 1986 debut, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus.
Me And That Man – New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol.2: Album Review
Behemoth’s Nergal emerges in the guise of Me And That Man in the follow up to the Vol. 1 album of the same name.