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Live gig review: Haken, Special Providence, Arkentype – Highbury Garage 26/05/16
**please forgive the quality of the photography that accompanies this live review. Thanks to a very kind and polite security team, I wasn’t able to take my SLR into the venue and my brand new HTC 10 decided that it wasn’t going to play nicely with me, refusing to focus in anything but long range Continue Reading »
Earthside – Interview – “we don’t write something with the idea of making it easy to play live”
‘A Dream In Static’, the debut album from US progressive metal band Earthside ended up as my favourite album of 2015. I wasn’t expecting this to be the case at the start of the year but if you’ve heard it, you’ll not be surprised as to why it attained such a lofty place in my Continue Reading »
Haken – Affinity – Album Review
Artist: Haken Album Title: Affinity Label: InsideOut Records Date Of Release: 29 April 2016 Beware! This is the first time that I have been able to review a full Haken album without any word limits or other punitive restrictions placed upon me. You have been warned… I’m going to lay my cards on the table Continue Reading »
An interview with Brutai – ‘we just go out and play the metal music that we love’
Over the past few months, my social media feeds have been almost on fire with the name of one band more than any other: Brutai. The culprit is Miss Lulu Davis, the one-girl whirlwind who is Incendia Music Management. I made the mistake of making her virtual acquaintance and the rest is history. Seriously though, Continue Reading »
Live gig review: Earthside, Toska, Brutai, Voices from the Fuselage – Camden Barfly 10/04/16
The following gig review comes with an apology for the quality of the photos – I’m no photographer and so, coupled with a poorly-equipped camera and a level of entertainment that meant I didn’t want to ruin my enjoyment by staring through a lens all night, they are not the best. In fact, if there Continue Reading »
Beholder – Reflections – Album Review
Artist: Beholder Album Title: Reflections Label: Razorline Music Date of Release: 12 April 2016 If I had to sum up the music of UK metal band Beholder in four words, my instant reply would be: ‘heavy, uncompromising, honest and intense’. ‘Reflections’ is the Coventry/Leicester-based metallers’ third full length recording over a career that has spanned Continue Reading »
My Top 10 Songs of 2015
Bearing in mind how strong 2015 was for heavy metal – at least in my opinion – what better way to keep that year alive a little longer by taking a look at my favourite ten individual songs of the year? As with last year, this post is coming a bit late but hopefully you Continue Reading »
Textures – Phenotype – Album Review
Artist: Textures Album Title: Phenotype Label: Nuclear Blast Year Of Release: 2016 Textures hold a special place in my heart. I didn’t ‘discover’ them until the release of the outstanding fourth album ‘Dualism’ in 2011 but when I did, they made a huge impact upon me. Until that point, my opinion of djent music was Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 1
So, here we are. I’ve made it. One month and over 30,000 words later, my ‘Album Of The Year 2015’ Top 30 countdown comes to an end. It has been challenging, tiring and occasionally frustrating but well worth the effort. I have enjoyed the banter, the more serious conversations, the arguments and the positive comments Continue Reading »
Album Of The Year 2015 – Number 6
Welcome to Day 25 of my ‘Album Of The Year 2015’ Top 30 countdown. No long intro today, just a thanks for sticking with me through this mammoth undertaking and for any new readers, a reminder to check out my picks from 30 down to 7 via the links at the bottom of this post. Continue Reading »
