Review: Monolith Cult – Gospel of Despair

I've been sat on this review for ages for various reasons (mainly time related) for which I'd like to apologise to the guys in Monolith Cult. A quick check will show that this is the first review I've written for weeks, and I'm glad I'm finally getting the time to draft it. I'll keep things short and … Continue reading Review: Monolith Cult – Gospel of Despair

DIO FEST with Dio Apostles at the Exchange in Keighley on the 16th May 2015

[avatar user="Lara" size="50" align="left" /]Dio Fest is a charity event that will be hosted at The Exchange in Keighley on the 16th May 2015 to pay tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio. Six awesome bands will take stage from 5pm. The line up for the day will see Dio Apostles, Valafar, Arkham Witch, Dethonator, Monolith … Continue reading DIO FEST with Dio Apostles at the Exchange in Keighley on the 16th May 2015

Alunah – UK tour

Doom merchants Alunah have announced a slew of dates across the UK in February, March, April, May, June and September. Nowt like planning properly in advance! The West Midlands four piece featuring Soph Day (vocals and guitar), Dave Day (guitar), Dan Burchmore (bass) and Jake Mason (drum) recently signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records … Continue reading Alunah – UK tour

Monolith Cult live video

Featured as New Band of the Day in July, Monolith Cult are a heavy, doomy bunch of buggers (and possibly buggerers) from West Yorkshire. They've just unleashed a live video from the Roadhouse in Manchester - a venue I last attended back in around 1995 to see Die Toten Hosen. I had an interview with … Continue reading Monolith Cult live video

New Band of the Day: Monolith Cult

I'm kind of embarrassed that I've not covered this gloomy (there's joke there for fans) bunch of buggers sooner, mainly as their bassist is married to my wife's cousin. It's all very incestuous, but doesn't take away from the fact that they're pretty fucking good anyway. Their debut album Run From the Light is out now, … Continue reading New Band of the Day: Monolith Cult