The lights go up. I’m soaked through with sweat and am generally bruised and grazed all over. Mostly though, I’m grinning like a kid that’s just had all their Christmases at once. Turbowolf have left the stage and I stand around in a bit of a daze. There are a lot of happy and sweaty … Continue reading Gig Review: Turbowolf / Puppy / Big Spring – Stereo, Glasgow (10th March 2018)
Author: Chris Mancini
Gig Review: Anciients / Black Wizard / Sapien – Ivory Blacks, Glasgow, 7th March 2018
It’s an unusual way to discover a band; looking for cool t-shirt designs online and then after finding one that looks amazing, checking the band out on YouTube to see if they’re any good... About five seconds in to the first video I clicked on, a live studio session of "Following the Voice", I realised this was … Continue reading Gig Review: Anciients / Black Wizard / Sapien – Ivory Blacks, Glasgow, 7th March 2018
Album Review: Turbowolf – The Free Life
I was actually a bit worried about this review. I’d jumped, almost literally, at the opportunity to review The Free Life by Turbowolf. I absolutely loved their first two albums and I'm of the opinion that there’s genuinely not one song that’s any less than excellent on either of them. Having seen them live just … Continue reading Album Review: Turbowolf – The Free Life
Album Review: Maudlin – Sassuma Arnaa
I took on this review with very limited knowledge about Maudlin. It was a barely educated gamble based entirely on the PR description (“post-metal”) and their classification as being psychedelic rock. Now, I do like a bit of psychedelic rock having essentially grown up on it (my parents were borderline hippies and mostly loved alternative … Continue reading Album Review: Maudlin – Sassuma Arnaa
Album Review: Oceans of Slumber – The Banished Heart
This is going to be an attempt at a vaguely experimental type of review - no references to songs or other bands! Aside from the possibility that this may end up being massively annoying to you lovely readers, is it even possible nowadays to write about an album, potentially for an audience that may not … Continue reading Album Review: Oceans of Slumber – The Banished Heart
Complexity Fest 2018: Full line-up and details
With what promises to be a marked improvement over their first two years, the Dutch Complexity Fest 2018 looks set to be an excellent couple of days if you like your metal complex and technical but are also open to some genuinely new musical experiences. With a focus on the more progressive and experimental bands … Continue reading Complexity Fest 2018: Full line-up and details