Review: Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches

Cards on the table straight away - I'm not a Cradle of Filth fan at all. Never have been, never will be. Some might say that I've got an irrational dislike of the band and that I should give them a chance. The thing is - I have given them a chance. In the mid … Continue reading Review: Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches

Review: Spiritual Beggars – Another Way To Shine, Mantra III, Ad Astra and On Fire (Music for Nations reissues)

Nostalgia - it's great, but only when the experience of the original was a good one. And it's even better, as in this case, when you no longer have the originals and haven't listened to them in a while as a result. Formed in 1993 by Michael Amott following his departure from Carcass, Spiritual Beggars … Continue reading Review: Spiritual Beggars – Another Way To Shine, Mantra III, Ad Astra and On Fire (Music for Nations reissues)

Review: Paradise Lost – The Plague Within

[avatar user="Dave" size="50" align="left" /]I'm going to get this out of the way early on - this album is good; really fucking good. We all should know about Paradise Lost - their fifth album, Draconian Times, is a classic of the metal genre and the musical progression to get to that release was a hell … Continue reading Review: Paradise Lost – The Plague Within

Anathema – Winchester Cathedral (6th March 2015)

[avatar user="Dave" size="50" align="left" /]A brief(!) history of Anathema and I: August 1993 in Dublin and the 19-year old me is leaving a gig venue when a girl spots that I'm wearing a Paradise Lost Icon shirt, starts chatting to me and asks "Do you like Anathema too?" Fast forward a few days and a … Continue reading Anathema – Winchester Cathedral (6th March 2015)