I did an interview with Trivax main man Shayan back in 2018, ahead of the band’s debut at Bloodstock Open Air. He’s an interesting person, moving from Iran to the UK in 2011 to pursue his musical ambitions, something he was unlikely to have been able to have done freely in Tehran, where Trivax was … Continue reading Album Review: Trivax – Eloah Burns Out
Author: Paul
Album Review: Shade Empire – Sunholy
Well over two decades into their musical journey, and a long six years since fifth album Poetry of the Ill-Minded, Finns Shade Empire come storming back into focus with their sixth long player Sunholy. Nine songs of epic symphonic extremity, the band have managed to blend the beauty and brutality which has become their trademark … Continue reading Album Review: Shade Empire – Sunholy
Album Review: Electric Six – Turquoise
Can it really be 20 years ago that those Detroit rascals Electric Six regaled Top of the Pops with “Gay Bar”, and then “Danger! High Voltage”, from their debut album Fire? Well, apparently, a check of the calendar confirms that in 2023, it is indeed two decades since one of the best debut albums of … Continue reading Album Review: Electric Six – Turquoise
Album Review: Knife – Heaven Into Dust
Frantic, frenetic, frenzied blackened thrash metal. Yep, this is Knife, the extreme speed metallers from Marburg, Germany whose entire delivery is so retro that you wonder if they are truly aware of what year we are living in. This is Knife’s second album, following hard on the heels of debut Knife that arrived in 2021. … Continue reading Album Review: Knife – Heaven Into Dust
Album Review: Sam Millar – More Cheese Please
The joy of music is that it comes in so many shapes and forms. The album I reviewed before Sam Millar’s debut solo record More Cheese Please was a million miles away from his style. But they both touched a nerve, both held my interest, and both engaged my respect for the artists involved. Music … Continue reading Album Review: Sam Millar – More Cheese Please
Album Review: Tegmentum – Evolvement
I’d heard nothing about Tegmentum until I read a feature on them in the rather excellent Fistful of Metal magazine recently. Drawn in by the combination of guitarist Michael Ball, vocalist Chelsea Murphy (Dawn of Ouroboros, Caillieach Calling), bassist Kenji Tsunami and Fallujah drummer Andrew Baird, this promised to be a melding of styles, the … Continue reading Album Review: Tegmentum – Evolvement