Review: Opeth – Lamentations (2016 Re-Release)

[avatar user="James" size="50" align="left" /] Some of you may be wondering why a review of this is coming out now. The thing was released in 2003, I hear you cry. Yes, but this is a vinyl rerelease with new artwork so that’s reason enough for me to review this rather nice album. A unique feature … Continue reading Review: Opeth – Lamentations (2016 Re-Release)

Tuesday Video Roundup: Big Jesus, Blackfall, Fallen To Flux, Inter Arma

No roundup yesterday as there were exactly none in my queue. So, of course, a couple of hours later and a pile of them arrived. Typical. Ah well, you lot are the winners as there are some doozies to share today... Big Jesus - "SP" A band obviously hugely influenced by oversized Brazilian statues, Big … Continue reading Tuesday Video Roundup: Big Jesus, Blackfall, Fallen To Flux, Inter Arma

Bloodstock New Blood Stage – five more bands added

As well as the other stage announcements this morning, with the ending of this year's Metal 2 the Masses competition finals we can add another five bands to the New Blood stage. Briefly, they are: Agrona - blackened metal from darkest Cardiff Visions Of Disfigurement - Mancunian death metal After The Abduction - more Mancunian death metal! … Continue reading Bloodstock New Blood Stage – five more bands added

Bloodstock 2016 – ten new bands added

This is a big bunch to be thrown onto the main bill - don't forget that we still have the remainder of the M2tM bands to announce for the Hobgoblin New Blood stage and the entire Jagermeister stage! But for now, you'll have to settle for this lot... In a move that’s sure to please the … Continue reading Bloodstock 2016 – ten new bands added

Album News: Vly, Loathe, Iron Fire, Threshold, Zlatanera

Another quick roundup from bands big and small... Vly Following the acclaimed debut album I / (Time) release in late 2015 international post-prog band Vly have released a remixes and out-takes EP entitled Tangents & Mutations Vol. 1. Described as an “idiosyncratic collection of remixes, collaborations, experiments and out-takes for the brave and curious”, Tangents & … Continue reading Album News: Vly, Loathe, Iron Fire, Threshold, Zlatanera

Wildfire 2016 Interview – Gasoline Outlaws

Another of the large number of artists who kindly gave up some of their time to answer questions posed to them by a stressed, tired website owner... Gasoline Outlaws played on the Friday and went down an absolute storm (a bit like the weather by Sunday). Words below made up from the responses given by all … Continue reading Wildfire 2016 Interview – Gasoline Outlaws