Album Review: Aborted – Vault of Horrors

Two years after signing to Nuclear Blast, Belgian extreme metal pioneers Aborted make their full label debut... and what a way to pay back the faith that NB had in signing them. In fairness, the band have been flaying skin and taking no prisoners for just under 30 years now, but to be able to … Continue reading Album Review: Aborted – Vault of Horrors

WinterStorm festival 2024 takes off!

The line up for WinterStorm 2024, held each November in Troon on the west coast of Scotland, has been unveiled with another four days of diverse line ups and multiple genres. This is a new chapter for the event, in more ways than one, and in line up terms the organisers believe that the diversity … Continue reading WinterStorm festival 2024 takes off!

Gig Review: Metal 2 The Masses Heat 2 – The Jericho Tavern, Oxford (9th Feb 2024)

We are back again for the next instalment of competing bands playing their hearts out for the top prize of performing on one of the stages at the main festival for metal music in the UK. And it gives me immense pleasure to start this review by stating that, unlike last week, we have a … Continue reading Gig Review: Metal 2 The Masses Heat 2 – The Jericho Tavern, Oxford (9th Feb 2024)

Pain announce new album, stream first single

Pain have announced their highly anticipated new album I Am, which will be released on May 17th via Nuclear Blast Records. With the first single "Go With The Flow", Swedish industrial project Pain set the tone for their upcoming 9th album, I Am. Accompanied by a high-quality video featuring actor Peter Stormare (Palme d'Or awarded … Continue reading Pain announce new album, stream first single

Gig Review: Hawxx / BEX / Fighting Colours – The Prince Albert, Brighton (3rd March 2024)

The Prince Albert is my favourite pub in Brighton, what with its friendly staff, ‘right on’ rainbow and St. Pauli flags, and funny sandwich boards. They are currently serving a particularly fine porter too, worryingly referred as a ‘breakfast porter’! Look, it’s not for me to judge but, if you’re drinking strong ale for breakfast … Continue reading Gig Review: Hawxx / BEX / Fighting Colours – The Prince Albert, Brighton (3rd March 2024)

Gig/Video review: “Emergency Break: From Soundcheck to Stage” (The Old Blue Last, Shoreditch – 13th January 2024)

Thanks so much to Joe Fry for sending this through to us. It's a review of Emergency Break's recent charity gig that they filmed, and produced a really cool film about. Said film is embedded below the review, so yoiu can just hit "play" once you've finished reading! Take it away, Joe... Cheeky guitar riffs … Continue reading Gig/Video review: “Emergency Break: From Soundcheck to Stage” (The Old Blue Last, Shoreditch – 13th January 2024)