2017 Crew Review: Iain Purdie (Mosh) – Da Boss

Good grief, where do I start? At the time I'm drafting this, this year we have published 2098 articles of which 388 are album reviews and 228 are live reviews. We've covered stadium fillers like Guns N' Roses and bands playing venues with a capacity not much larger than our living room. In almost every … Continue reading 2017 Crew Review: Iain Purdie (Mosh) – Da Boss

Video Roundup: Anavae, Blood Youth, Bury the Machines, IAmSin, The Scars Heal in Time, Annihilator

It's been a few days so have a half-dozen eclectic audio-visual treats. Anavae - "Are We Alone" Rising UK rock duo Anavae have released their brand new EP Are You Dreaming? via Better Noise Records/Eleven Seven, featuring the explosive new single "All Or Nothing". It follows the release of the single "Are We Alone" in September – you can watch … Continue reading Video Roundup: Anavae, Blood Youth, Bury the Machines, IAmSin, The Scars Heal in Time, Annihilator

Testament announce 2018 UK dates with Annihilator / Vader

Announced a few minutes ago, a trio of thrash/death titans will be hitting the UK as Spring approaches early next year. Testament will be returning in support of Brotherhood of the Snake alongside Canadian legends Annihilator, themselves having recently released For the Demented (out Nov 3rd and reviewed here). Both bands played incredible sets at Bloodstock this … Continue reading Testament announce 2018 UK dates with Annihilator / Vader

Review: Annihilator – For The Demented

After witnessing the unleashing of new track (and album opener) "Twisted Lobotomy" at Bloodstock this year, I was very much looking forward to getting my ears battered by the forthcoming release from Jeff Waters' Annihilator. Needless to say I cried editorial privilege when it landed in our mailbox and dived headlong into this psychoanalytically-themed Canadian … Continue reading Review: Annihilator – For The Demented

Album News: Machine Head, code, Core of iO, Divides, Annihilator

A quick round-up of things we've heard about over the last day or so... Machine Head A little vague, this one, but Machine Head will be releasing The Catharsis in January 2018 - no actual date as yet, though the band will be kicking off six weeks of US dates on the 25th of the month. … Continue reading Album News: Machine Head, code, Core of iO, Divides, Annihilator

Mosh’s Bloodstock 2017 “Best Of” – Ronnie James Dio (main) Stage

It's been a few days, the exhaustion is starting to subside, but I still have some great memories of this year's Bloodstock kicking around that I need to throw out to you lot before they disappear in the vague mesh of neurons that make up my old age. A mesh that took a battering last … Continue reading Mosh’s Bloodstock 2017 “Best Of” – Ronnie James Dio (main) Stage