Bullet For My Valentine recently played the Camden Roundhouse promoting latest album ‘Temper Temper’ so James went down to check them out to see whether despite the negative feedback surrounding new album Temper Temper they’ve still “got it” live. Miss May I (7) kick off this evening’s entertainment; they’re fairly standard metalcore fodder but are…
Hold the Fight’s debut mini album – ‘With a Breath and a Hope’ offers the listener a unique take on bands such as Funeral for a Friend. Where Funerals guitar are loaded up with distortion however, ‘Hold the Fight’ have adopted a more ‘twangy’ (for want of a better word) indie-centric guitar tone. That’s not…
When the Devildriver and Cannibal Corpse co-headliner bill rolled into town we just had to go and check out what this great bill had to offer – The Black Dahlia Murder supporting just made this already great gig that bit more enticing. Hours of Penance (6) open up tonight’s bill of metal heavyweights – unfortunately…
Bullet For My Valentine are always a band that are going to divide, and have done since debut album ‘The Poison’ propelled them to mainstream success. Last album, Fever delivered punchy and hard hitting metal songs that held a distinct appeal for the mainstream. However, it often feels as though Bullet have taken the formula…
During the build up to the release of Bullet For My Valentine’s brand new album Temper Temper, the band’s drummer Michael Thomas (better known to most of the bands’ fans as Moose) kindly agreed to have a chat with James about the bands’ thought processes around Temper Temper, touring and various other things. Read on…
Adrenaline soaked power chords build up into a devastating crescendo and anticipation grows as a plectrum slide leads into the first riff, a blend of the burgeoning NWOBHM style twinned with punk rock aggression. Shrill vocals start as a devastatingly fast drum beat kicks in. Thus begins Enforcer’s newest album ‘Death by Fire’. Of course,…
While She Sleeps are one of the UK’s hottest properties in metal right now. James was lucky enough to catch up with WSS’s guitarist Sean a couple of weeks ago ahead of While She Sleeps support slot with Asking Alexandria. So you’ve got the Asking Alexandria Tour in January are you looking forward to taking…
Album of the year Sylosis – Monolith A hulking beast of brooding progressive atmospherics mixed with some devastatingly fast thrash, Monolith simply crushes. Honourable Mentions Lamb of God – Resolution. Its Lamb of God back to doing what they do best after a (very) slight dip in form with ‘Wrath.’ Kreator – Phantom Antichrist Best…
Parkway Drive are a band who’s profile has been slowly rising in the UK in recent years. They may be arena headliners at home in Australia but have remained a much smaller draw in Europe for the last few years. However, constant hard work touring on these shores with bands such as Bring Me The…
‘The Very Beast of Dio – Volume Two’ is a compilation of the late Ronnie James Dio’s work from the second half of his solo career. The better known section of his solo work is, indisputably contained in the first volume. This then, makes Volume Two an interesting listen as it lacks the familiarity of…
