It’s been a long, strange journey from Bloodywood’s beginnings to the release of their debut album Rakshak. Starting out covering pop songs and Indian traditional music on YouTube then dropping their own material, you could be forgiven for thinking this is a novelty act that have gotten lucky. This couldn’t be further from the truth,…
The opening throes of Schizophrenia’s debut album Recollections Of The Insane are buzzing with screeching feedback and pick-scrapes that resemble revving car engines in the build-up to a drag race. It’s not long before the band have their foot to the floor. We’re off… and we aren’t stopping. 2020’s Voices EP introduced us to Schizophrenia…
How different would our present be if one event in history didn’t happen? The theory of alternate timelines is a limitless and robust equation. Take Zeal & Ardor for example. Had one person on an internet forum not made a particular request, Manuel Gagneux wouldn’t be about to release the project’s third album. The band…
Cult Of Luna have been celebrated in post-metal circles for a long time now but their recent run of releases stand shoulder-to-shoulder with any band’s recent form. 2016’s Mariner and 2019’s A Dawn To Fear alongside 2021’s The Raging River EP didn’t just solidify their place as one of the best bands in the scene,…
Everyone’s favourite top hat wearer has come back from his stint feeding someone else’s ego and lining his own pocket to ensure he can keep doing projects like this – the unnecessarily long Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Consipirators. Why they can’t be called The Conspirators is unknown, but who cares about the name…
Life is a succession of lessons. Things to test and shape us as we move through our various chapters. Through periods of doubt, we surprise ourselves with an increasing wealth of resiliency. It’s during one of those moments of hesitation Asking Alexandria released their new EP Never Gonna Learn. The British quintet’s offering is compiled…
Though it comes wrapped in a tapestry blanket of grand Greek mythology, Venom Prison’s Erebos quickly unveils its darkness whilst saving some of its greatest treasures for repeated listens. A large portion of its runtime is made up of the sheer force we’ve come to expect from one of the most exciting bands on the…
Every metal record should start with a high pitched “YYYEEEAAAAAHH!”. Thankfully, retirement dodging NWOBHM stalwarts Saxon have delivered this with aplomb on 23rd studio album Carpe Diem. Yes. Twenty-third. This is the band who headlined the Whisky A Go Go in LA, supported by a young band making their live debut: Metallica. Since then Saxon…
Earthless are the leading modern-day supplier of riffs and super-long jams. Their latest album Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons only goes toward further cementing that status. The space-rockers are back with carefree songs and there are none of those unnecessary vocals to be found. 2018’s Black Future was released to luke-warm reviews. Shorter songs…
Billy Talent’s sixth album has been something long awaited by fans. Particularly when its first single dropped all the way back in 2019. Over two years later, likely due to various COVID related problems, Crisis Of Faith finally arrives but was it worth the wait? Immediately it’s nice to be reminded that after 2 years…
