Having taken a small break from touring over the last few years. With Zakk Wylde busy out on the road in support of Pantera. His long term side-project, Black Label Society have been back in the news this week. Having recently been announced as one of a plethora of acts at next year’s Bloodstock Festival….
Corby lads Raging Speedhorn were everywhere when I was first getting into heavy music. They racked up airplay and magazine inches, and were constantly touring. At the time I feel like perhaps I was too young to appreciate them, as they were a little too heavy for me. By the time my tastes had caught…
Self Hell, While She Sleeps sixth studio album, comes at a time where the band have never been bigger. Their magnificent Alexandra Palace headline show last Autumn shows that they are now at the point where they’ve got the catalogue and the authority to put on brilliant arena shows. This Summer has them appearing on…
With the band already poised to once again take the world by storm with their forthcoming sixth album, Self Hell. While She Sleeps continue to heighten expectations around their latest release this week. Following up their first two singles, Self Hell and Down with new song, To The Flowers. An altogether more heartfelt and melodic…
At this point it seems redundant to call Creeper one of the most innovative and interesting bands in the Rock scene. Much like Code Orange, their particular brand of art is fully immersive, ever evolving and they never make the same thing twice. In fact they have become somewhat known for the emphatic nature with…
With the previous singles from the forthcoming Sleep Token album, Take Me Back To Eden having already clocked up over 85 million streams in just a few months, the hype surrounding the notoriously secretive group’s third studio release is at an all time high. Not content with taking over Spotify, bagging YouTube’s “Trending Artist On…
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…
The occult, anonymity, deities and illusive lore, the world of metal has heard it all; yet none can stand head and shoulders above the masters of mythic, Sleep Token. As a mouthpiece for the deity simply known as ‘Sleep’ – for no modern tongue equivalent exists – Sleep Token have appeared painted, masked and robed…
Anti-Flag have certainly had no shortage of material to inspire them in recent years. Given the current bleak state of the world, there is plenty for a politically charged punk band to sing about. Whilst there is no doubting they would much rather the world be a better place this has resulted in some of…
Let’s face it, just like AC/DC and Motorhead you know what you’re going to get with a new Airbourne record and once again on Boneshaker the boys from Down Under have burst out the gates with 10 tracks of rock and mother fucking roll reminiscent of the above bands’ peak. Opening salvo Boneshaker and Burnout…
Lamb of God resident axe slinger Mark Morton is the lastest musician to step out from the comfort zone of a well established act and throw his hat into the solo album ring. One would argue that Lamb of God are one of the most consistent and successful metal bands of their generation, so naturally…
After a five year gap, Within Temptation are finally back with their long awaited seventh album Resist. After such a long wait the album is certainly highly anticipated from their fans especially after being delayed for almost another 2 months. So how do Within Temptation fare after coming back from such a long break? Resist starts strong enough, The Reckoning is a stomping opener…
