The Ransack Bloodline CD

Hailing from the north of Portugal their reputation as one of the country’s finest exports is well-deserved. With 10 solid years of underground activity, they naturally became the Portuguese flagship of Melodeath. The guys have pushed themselves to new limits for ‘Bloodline’ their third studio album and created their most …

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Cave Growl – Something Drunk CD review

If there ever was a band to give Korpiklaani a run for their money at a drinking contest it would be Cave Growl. These French folk metal stooges may sound on record as rough as your grandmas ass, but underneath the shocking production, the terrible recording and the quite frankly …

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Coma Divine – Dead end circle

Coma Divide are a new band from Germany.  I’m not clear if the name was a deliberate reference to the album of the same name by Porcupine Tree, but it’s bound to cause confusion when trying to do internet searches for instance. Coma Divine consists of singer Sonja Kraushofer, who …

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Connor Williamson from Komatoze, Aug 2011

Email interview with Connor from Komatoze. A quick introduction to the band, what the guys have been up to, gigs and of course their fantastic new tracks that have just been released on itunes. When did Komatoze begin & what made you choose the name? It all happened kind of …

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Battlecross – Pursuit of honor

“Pursuit of honor” is the debut album from Battlecross.  As you can probably tell from the spelling of the title, Battlecross are from the USA (Detroit to be precise).  The band was formed in 2007 and are best described as Thrash metal. Battlecross have definitely gone for speed and power …

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Nightvision/Consequence Of Sin cd

Nightvision are carving out a nice little niche for themselves, neither too heavy, nor to light, indeed it is this very “sound” that they have created that makes them stand out, some may say they are to heavy to be a mainstream rock band, other say they are to light …

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The Ransack – Bloodline (CD)

Hailing from the north of Portugal their reputation as one of the country’s finest exports is well-deserved. With 10 solid years of underground activity, they naturally became the Portuguese flagship of Melodeath. The guys have pushed themselves to new limits for ‘Bloodline’ their third studio album and created their most …

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Nerrus Kor, Cathouse, Glasgow July 2011

I had the pleasure of interviewing all the guys from Nerrus Kor after they finished their brutally awesome set at The Cathouse on the 29th July. We were limited on time so only managed a quick catch up with the guys on what Nerrus Kor is about & stands for …

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Powerwolf – Blood of the Saints

“Blood of the Saints” is the fourth album from German/Romanian power metal band Powerwolf. The album starts off with an intro that sounds like music from a horror film – rich gothic feeling music including what sounds like a church or cathedral organ along with a raspy voice speaking in …

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Stream of Passion – Darker days

“Darker days”  is the third studio album from Stream of Passion.  As the band is a female fronted symphonic metal band, you might have assumed that they originate from the Netherlands (home of so many great bands of this genre including Epica, Within Temptation, Delain, Revamp and many more, and …

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After Oblivion – Vultures

Risen from the ashes of Path Beyond Serenity, an oriental flavoured melodic death metal band! After Oblivion came to life in 2007. Eastern melodies were ditched for a more intense and sharp sound, still very resolutely rooted in traditional Death Metal, a genre often perceived as destined into oblivion. And …

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Nerrus Kor, The Cathouse, Glasgow, 29/7/11 (GIG)

Triple G Music organised a tremendous night, with a bill like Nerrus Kor, Diementia, Lets Play God and Sintonic, you know you’re going to be in for a thrashing enjoyable evening and of course it was! Local lads Sintonic kicked off the night in true style, unfortunately their lead vocals …

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Pat Wilson from Weezer – Drummer Cam Video

Meet Pat Wilson. Drummer from popular rock combo Weezer. See how he drums and cymbals. See how he owns the stage for Weezer’s gig at O2 Academy Brixton via the intimate 4 cameras rigged on his drum kit. Watch Pat’s introduction and then choose from 2 full tracks at the …

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SOLUTION .45 – Lethean Tears (2011) official clip

The new video clip of SOLUTION .45. Taken from the debut album “For Aeons Past”! Vocalist Christian Älvestam about the clip: “This video is basically a visual wrap-up of everything we’ve done so far, as a band, since the start.

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