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Despite having only one extant founder member – vocalist Leif Jensen – German thrashers Dew-Scented have managed to survive as far as their ninth album and this year celebrate their 20th anniversary. And what better way to do it than with a stunning album that defines both the band and …

Now and again, an album comes along that, immediately, on first listen, jumps out of your stereo (or, in this case, a towering 2,000 watt DJ rig), grabs you by your scrawny, hungover little throat and screams at you “bet you weren’t expecting this, muthafucka?”. This sophomore release from Vancouver …

Taproot are very much the ‘lost children’ of the nu-metal era, the also-rans who never quite emulated the success of contemporaries such as (their former mentors) Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, System Of A Down and Korn. Despite a few moments of glory – such as the poignant ‘Poem’, back in …

So the question to tonights radio show to win a brand new EP ‘So Far So Good’ by Hell To Pay is Out of these 3 songs which song is on the EP ‘So Far so Good by Hell To Pay? 1. Kissing me softly 2. Eat me Alive 3. Pain in …

      Hey guys! Thank you for asking me to interview you. So here we go;  1. Firstly I just want to say again how much I enjoyed the new album Eidolon. For those who don’t know of Acid Death could you please give us an idea of the …

Some of the pictures that I shot on day 1 of Les-Fest 2012

Dundee’s Metal Festival Hordes Of Belial III is back on the 22nd September at The Beat Generator Live, Nth Lindsay Street, Dundee. It is a 14+ event, door 5.30pm and tickets are superbly priced at £15 on the door or £10 pre order. The current line-up of The Rotted (England), …

The Elijah are a 5 piece Post-rock progressive metal band from Shropshire, who recorded this release in an abandoned country mansion, to get the natural reverb and inherently bleak sound you would associate with such a building . ‘I Loved I Hated I Destroyed I Created’ is their debut album …

Joe Bonamassa is back for his 13th album, ‘Driving Towards The Daylight’. The album was produced by Kevin Shirley and saw the dynamic duo return to Las Vegas for a back-to-basics album, which was recorded at the same studio as their first joint album, You & Me. ‘ Driving Towards …

Recorded in September 2011, A Knight In York is the third live DVD release from Ritchie Blackmore, Candice Night and their wandering band of minstrels who have now been around since 1997 playing their take on renaissance era music. A rustic stage setting decked out with trees and barrels provides …

Ghostfest is the UK’s fastest growing independent metal and hardcore festival, is back and promises to top last year’s sold-out event with over 40 bands, three stages, even bigger names and an increased capacity to 2700. Taking place on the 30 June/1 July at Leeds University Students Union. I had …

Magnificent set of Kiss at the HMV Forum - London photos, courtesy of Stephen Fourie Four.

Well the Fourth of July has finally arrived and an early morning e-mail giving final confirmation that I would be heading to Glasgow to shoot and review what for me must be one of the most iconic bands of the Ninety’s defiantly put a smile on my face the one …

After playing this album 3 times this evening, i am  at a loss as how to start this review as it is utterly  flawless and i  kept forgetting to make notes . From a personal point of view, being a Rush fan for over 30 years, this is one of …

Four years… has it really been four years since Formation of Damnation?  Testament returned after nearly ten years with that monster and they’ve managed to follow it up with an even better one in Dark Roots of Earth.  These are halcyon days for old school thrash and it’s wonderful for …

Some pictures of Garbage's triumphant return to Scotland at the famous Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow on the 4th of July, also below the Garbage pictures you'll find pictures of their support band The Jezebels.

Dying Fetus is now a household name in the technical death metal scene and over the past few years their sound has really matured and developed, forming a tight, colossal and powerful sound that is heard throughout each and every song on their 7th studio album, Reign Supreme. Containing some …

Periphery are a band who have helped to revolutionise and evolve the ever growing sound of Djent, adding a fresh and technical lick of paint to a genre that has only come around in the past few years. Presenting Periphery II, Periphery’s 2nd creatively titled full album that packs more …

Toronto Metal band Entropy are somewhat underground legends in the thrash scene, having released two albums on their own independent label in the 90s, Ashen Existence and Transcendence, to much acclaim. Fast forward some twenty years and they have returned with their new album, E3. Now this, this really is …

I caught up with Dallas Toler, guitarist and vocalist from Nile by email for a interview about the band, their new album ‘At the Gates of Sethu‘ as well as their plans for the rest of the year.   Can you introduce Nile for the readers? Nile is Karl Sanders, …