Some collaborations work, some don’t work (sorry Lars!), but HOST make theirs work as they release their album IX via Nuclear Blast Records. It’s a synth -pop side project by Nick Holmes and Greg Mackintosh from Paradise Lost that is “Taking the concept of what we attempted to do on …
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Splice the mainbrace and set sail to your local music shop for Heimdal, the brand new sixteenth studio album from Enslaved! Formed in Haugesund, Norway in 1991, by Ivar Bjornsen and Grutle K Jellson, the only sole constant band members. Their music draws heavily on the Viking cultural and religious …
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Set all your calendars, mobile phones etc to March 17th 2023 as the self proclaimed “Elles Bailey, the smokey voiced, human dynamo” releases her Shining In The Half Light Deluxe Edition, to coincide with a full headlining tour to promote it. Basically it’s the original album released in February 2022 …
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Point Of No Return, the second album by Bridgend based Those Damn Crows released in 2020 is very apt with its title considering they’ve kept on breaking down doors resulting in their Inhale/Exhale third album recently released via Earache Records. These ten tracks see them hone their craft of musicianship …
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Welcome back Small Town Saviours, the berks from Berkshire have returned kicking and screaming to save us from mundane music with a bakers dozen of feel good songs on their forthcoming self titled debut album due out on January 27th 2023 on all digital platforms! They class themselves (and quite …
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Hang onto whatevers left of your hearing as Cardiff, South Wales based noisemongers King Kraken self release their debut studio album MCLXXX on January 27th 2023, followed by an album launch the following day at Redhouse, Cymru. These ten tinnitus worrying songs go for the throat as ‘Devils Night’ is …
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The Rectory, recently released by WormHoleDeathRecords studio album by Dark Matter, live up to their name by unleashing some of the most utterly bleak doom metal I’ve heard for quite some time. They like to write long songs, three of the five here clock in at about the twelve minute …
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Screamer, a new band to me formed in Ljungby, Sweden in 2009 are making all the right noises as they release their fifth studio album Kingmaker on January 13th 2023 via Steamhammer/SPV Records. These ten tinnitus causing tracks kick off with ‘Kingmaker’ with a riff that could move mountains with …
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Towards the end of 2022 I was asked to review a video that was premiered by This House We Built, the song was ‘Fly Me Up To The Moon’, taken from their debut album of the same name that was self released on October 15th via THWB Records and I …
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Following on from the solo debut album The Long Game by TJ Walker released in 2019, he certainly defines the term solo artist as he wrote, sang and also played every instrument as well as recording and producing it. Fast forward to October 28th 2022 as he releases his sophomore …
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Chaos Is Calling, the recently self released debut album by Kira Mac is far from chaotic, it’s contents are ten songs of cocksure confidence that make for a very impressive listen. They came to my attention after seeing a full page piece in the latest Classic Rock mag with lead …
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All is Due is the epic debut album from gifted Brit alternative crew, PRINCE BISHOP. Pulling from a multitude of genres from alt, post and prog rock, and taking widespread influence from a collection of bands panning from ELO and Supertramp through to Radiohead, Muse, and Jeff Buckley, All is Due …
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Formidable North Wales progressive heavy rock unit ZEBEDY return with their alluring brand-new album, Waiting For The Tide, which drops on Friday, 3rd February 2023. The much-anticipated record is preceded by the band’s mesmerising new single and lyric video, Building Sandcastles, out now – https://youtu.be/rUAu3Bbe_Iw . ZEBEDY convey a commanding …
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A TITAN, A DEITY continue their upward curve with the release of their imposing new EP, Descendant, out Friday 18th November. The rising riff slingers have also delivered a formidable new single and video, Revelations, out now – https://youtu.be/UlJKdrIQexU . A TITAN, A DEITY hurl out an immersing sound that …
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FORGOTTEN SONS are set to break out with the launch of their enthralling new self-titled EP,out Friday 18th November. The EP is heralded by an exciting new single and video, Socials, out now – https://youtu.be/1UW2NwQYvpw . Coming at you from the Shetland Islands, FORGOTTEN SONS have repeatedly demonstrated not only …
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SMALL TOWN SAVIOURS will release their intoxicating self-titled debut album, on Friday 27th January 2023. The popular rock crew have also set loose an alluring new single and video for E.N.E.M.Y, out now – https://youtu.be/X0jk8AtdVNQ Buoyant energy, gigantic riffs, contagious choruses, and melodic harmonies are the key fundamentals to SMALL …
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I’ll admit to a degree of trepidation before tackling this review of Recoded, the eleventh studio album by Fear Factory, released via Nuclear Blast Records on October 28th 2022 as it’s a remix of their previous Aggression Continuum, their previous album which I reviewed in June 2021, one of their …
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Welcome back Burnt Out Wreck as they unleash their third studio album Stand And Fight on December 2nd 2022 via Burnt Out Wreckords. Judging by the potency of these eleven tracks they’re a long way off being burnt out! Once again stunning artwork comes from Andy Pilkington at Very Metal …
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Acclaimed UK post-grunge crew COASTAL FIRE DEPT. have just released an astounding reworking of the Pixies’ classic, Gouge Away, out now via L’islet Records. Watch the alluring video for the track, here – https://youtu.be/yiOs-IrkKkY . Born in 2013 and hailing from Guernsey, COASTAL FIRE DEPT. feature guitarist and vocalist Ollie …
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When lead guitarist Brian Tatler and drummer Duncan Scott formed Diamond Head together while still at school in June 1976, adding lead vocalist Sean Harris to the lineup the same year and completing the lineup with Colin Kimberley on bass guitar in 1978, I wonder if they realized what was …
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