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Sylvatica – Cadaver Synod (Mighty Music)

I’ve been dwelling on this album for too long. Don’t sue me, it’s a difficult one. Laying perfectly in the complex vortex separating experimentation and over-experimentation, creativity and ‘overdoing it’, Cadaver Synod is a curious lesson in both how to… Continue Reading →

Hulkoff – Ragnarok (Faravid Recordings)

Hulkoff (Guitarist/Vocalist Par Hulkoff being the main member, hence the name) is already a well known charting force in his native Sweden, achieving Number One status with his second album “Pansarfolk” last year. Obviously, he’s wasted no time in following… Continue Reading →

Transport League – A Million Volt Scream (Mighty Music)

A quarter of a century these Swedish roughneck purveyors of hellish boogie have been plying their trade.  They had a break in the mid 2000’s in order to return with 2013’s Boogie From Hell. A Million Volt Scream follows Twist and… Continue Reading →

Death SS – Rock ‘N’ Roll Armageddon (High Roller)

Things I’ve always loved in music are shock, cheese and the utterly weird, from the early days of Alice Cooper and Arthur Brown to the easy listening Glam style of Sweet, Slade and Wizzard, two of which had cracking Christmas… Continue Reading →

Lordi, Silver Dust and Ego Kills – Sheffield Corporation 22/10/18

As I entered the building I was met with the smooth and silky rock of Ego Kills, who had travelled all the way from their (and indeed tour buddies, and headliners, Lordi’s) homeland of Finland. This quartet, who are often… Continue Reading →

Lordi – Sexorcism (AFM)

Guilty pleasures, let’s face it we all have them although they are only really guilty if you’re ashamed of them. For someone like me with absolutely zero street cred there is no reason to be embarrassed by such things as… Continue Reading →

Lordi – Monstereophonic (Theaterror vs. Demonarchy) (AFM)

Oh Lordi! That was probably the reaction to many people upon seeing this on the review list. With numerous people all vying to play the martyr and take this off the list, I ended up getting it, being Ave Noctums… Continue Reading →

Metalfest Open Air – Lochotin Cirque, Pilsen, Czech Republic 3rd-5th June 2016

Day Two As we were walking into the amphitheatre it was clear that this was going to be a swelteringly hot day, and with some gems on the line up it promised to be a good day. Opening things were… Continue Reading →

Sister – Disguised Vultures (Metal Blade)

Stockholm has produced a lot of great bands over the years and Sister are another act to add to the Swedish capital’s resume.  This four piece have the sort of sound that “ I used to Fuck People Like you… Continue Reading →

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