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So, Jay Evans calls himself the Slam King does he? Well, in my friendship group I’m also referred to as the Slam King, so it only seems fitting for me to take on this review. I’m much like many BDM… Continue Reading →
London band Urne are fast gaining a strong foothold in the heavy music scene. Since 2018’s EP “The Mountain Of Gold” which set out their stall, the solid debut LP “Serpent & Spirit” firmly laid the trio’s foundations in emphatic… Continue Reading →
Sylosis sounds like a medical condition and indeed is, but what we’re interested in here is the band of this name. In existence for 23 years now, this seasoned and well-travelled band from Reading is now on its fifth album… Continue Reading →
Cobra The Impaler bring their own brand of metal from Ghent, Belgium. Mixing classic heavy metal tropes with elements of thrash and throwing in a ton of groove, there’s plenty to look forward to on their debut album, “Colossal Gods”…. Continue Reading →
Urne’s first EP, 2018’s “The Mountain Of Gold” offered a tantalising look at what a couple of ex-Hang The Bastard guys could offer as they went in search of a more progressive sound. Joe Nally (bass, vocals) and Angus Neyra… Continue Reading →
Featuring former members of Hang The Bastard, Chapters was a different kind of beast that took Joe Nally and Angus Neyra in a more technical and progressive direction whilst still capturing the fury of their old band. Released in 2013,… Continue Reading →
The Black Dahlia Murder have been doing their thing since 2001. I’ve always liked their music but have somehow managed to miss them live, which is my doing not theirs because they’ve played in the UK umpteen times including UK… Continue Reading →
An award for the most unexpected release of the year thus far goes to Reading’s Sylosis having retuned from what seemed at the time to be a very definite hiatus (that usually segues into full time retirement from said band)… Continue Reading →
Personally, I was a fan of Hang The Bastard. Their albums were tight and full of passion while they were a sight to behold live. Urne then, is a most welcome arrival as two HTB members join forces. Joseph Nally… Continue Reading →
With vast swathes of blustering labyrinthine riffing and warm, throaty vocals this smacks of New Wave of American Heavy Metal, yet brings it back home with a rich, thrashed-up thread running through its core. From the off, “Gospel Untold” offers… Continue Reading →
Lisbon’s Adamantine have landed with their second full length album after a five year gap from debut effort “Chaos Genesis”. Blending thrash and death metal while infusing songs with a heavy melodic element, “Heroes & Villains” finds the band capitalising… Continue Reading →
A debut full length release for this Swedish quintet who have a couple of demos and an EP available to date with the demos free to download if you choose to. Melodic death metal is a difficult genre to break… Continue Reading →