Album Reviews

I must confess a certain bias for Australian music. The nation is the notoriously creative product of a generation that managed to get themselves ‘exiled’ to a subtropical paradise! It is to my shame then, that Psycroptic have eluded my ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by The Reverend on 15/02/2012 19:35:31  

Bleeding Through - 'The Great Fire'

Album Reviews | Posted by pU:nK:a on 08/02/2012 17:49:55  

Lamb of God - 'Resolution'

From the first riff of album opener 'Straight For The Sun' to the closing scream of 'King Me', Lamb Of God lay out their intentions to take no prisoners. It's riff after riff of anger and disenchantment with the way the ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by pU:nK:a on 06/02/2012 18:57:31  

Dakesis - Trial By Fire

Track Listing:

• Shield Of Achilles
• Trial By Fire
• Liar
• After The Storm
• On Wings Of Steel
• Broken
• Into The Light
• Valhalla
• To The End
• Shield Of Achilles 2
• 440 (King Of The Road)

Trial By Fire is the debut album from Dakesis who ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by Adam Wilby on 22/11/2011 21:16:17  

Dirty Sunshine - Flashlight

Flashlight is a collaboration album between Anubis guitarists Simon “Pharaoh” Lees and Simon “Horuvs” Haycock with a guest appearance by Sarah “Isis” Cockburn. Living up to the description of being amongst the forerunners of hardest working musicians in the Midlands area ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by Adam Wilby on 22/11/2011 21:15:22  

Chimaira- The Age of Hell

Chimaira lose half of their original line up! To most bands this would be the end, too much of a hit to recover from, the end of the line, But not if you have Mark Hunter running the operation. Losing half ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by Gavin Harris on 23/10/2011 17:54:14  

Iced Earth - Dystopia

When Matt Barlow (recently retired long-time Iced Earth vocalist) announced his second and final retirement from Iced Earth, Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth mainman) was once again faced with the monumental task of finding a suitable replacement. With the band’s somewhat turbulent ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by Gavin Harris on 16/10/2011 21:00:56  

Long Day Fear - Bones

Bones is the debut album from Long Day Fear, a quartet from Nottingham consisting of Richie Tyler (Vocals), Steve Broughton (Lead Guitar), Mark Sinkinson (Bass Guitar) and John Willis (Drums) who confidently label themselves on their facebook page as “Britain’s filthiest ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by Gavin Harris on 13/10/2011 12:57:49  

Orpheus - Orpheus

Orpheus are a band from Trondehim, Norway consisting of - Vocals: Ingrid Galadriel, Guitar: Kristian Drivenes, Guitar: Sivert Giske Skaaren, Bass: Rune Engesæter and Drums: Torgeir Sølvberg Nilsen who are due to release their debut self-titled album ‘Orpheus’ on 5th September.

Facebook: ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by Gavin Harris on 09/08/2011 22:01:20  

Stream of Passion - Darker Days

Stream of Passion are Marcela Bovio (Vocals & Electric Violin), Johan Van Stratum (Bass), Martijn Peters (Drums), Jeffrey Revet (Keyboards), Eric Hazebroek (Guitar) and Stephen Schultz (Guitar). Their latest offering of Darker Days as early on as the opening track of ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by Gavin Harris on 28/07/2011 06:57:50  

hAND - Breathing

hAND have recently released their second album called Breathing, which is comprised of the following tracks:

• Song No.B2
• The Pier
• Mimicry
• Flee
• The Neon Hero
• Supersonic
• Fate Sewed On
• Deblue
• Reanimation

hAnd are a trio from Horsham in Sussex consisting of Kat Ward ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by Gavin Harris on 02/05/2011 17:26:31  

Solsikk - Solsikk

On 2nd May 2011 Solsikk are scheduled to release their self-titled album Solsikk; the track listing to consist of:

1. Relish in Nervous Delights
2. Viridescere
3. Keep Pushing Me
4. Freefall
5. Cut a Little Deeper
6. Your Blistering Tongue
7. Needles and Pins
8. Razored Cell
9. Volatile Territory
10. Bloodlust

As I have been fortunate enough to have received ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by Gavin Harris on 10/04/2011 09:47:42  

Devil Driver - Beast Album Review

The year was 2003 and something was about to be released upon the metal community, a band that would in 8 years time be releasing album number five, an achievement by any bands standards today. This band has one overwhelming element ... [read more]

Album Reviews | Posted by Gavin Harris on 22/02/2011 20:09:15