If you’re going to ape/rip-off your influences at least have the decency to play it well. Luckily for these Be’lakor chaps that hail from Melbourne, Australia their blatant tribute to Gothenburg Melodic Death Metal is performed with distinction and aplomb. Continue reading
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BLACK TUSK – “Set The Dial”
After finding out that Red Fang were on tour I looked into who was supporting to see if it was worth going to….and found Black Tusk. Another Stoner Rock band that owes a nod to Mastodon but also High On Fire and sounds exactly like you would expect. Continue reading
RED FANG – “Murder The Mountains”
Prehistoric Dog / Wires / Hank is Dead – 3 Songs, 3 Videos – For most bands it would be ‘Band play in a warehouse plus attractive girl doing nothing interesting’. Continue reading
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS – “Possession”
On paper joining the ever increasing band wagon of ‘New Wave Of Traditional Metal’ however these worshippers of the ‘Old Skool’ have an ace up their collective spandex. Continue reading
ELUVEITIE – “Helvetios”
Folk Metal rising stars Eluveitie return with their anticipated new album and on the surface an 18 track concept album covering the Gaulish/Roman war appears a daunting/risky task (As a band they’ve already proved to be willing to take risks by following up Slania with the fully acoustic Omnos) . Continue reading
EXHUMED – “All Guts, No Glory”
Following up after Autopsy’s superb release last year, comes Exhumed and it appears they’ve been listening to a lot of thrash recently. Continue reading
ANCIENT VVISDOM – “A Godlike Inferno”
‘Semi-Acoustic Stoner Rock Ballads to Satan’ on paper sounds terrible, however stick with Ancient VVisdom and and you’ll be rewarded with possibly the most unique experience in rock right now. Continue reading
LANDMINE MARATHON – “Gallows”
Picked up on Landmine Marathon via the latest issue of Terrorizer Magazine and became a fan at first listen! Continue reading
THE HAUNTED – “Unseen”
The Haunted deliver a surprising but effective change of pace from Thrash to Alt Metal, which catches the listener off guard. Continue reading
EARTHTONE9 – “For Cause And Consequence EP”
If any band deserved a ride on the reformation gravy train its Earthone9, criminally underrated first time round and back with a vengeance with their brand of Alt-Metal. Continue reading