Having favourite bands and venues can be a frustration when they rarely combine; the preferred bands are frequently placed in less than ideal venues. However, sometimes the stars align and the experience is enhanced by the act and the location making the performance more than the sum of its parts. Unfortunately, when such a pairing is such a long way away from home, it is a battle for common sense and compulsion to decide… so a flight was booked to take me back to one of my old haunts in England. Compulsion is so much more rewarding! Continue reading
Tag Archives: 2013
ATHELSTAN – “The Ride”
Athelstan is one half of the project called ‘Forefather’ whom together with his brother ‘Wulfstan’ has created some of the best historical based metal ever, bar none. Therefore it was a little bit of a very pleasant surprise to learn that he had a solo album on the cards, and hence forth it came, ‘The Ride’. Continue reading
ACOLYTE – “Alta”
Last summer I made a diversion on a business trip North via the home of Metal, Birmingham of course, to attend a Sirius Promotions gig featuring 2 of my favourite bands from this fair Isle, Wodensthrone and The Gentleman’s Club of A Forest Of Stars.
Acolyte were the first band on that evening Continue reading
ROTTING CHRIST – “KATA TON DAIMONA EAYTOY”
So after 26 years as a band, 11 albums and counting, Rotting Christ have just written and recorded a masterpiece. Not many bands of this maturity will always pull this off, so I have so much respect for the Tolis brothers Sakis and Themis, the men whom are now solely behind the recording of the band’s music. Continue reading
ZATOKREV – “The Bat, The Wheel, And A Long Road To Nowhere”
As Roo would attest, I’ve always avoided anything ‘doom’; I fear, however, Zatokrev will become a bridge into the doomy mire, dragging me into his world of Hawaiian shirts, whereby words like stoner will become a common term in my lexicon. Zatokrev’s self termed sludge-apocalypse is ideal for this bridge to that psychedelic realm due to the wide variety of sounds it incorporates; with elements of Sludge, Stoner, Black Metal, Prog-Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Post-Hardcore. Continue reading
SHADOWLIGHT – “The Twilight Canvas”
Shadowlight came to my attention in 2010, upon their debut release of the Winter EP.
The band are Prog in the Rock context, only dabbling lightly in the Metal territory, making them a great relaxing listen and calling to mind another of England’s Finest and their trailblazing Prog Rock work. Continue reading
TALANAS – “Corpseflower” (Limited Edition 7″ Single)
London’s best dressed Extreme Progressive Metal band Talanas’ initial foray into vinyl is available for ordering from their Webstore from midday today. Continue reading