Grave Forsaken – The Fight Goes On – Album Review
When people think of the hotbeds of thrash, it’s usually Germany or the United States that spring to mind and certainly not Perth, Australia – we could only [...]
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Is It Time To Cut Paradise Lost’s Host Some Slack?
We’ve covered often derided albums such as Metallica‘s Load, Megadeth‘s Risk, Saxon‘s Destiny amongst others….and now it’s time to see if [...]
Worship Metal Album Of The Week – Black Stone Cherry – Kentucky
Two years on from Magic Mountain and the UK’s favourite southern-tinged hard rockers return with their new album Kentucky. From naming their album after their home [...]
Overkill – Belfast Limelight – Saturday 9 April 2016
After only 35 years(!), the finely honed thrash juggernaut that is Overkill finally graced Belfast soil on Saturday 9th April and they were, obviously, well worth the very [...]
Anthrax – For All Kings – Album Review
Five years on from the immense Worship Music – and after months of press build up – Anthrax finally unleashed For All Kings, their first album since recruiting [...]
Machine Head – Belfast Limelight – Saturday 5 March 2016
This past week has been a bumper one for Belfast’s metal fans with the likes of Exodus, Alestorm and Sabaton storming the city. However, Saturday 5th of March was the [...]
Pantera’s The Great Southern Trendkill: Is It The Most Aggressive Mainstream Metal Album In Existence?
It seems hard to believe but Pantera‘s fourth album on a major label is nigh on a quarter of a century old and it feels right to re-evaluate this often overlooked gem [...]
Hopelezz – From Deep Inside – Single Review
“From Deep Inside” is a taster of the new Hopelezz album, Sent To Destroy, which is due out today on Sonicscars Records. Their name – and more importantly [...]
Slipknot – Belfast SSE Arena – Feb 15, 2016
Monday 15 February 2016 saw Slipknot grace a Belfast stage for the first time since 2002 and it’s safe to say anticipation levels were at an extremely high level, [...]
Southfall – Awakening – EP Review
Southfall are a new five piece rock/metal band from the Midlands who played their first gig in May of last year and Awakening, a three track EP, is their debut release. We [...]