Author Pete Woods
If I said that Draug the man behind dark act Svart had current ties to Halmstad in Sweden that may well give some of you clues to certain affiliations he has. Yes he is also the bass player of Shining… Continue Reading →
Another short but sweet slab of vinyl from Gaphals, this time from a Stockholm based band called Jehovah Eyes. There is very little info on them that I can find and their Facebook page only has a few posts on… Continue Reading →
Having a record deck and speaking Swedish are possibly not essential when it comes to writing music reviews but in the case of this 7” release they would certainly help. Luckily I have a record deck but… apart from that… Continue Reading →
The grand Inquisitors Dagon and Incubus are back and ready to probe and torture a confession out of you with album number six, their first with Season Of Mist. Pull up a comfy chair and prepare to meet the questions!… Continue Reading →
Hurrah no queue and no football supporters on getting to the venue today. It’s raining heavily so pleased to get in out of it with plenty of time to relax, check out merch and have a beer before the first… Continue Reading →
So album number… actually is anyone really still keeping count? There have been so many albums, either official or not over the years that to have a complete discography of everything is going to be a real task. I certainly… Continue Reading →
This was my first time at Live Evil Festival although it has been running for a couple of years. The premise is to put on bands over two days (along with a Friday evening pre-show which we were not at) who… Continue Reading →
Slightly emo name, a metalcore tag, I should be worried about this one really but nope, one listen to these Danes told me all I needed to know that this was as full of pain as a faceplant in the… Continue Reading →
Forming as Dim Moonlight back in 1996 and being active with that name until 2004 I guess these Finns decided nobody had seen the light (sorry) and changed their name to Solacide. Chances are you have missed both acts as… Continue Reading →
I have had great fun witnessing The Earls Of Mars live a few times and seeing people stagger out of the show at its conclusion with dazed looks on their faces, not knowing quite what they have heard and witnessed…. Continue Reading →
The name Rosetta has caught my attention recently with a lot of people seemingly talking about the Philadelphian post-hardcore crew. The fact that they got announced for UK Damnation festival no doubt boosted the chat but despite this album being… Continue Reading →
Subtitled ‘Movements In The US Indie Music Underground’ Late Century Dream takes an authoritative snapshot of six relevant US enclaves and talks with those that developed them about the emerging underground musical scenes over the 80’s and 90’s. Although this… Continue Reading →