Author Paul Maddison
Guppy is a split release and recording between two of the UK’s finest underground bands circulating in the doom/stoner/sludge market. The combination includes the same drummer Bill Jacobs and this was a unique release as both bands entered the studio… Continue Reading →
Diamond Head are an iconic band wouldn’t you agree? Whether it was first time around on their own merit as one of the highlights of the NWOBHM scene or from the recommendations of one little band called Metallica, they are… Continue Reading →
Formed 3 years ago, Kentucky is the birthplace for this band, who caught my attention with their pre-debut album demo tracks. ‘With Whips and Chains’ is their second release and it is a big leap forward compared to their debut… Continue Reading →
If you listened to metal in the 80’s, the metal massacre compilation releases were an essential source of new bands and material coming from various corners of the world, many becoming household names. Metal Blade’s first release in 1982 was… Continue Reading →
From Malta, these guys play their metal very much in line with the British scene, NWOBHM wouldn’t be accurate as they are not British, but you get the idea. The influences are varied and to my ears there’s a lot… Continue Reading →
Spain’s all female traditional metal group, Lizzies, have been all over the internet. My main interest started when they announced a London show at the excellent Live Evil festival. Since then, the demo material has been burning my cd player… Continue Reading →
Heavy/power/thrash can be used to describe a multitude of bands and their disciplines, it’s always a very general description for me this one. This Dutch band released their first demo back in 1982 with its great title “If It’s Too… Continue Reading →
Four years ago, ‘Force of Destruction’ blew me away, and I finally managed to catch Paragon at a later Hammerfest show, a real treat for myself and speaking with the band afterwards was a fan boy moment for me! Paragon… Continue Reading →
Technical ability is never in question when relating to these German thrashers whom have been under the Teutonic thrash radar, criminally I might add, for years. After a couple of recent releases, ‘The Forlorn Divide’ provides another hard assaulting thrash… Continue Reading →
RAVENSIRE from Portugal are an epic heavy metal band, enthralled in historical lyrical content and musically solid making sounds that are very heavy. There are a few bands out there in the world involved in this style, but few have… Continue Reading →
This is the fourth album, the second I have reviewed by Anger As Art and if their last effort ‘Hubris Inc.’ took you by the scruff of the neck and tore your head from your body, then this new one… Continue Reading →
The blurb that comes with this release states you can stick this in a stack of records alongside the likes of Cinderella, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Faster Pussycat, but these German’s are far from that in my eyes. Formed in… Continue Reading →