Author Paul Maddison
Football may be a game of two halves, and this album from a traditional metal band from Kidderminster in the Midlands is no different. The first half starts out promising, but I feel let down by the vocal delivery, its… Continue Reading →
I wasn’t very kind or inspired by Grave Digger’s recent EP ‘Home at Last’; my whole premise of that review was to hope that this coming album would be a much improved experience. In one respect, I am happier, there… Continue Reading →
Mortal Infinity are German thrash but these are no Kreator or Destruction clones, these gents follow the hallowed path of the great Bay Area scene. Right from the start, there is a massive beefed up production and a vocal delivery… Continue Reading →
From Calgary, Canada, Hammerdrone are a new band that features ex-Reverend Kill member Graham Harris whom previously featured in the Scottish metal scene a few years back. This 4 track debut features songs of a style that would please most… Continue Reading →
This was one of the final Represent Converse events at the legendary 100 club on Oxford Street. Not knowing any of the other bands other than the headliner, when I saw the queue outside, this was going to be interesting…. Continue Reading →
KATL are a female fronted traditional heavy metal band from Canada, this is their self-titled second album following 2010’s ‘Out of the Pit’. I heard the name a short while back as they were the support band for the recent… Continue Reading →
From Louisiana and formed in 1998, Suture are a brutal death metal band who have had their share of tragedy and are finally re-formed after a significant break. I say significant break because this album was originally released about 4… Continue Reading →
It has been a long time since DDP’s debut ‘DDP 4 Life’, although it will see a re-release via Mascot this year but here we have ‘Death Sentence’. This is a second full length album from this Bay Area Thrash… Continue Reading →
Grave Digger are releasing this EP as an taster for their forthcoming album ‘Clash of the Gods’, these Germans are one of the originators of this power metal sound, I personally hold their first three releases, when they were musically… Continue Reading →
US death metal has had a minor shake up recently, especially if you read some of the comments about a recent release that has split opinions worldwide. Far removed from that stigma are Chaos Inception who have a style and… Continue Reading →
Swedish Death/thrash is the official characterisation of Septekh, this EP is their second, alongside one demo that the band have put out since their formation 4 years ago. Whilst the opener ‘Fuckslut from Hell’ may lead to preconceptions of their… Continue Reading →
Ash the Sky is the brainchild of Mike Felder, recording essentially everything himself whilst on the hunt for musicians, Mike is a California native now located in the North East of England. This 3 song demo is a self-described heavy… Continue Reading →