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Andre Matos is, I am reliably informed, the Brazilian ex-lead singer of both progressive/power metal bands Angra and Shaman. No, not bands I know in depth and so I come to this very much as new ears seeking to be… Continue Reading →
I entered the venue minutes before Malefice started their set, completely missing the opening act of the evening, Xerath, as I had no idea proceedings were to begin so early, with Testament hitting the stage at 8.15. Now back to… Continue Reading →
We all like to be scared don’t we? It releases endorphins and gives an adrenaline rush that is quite like no other. Films and books are a good way of getting the fear although as you get older it is… Continue Reading →
Oh dear. Not this again! Music that genuinely tickles… no, ravages… my fancy, but is ‘oh so very cumbersome’ to put into words without plummeting into a cesspit of extreme-metal-reviewers’ clichés and ostensibly lazy references. Let us begin by rehashing… Continue Reading →
30 years of The Fiend, wow doesn’t time fly, like a bat! I have loved this band for a very long time myself and had been looking forward to this somewhat rare performance from the Fiend, one that was going… Continue Reading →
Even without reading up on Broken Edge, I’d guessed they were formed in the late 80s or early 90s. Such is their metal style. This EP follows three album releases from the Frenchmen, who quote Pantera and Machine Head and… Continue Reading →
You can forget all about Tex-Mex, welcome to Tech Mex. Sorry could not resist that but it is a good enough intro to describe this veritable feast of beats from an album whose full unwieldy title is El Último Minuto (Antes… Continue Reading →
It was in early 2003 that I saw Mors Principium Est’s “Inhumanity” album advertised in a magazine. I can’t remember the exact description but no doubt melodic death metal from Finland came into it. As an enthusiast for Finnish metal… Continue Reading →
This should be a total no-brainer as far as essential purposes go. Another outing for the band based around Tim Schmidt’s distinctive classic heavy metal guitar and Phil Swanson’s deeply emotive vocals and once again with the backing of the… Continue Reading →
The band’s name gives a clue. “Lure of Ephemeral Beauty” is indeed eclectic in style. It is also strange. After a brief film track introduction, the album proceeds with a deliberately raw 90s style black metal riff, accompanied by high-pitched… Continue Reading →
Death metal is best played straight down the line and things do not get more straightforward than Turkey’s Engulfed. A band of no mean experience and formed by members of Decaying Purity and Burial Invocation, this is their first EP (25 minutes) and its as crushing a… Continue Reading →
It’s a Tuesday night in the freezing rain in grimy grubby bastard Highbury. Despite the less than salubrious surroundings The Garage is heaving, awash with leather-clad band members, scribbling journalists and even a reasonable horde of real-live Maiden t-shirted punters…. Continue Reading →