Tag Groove Metal
Geordie metallers Hellion Rising have been kicking around since 2012 and at first, given the name of the band, I as many who haven’t heard of the band before may be forgiven that they are a death metal band. How… Continue Reading →
There’s been a few changes in the Deadlock camp which means that there has been a certain amount of pressure on the German melodic groovers of late. First they lost original male vocalist Johannes Prem meaning that bassist John Gahlert… Continue Reading →
Amanuensis – a term used over the years to mean such things as slave, aide, scribe and secretary. Sure, it’s a bit of a mouthful but then here’s an album that’s got the depth of flavour, good looks, emotional pull… Continue Reading →
Channel Zero, one of the finest things to come out of Belgium after strong alcohol and chocolates are back with a brand new album. After calling it a day in 1997 and then reforming again in 2008 due to popular… Continue Reading →
Formed in Angers, France, in 1999, Arcania spent ten years and a few line up changes (some enforced) and a handful of EPs before they released their debut offering “Sweet Angel Dust” in 2010. Four years later, the four-piece re-emerge… Continue Reading →
‘With These Fists’ is the second full length album by this Norwegian quartet who formed in 1990 and reformed in 2002 after a hiatus. While their roots are most definitely in thrash, there’s plenty of down tuned groove in there… Continue Reading →
Prepare to enter the madness of Yugal, it will twist your mind, bend your consciousness and steal your soul. Sounds like some sort of whacked out B-Movie but no, Yugal are a French band who are releasing their second EP… Continue Reading →
Another Prong album, and yet another line-up, the only consistent feature being founder, guitarist, writer, producer and vocalist Tommy Victor, now supported by Jason Christopher on bass and ex-Winds Of Plague drummer Art Cruz. This constant need for reinvention may… Continue Reading →
Toulouse’s Drawers started life as a half-hearted side project but that all changed quickly when they started making a real, valid impact. The possibilities that lay in fully realising their latent potential was very rapidly grabbed with all ten of… Continue Reading →
An unknown chap that could play guitar like a god heard that guitarist Jake E Lee had departed from Ozzy Osbourne. The man in question named Jeffrey Wielandt sent in a demo tape to Ozzy who then bagged an audition A… Continue Reading →
The intro to this album is good, setting the scene for the opening title track which bursts into life with a good scathing riff. This Greek act has put out two albums previously and this one has a huge groove… Continue Reading →
“Hey Lee, how do you fancy reviewing a drum and bass album”? the Ed enquired. As he hastily retreated amidst a shower of expletives, threats and assorted stationery he informed me under protest that this was drum and bass album… Continue Reading →