Tag Heavy Metal
Such is the multi-genre billing tonight, I expected a larger crowd than what actually turned up, but not withstanding a late showing of the openers Evil Invaders, the venue was set alight from their opening notes. There are bands that… Continue Reading →
Gloomball are a 5-piece alternative metal band hailing from Mannheim, Germany. Formed in 2010 and releasing their debut album “The Distance” in 2013, the band impressed many across Europe with their song writing. Now in 2015, the band are back… Continue Reading →
The ever reliable Metal Archives lists five bands with Pandas in their name. Bloody Panda a doom band with a nutty Japanese singer are ace and well worth checking out, I have never clocked any of the others though. Panda… Continue Reading →
Were I to judge a book by its cover, then this release by Mammoth Mammoth would not require the deductive skills of Sherlock Holmes to assist in reaching a deduction. Let me see, the title is ‘Volume IV – Hammered… Continue Reading →
Sacral Rage (from Greece) play a style of US metal popular in the mid to late 80’s. But rather than being one dimensional towards that era, there is a touch of progressive, a touch of thrash, a whole lot of… Continue Reading →
Those with their finger on the pulse in the last few years would know all about Finland’s Lord Fist, they are an epic traditional metal band for which this is their first full length album. Having been party to their… Continue Reading →
Monsterworks are a London based four piece who originally hail from Wainuiomata, New Zealand who admit themselves that their style is a mixture of other sub-genres which they have ‘stolen’ to create their sound. The best way to describe them… Continue Reading →
Safe in the knowledge that Enforcer are a kick ass band and the quality of their releases seems to get better with each one recorded, I had very high hopes for their fourth effort ‘From Beyond’. It’s even better than… Continue Reading →
Are you a fan of doom, but prefer the near operatic scope of Candlemass than the fist in your face snarl of Wino? Not fond of tales of depression, murder, and substance abuse, but happy to listen to songs with… Continue Reading →
Toledo Steel are a band that has improved their art so much over the last few months, their first demo was on the money, their first EP, oozed class and this new EP ‘Zero Hour’ shows a band ahead of… Continue Reading →
Sweden’s fashion of going back to the early 80’s in both musical style and dress code couldn’t be more suited to this band. Night went back to the future to reinvent their self-proclaimed 80’s heavy metal before ’81 attitude as… Continue Reading →
Formed by two (and them some) ex-Onslaught members, namely vocalist Steve Grimmett and drummer Steve Grice, The Sanity Days completes its line up with Jase Stallard (bass – who recorded on ‘Power from Hell’ then switched to guitar for ‘The… Continue Reading →