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I’m really in 2 minds about this album. While I was reasonably impressed by their début release because it turned out to be a hell of lot heavier than I thought it would be. This album is a stripped down… Continue Reading →
If you ever needed an excuse to see some of the finest death metal the UK has to offer, then January’s Death to Cancer fest 2016 would be it. With 11 bands hailing from all four corners of the United… Continue Reading →
It’s not a quiet Sunday night in as far as those with discerning musical taste in London are concerned. Apart from this there is Live Evil Festival, Opeth and The Sisters Of Mercy all playing this evening and Camden is… Continue Reading →
The Boston Arms Music Room in London plays host to an evening of classic, psychedelic rock inspired bands. Everything that birthed our genre is on display tonight. What’s most impressive is the manner in which it is done. Musicianship, freshness… Continue Reading →
Some call it Rocktober, I call it silly season. Apart from this sterling show London also has Ufomammut playing with Jex Thoth and Cruachan with Ereb Altor on tonight. Doubtless there are others on elsewhere too. Tough choices but short… Continue Reading →
Walking down into the depths of The Underworld was relatively easy this evening. Perhaps owing to Paradise Lost playing a couple blocks away and Annihilator a couple miles away. Either way it allowed for it to be a rather intimate… Continue Reading →
This was always destined to be a bit of a squeeze but it’s a gig that we never even expected to happen especially after the untimely death of Lifelover’s B (Jonas Bergqvist) in 2011. Taking us by surprise though the… Continue Reading →
De Profundis are a UK band who completely bypassed me having formed about the same time I left there for life on the continent in 2005. Apparently starting out devoted to doom, these Londoners have since evolved into more of… Continue Reading →
It’s early doors tonight but still a healthy amount of people in the venue to witness London based openers De Profundis. They don’t have time to play too much and have to dispense on something old but do have a… Continue Reading →
If you were to play Limb’s sophomore record ‘Terminal’ straight after 2014’s self-titled debut, without knowing who they were, you’d probably assume you were listening to two completely different bands. This isn’t the case, however, it’s just the London four… Continue Reading →
40 Watt Sun recently completed work on their follow-up to 2011’s critically acclaimed ‘The Inside Room’ and have been touring rigorously to showcase the new material (despite keeping a title, artwork and release date tightly under wraps). Old Empire brought… Continue Reading →
The final show in a series of six dates together, Slabdragger and OHHMS give their tour a sweaty send off at Camden’s Black Heart. Stoner/sludge trio, Old Man Lizard, kick things off; the first of three performances in a test… Continue Reading →