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This is a documentary series that starts to highlight where the LA scene came from. We all pretty much know the scene of the 80’s, but this DVD starts from the 60’s and goes through a period particularly from 1975… Continue Reading →
Bulldozing Bastard do exact what their name would suggest, that being kicking your doors in, stinking you out with B.O., stale beer and fags, incessantly whipping their lank hair in your face, leaving you covered in sputum after generally rocking… Continue Reading →
With only a demo and a couple of singles this Italian band gives us their full length debut and like many intelligent bands they do not rest on genre descriptions or indeed current trends but favour an approach that will… Continue Reading →
Diablo Blvd. (or Diablo Boulevard if you prefer) are a Belgian Metal band with comedian for a singer. It’s not that Alex Agnew’s vocals are particularly amusing or his lyrics have your side’s splitting, no, he’s an actual Comedian, a… Continue Reading →
When I saw ‘German Thrash’ in the brief description of the band, I knew I had to review this album. Having reviewed the promising Dust Bolt earlier this year, tackling the slightly more established Cripper was something I looked forwards… Continue Reading →
This is a project which needs no introduction. It is the third offering from the reunification of the Brazilian thrash metal rhythm section which churned classic albums like “Arise”, “Chaos A.D” and “Roots”. Igor and Max, now on good terms,… Continue Reading →
The weak guitar sound fights its way through white noise for the first minute and a half of “Black 13”, but once it breaks out… the magic begins. I later read that the intro was created by Dan the Automator… Continue Reading →
On first listening, Gormathon bring to mind the image of some shadowy warrior trying to surf on the backs of two crocodiles called melodic death metal and power metal who don’t like each other much and both have a tendency… Continue Reading →
Striker’s third release ‘City of Gold’ is quite a catchy traditional metal release and as a band they have upped their game and are now on the brink of a couple of major tours which will no doubt enhance their… Continue Reading →
A very good album title, as The English Dogs are very much a band with two heads, with two different versions of them out there. Forming as a punk band in the early 80’s and playing with the likes of… Continue Reading →
Destitution are a four piece thrash band from the Netherlands who formed in 2007 with one purpose – To create old-school Thrash metal without losing sight of melody, variation and composition. After Two EP’s, the band entered the studio in… Continue Reading →
To be honest, I really wasn’t expecting much from this album. I listened to a couple songs they had uploaded to YouTube while waiting for the CD to arrive. Thankfully I’ve been pleasantly surprised, as it is so much better… Continue Reading →