Tag NWOBHM
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 →
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 →
The Deep are closely linked in history to NWOBHM band and Deep Machine, namely the 1982 line up of that band with further links to Tokyo Blade, Rouge Male, Tytan, Vardis and somewhere in there is an Angel Witch! But… Continue Reading →
There’s something immediately American about Zero Down. The instantly familiar style of the artwork (done by Ed Repka of Death/Megadeth etc fame) aside, the band’s look, style and sound really does seem very Stateside. And Zero Down ARE American (luckily… Continue Reading →
I have been waiting over three years for this album, those not familiar with this band should know I have been a keen follower before they released the first version of their EP (reviewed here: http://www.avenoctum.com/2013/05/night-demon-st-ep-sr). Roll on a few… Continue Reading →
For those of you with serious `underground’ credentials, the true diggers and delvers into the less well-known acts that are out there to be discovered, some of you few may be aware of King Fowley, a true underground legend in… Continue Reading →
Now this got me excited I must say – ‘true’ heavy metal citing such legendary acts as Cirith Ungol, Uriah Heep and Warlord as influences, cloaked in the sort of obscure, dusty post-NWOBHM atmosphere that I personally find so intoxicating,… Continue Reading →
Amulet are London’s future legends, having followed this band from their inception it’s with great pleasure that I get to review their debut album on a major label, something that is both warranted and something that is justified via their… Continue Reading →
So they’re called Death Penalty (after the Witchfinder General album for the slower amongst you), they consist of Gaz Jennings (ex-Cathedral, guitars), Michelle Nocon and Frederik Cosemans (vocals and bass respectively, both listed as ex-Serpentcult, so another memo I missed… Continue Reading →
Born out of their love for the NWOBHM movement, London’s Seven Sisters (a name inspired by a tube train destination so I am lead to believe!) are fresh out of the blocks and riding high on the buzz from around… Continue Reading →
If you’re a long term fan of Heavy Metal, there’s a good chance that the Cloven Hoof name is one that you will remember harking back to the late seventies, early eighties surge of fresh young bands from the UK… Continue Reading →
Deep Machine are a highly entertaining live band, having formed back in 1979, they reactivated themselves about 5 years ago. Since then, these London NWOBHM troopers have had early recordings re-released, had a new EP release, but it has taken… Continue Reading →