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Blind Haze – The Quick or the Damned (S/R)

Now fully ready and willing for our critique and marching forward out of the starting blocks with a pack of 20 and a case of special brew, Blind Haze are from Leeds, UK and features  ex-members of another Yorkshire riff… Continue Reading →

Kayleth – Space Muffin (Argonauta Records)

Opening with what sounds like the whine of Captain Kirk’s phaser set on rock, it’s a fair bet that Italy’s own Kayleth are going to take the listener on a voyage into the outer space territory of Hawkwind aboard the… Continue Reading →

I Am Fire – Eyes Wide Open (Deadlight Entertainment)

When the charismatic and often enigmatic and insane Peter Dolving left The Haunted, many wondered what his next musical venture would be. After a series of spoken word pieces, Dolving decided to move back into rock and metal again, this… Continue Reading →

Damnation Festival – Leeds University 1/11/14

It’s time for the most hectic day of the year with no less than 27 bands playing over four stages. Celebrating its tenth year anniversary Damnation Festival has risen from strength to strength and actually sold out here today. It’s… Continue Reading →

The House of Capricorn – Morning Star Rise (Svart)

New Zealand based blackened doom merchants, The House of Capricorn bring an interesting offering to the altar with their occult heavy third full length album. With an ominous feeling that the end is looming, they mix the atmospheric nature of… Continue Reading →

Orange Goblin – Back From The Abyss (Candlelight)

2015 sees Orange Goblin celebrate 20 years, and already they have announced a pretty special show at London’s Desertfest playing their classic ‘The Big Black’ in its entirety as well as doubtless a few special surprises.  Yet, despite that, and… Continue Reading →

Grifter – Return of the Bearded Brethren (Code 7 / Ripple Music)

The sun is beaming down on my shiny dome and I am wishing I was cruising to the beach instead of on my lunch break. This is not helped by Grifter who provide the perfect soundtrack to a late summer… Continue Reading →

Steak – Slab City (Napalm)

With a name like Steak, you’d have to imagine this band would be pretty tasty right? The four piece stoner outfit hailing from London have already released two EP’s with fantastic comic artwork and they keep the theme up on… Continue Reading →

Kadavar – Live in Antwerp (Nuclear Blast)

I can only assume anyone who is reading this review is likely to have heard of Germany’s own retro power trio Kadavar; if not, you must have been living under a stoner, badoom tish! Sorry, bad pun, but I couldn’t… Continue Reading →

Sigiriya – Darkness Died Today (Candlelight)

Cards on the table; despite advancing years and over 3 decades of gig going, I am more then capable of acting like an utter twat at a show. One such occasion was in 2011 when at the once inevitable Orange… Continue Reading →

Grand Magus – Triumph and Power (Nuclear Blast)

Buy it! Will that do as a review? No? Oh well; time to expand upon that simple statement into a review of the latest CD offering of the metal power trio that is Grand Magus. For year on year they… Continue Reading →

Madder Than A Full Moon Dog (Starjack Entertainment)

This is a massive two DVD set, a retrospective of the 2012 Full Moon Dog Festival which took place in Leeds in October. But it is so much more! The main DVD of the gig has various live performances and… Continue Reading →

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