Tag UK
“Atmospheric”, “reflective”, “epic”… some of the superlatives that have been used to describe the music of Fen over the years. “Savage”, on the other hand… not so much. Until now. Fen established a foothold in the London live scene 2006… Continue Reading →
I have been very fortunate and privileged to have covered most of this UK bands releases since 2017 and each time they have impressed me, developing further with added depths of sonic depravity you don’t often hear within the hybrid… Continue Reading →
Anyone who follows Godflesh on social media cannot have helped notice comments from Justin Broadrick about how uncomfortable being scrutinised and questioned by fans of their music makes him feel. Battling with autism and PTSD his music is incredibly personal… Continue Reading →
Sometimes, just sometimes, I can reflect on review for bands that I have been privileged enough to write for Ave Noctum and allow myself to luxuriate and say, ‘I told you so’. And so, it has come to pass, that… Continue Reading →
Lancashire’s Traditional Hard Rock / Metal heroes return with this, their 4th album. I’ve now reviewed each of their releases, and I’ve been a huge fan of their knack of writing classic, timeless tunes that have a way of worming… Continue Reading →
The name will be known, I saw the band recently in Germany and they were well received. There is an infamous track that most people regard as their signature tune, but there are more days (not just “one of those… Continue Reading →
Holy not-what-I-expected Batman. Given the names of the artist, album, tracks etc involved, influences listed, I expected many things from this album, but pretty, gentle, fairly well-executed close harmony straight out of the gate was definitely not on that list…. Continue Reading →
That popular British saying about waiting ages for a bus and then two arrive at once, suddenly seems pertinent to fantasy Power Metal bands. Last year the UK brought us Fellowship’s debut and now Battle Born unleash their first full-length… Continue Reading →
This is my first encounter with the genre-fusing trio Trevor’s Head and we were off to a bad start. Initially, listening to their new album A View From Below, I kept wishing they would stick to punk and stop taking… Continue Reading →
A couple of years ago, a certain Mr Steve Blackwood, he of…well, a multitude of bands in the UKBM scene here and there but most definitely of the rightly respected Old Corpse Road released the first album from his solo… Continue Reading →
So many Tygers Of Pan Tang album reviews I’ve read in the past 20 years start by referencing the band’s NWOBHM past, many choosing to try and draw comparisons with their early 80’s sound and not really focusing massively on… Continue Reading →
Third EP (plus one full length) from this Nottingham via South Africa band who, after one listen of this I can genuinely say are a different prospect. Very. Five tracks including three covers (more of which later), twenty five minutes… Continue Reading →