It is with a heavy heart that I type this after the sad, but not wholly unexpected, news last week that Bolt Thrower have officially called it a day. The decision was taken following the tragic death of their long time drummer Martin 'Kiddie' Kearns at only 38 years old last year which left the … Continue reading Bolt Thrower – In Memoriam
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In an age of countless copies, oh how we welcome the ninth album - Incoming Death - from death metal gods Asphyx. Hailing from Holland and led by legendary front man Martin Van Drunen (Pestilence, Bolt Thrower), Asphyx were formed in 1987 and quickly became one of the leaders of the European death metal scene with their … Continue reading Review: Asphyx – Incoming Death
The wait is over. Brujeria, our favourite death metal/grindcore underground supergroup (if that’s still possible) are back with a new record after sixteen long years. Brujeria have always possessed an enduring mystique, portraying a band of faceless Mexican drug lords rarely playing live but yet led by legendary front man Juan Brujo and backed by … Continue reading Review: Brujeria – Pocho Aztlan
ing us down at Bloodstock were Brian and his brother-in-law who managed to help fill in a few other gaps in our coverage! Take it away, chaps - first up from Brian... Seed of Sorrow - Friday Bloodstock really does get a lot of things right, like drawing on the talent unearthed through Metal to … Continue reading Bloodstock 2016 – Brian’s View (with a bit of help from Stephen P)
I came rather late to Revocation, first hearing them live at Damnation Festival in Leeds in 2014, but since then they have become a firm favourite of this reviewer. Great is Our Sin is the band's sixth full length album, following 2014’s Deathless. It also represents two firsts for the band - their first outing with … Continue reading Review: Revocation – Great is our Sin
Death Thy Lover is the first offering from the legendary doom metal forefathers Candlemass since 2012’s Psalms for the Dead and is released in celebration of the bands thirtieth anniversary. Yes you read that correctly, thirty years since Epicus Doomicus Metallicus was released upon the hordes. A four song EP, it also represents the band’s … Continue reading Review: Candlemass – Death Thy Lover