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Does black metal meshed with dance sound intriguing to you? Of course it does and you can hear this in NEGATORY EFFECT's brand new single The Dirt (Will Become My Home). Whilst the band have been around since 2020, they came onto my radar very recently. Due to the wonderfully weird catchiness of their latest … Continue reading SINGLE REVIEW: Negatory Effect – The Dirt (Will Become My Home)
It’s been a while since I have written up a single review. There have been several huge life changes I have gone through in the space of a few months that I have been trying to get my head around. Due to what this song explores, this is a perfect one to start off with. … Continue reading SINGLE REVIEW: Tribe Of Ghosts feat. Ben Mason – Sunburner (Deny The Rot)
Those in the power metal circuit may well be aware of newcomers ALL FOR METAL, it's been hard to miss. They have been hollering battle cries since before the end of last year which has caused anticipation in the air. A lot of us wondered if there would be an album and low behold, there … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: All For Metal – Legends
I first encountered KAMELOT when they released The Black Halo album way back in 2005. I was relatively new to the world of Power and Symphonic metal and KAMELOT were amongst the first bands that I discovered. Suffice to say that album is amongst my Top 10 favourite albums of all-time and I have followed … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Kamelot – The Awakening
WINTERAGE’s previous album The Inheritance Of Beauty came up on my recommendations of 2021 and it made my top three albums. So when I heard they were due to release a follow-up, I was eager to hear it. Nekyia takes a much darker and more theatrical turn in terms of the music and lyrics, I … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Winterage – Nekyia
The sounds of raspy vocals, fast paced drums and slick solos can only mean one thing; BURNING WITCHES are back. Their latest album The Dark Tower is receiving praise from fans and critics alike; judging from the powerful sounds this latest escapade offers up, it’s easy to see why that is. Rise Of Darkness has … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Burning Witches – The Dark Tower
BURNING WITCHES are back with their latest album The Dark Tower which is all about the blood countess Lady Bathory. Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham grabbed a chat with vocalist Laura Guldemond about the record, mental health and her vocal style. Here's what happened. Photo Credit: Martin Rahn The Dark Tower is your first … Continue reading “When you know what you want to sing about, that’s really important.”
As I said in my last post, here is part two of my halfway choices. Like I said in part one; if you like what you hear from each of the YouTube clips, check the bands out and tell your friends. Without further ado, here they are in order of release date. Saint Daemon - … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Halfway Choices 2023 – Part 2
In the words of BON JOVI, we're half way there. You know what that means, it's time to reveal what albums have made my year so far. In fact, there have been so many great releases that it seemed logical to do this post in two parts. I am revealing these in the order they … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Halfway Choices 2023 – Part 1
"If LORD OF THE LOST, RAMMSTEIN and FEUERSCHWANZ had all somehow conceived demonic offspring"