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SWANMEAT are a punky, grungey, new wave band from Brighton England. With little information about who they are or their origin story, I know they had a few songs released prior to their new EP and had played a fair few live shows in the South of England. Their new self titled EP is a … Continue reading EP REVIEW: Swanmeat – Swanmeat
Two weeks have flown by and the playlist has been updated once again. There have been some cracking releases the past two weeks that you can find on the list. The Dark Element, Edge Of Paradise and Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra are among those that have released new albums in the past couple of weeks. … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST 08.11.2019
One man act AND NOW THE OWLS ARE SMILING has returned from deepest, darkest Norfolk with their new release The Comforting Grip Of Misery. The project had their first release in 2017 with the EP The Brooding and enjoyed favourable reviews on the follow up full length release Desolation. In terms of personnel on the … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: And The Owls Are Now Smiling – The Comforting Grip Of Misery
Attention Power Mental Enthusiast. Allow me to introduce DAWNLIGHT, a Symphonic Power Metal band hailing from Valladolid, Castile and Leon in Spain. Prior to this, the band released their EP Eternity in 2017 and this year, they have launched their debut album Until the Dark Sun Rises. This album is full of splendour, adventure and … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Dawnlight – Until The Dark Sun Rises
People often tend to put a negative stereotype on Death Metal bands in modern British society. Not me though. I don’t judge bands until I have listened to their music and in the case of OBSCURE; I was already won over just by the album cover and album title Darkness Must Prevail. For a title … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Obscure – Darkness Must Prevail
TILLIAN are a progressive rock band who formed in 2014. They are from Tel-Aviv Israel and are influenced by the bands PAIN OF SALVATION, ARYEON and Kate Bush. The band released their debut album Lotus Graveyard on April 20th 2019. The album has eleven songs. Below is a breakdown of each of these tracks. Reborn … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Tillian – Lotus Graveyard
Yes you read correctly, the playlist is being updated a bit earlier than normal. Reason being that from tomorrow, I will be away until Tuesday. I didn't want to leave you without an updated playlist so here it is. There have been a bunch of great releases. Single releases come from Brothers Of Metal, Amberian … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST – 23.10.2019
Biomechanicals is the second offering by METALITE from Sweden. This is the first album with new vocalist Erica Ohlsson where her vocals perfectly compliment the music created on this album. The band themselves have developed their style from what was unleashed on their debut Heroes in Time and is ideal for the digital age. Far … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Metalite – Biochemicals
MANTRA are a prog metal band from France. They are due to release their third studio album Medium; which is a really interesting concept album about Body and Mind. This album really struck me to start with as it only has three tracks, however each track is exactly seventeen minutes and seven seconds long. The … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Mantra – Medium
Aside from having a name that makes me chuckle, GIANT DWARF were formed in Perth, Australia and comprise of Aaron Soppo (Vocals), Luke Drag (Drums and Percussion), S John Paterson (Bass), Rick (Guitar and Sitar) and Russ Tee (Guitar and Didgeridoo). Their members have played with such acts like Nick Oliver (QUEENS OF THE STONE … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Giant Dwarf – Giant Dwarf