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Freshly unleashed upon my musical radar is JULIET RUIN, a band that I hadn’t come across ... until now! I’ve always been curious whenever hearing there’s a band whose lead vocalist can dual vocalise on clean and harsh vocals, so naturally I was interested in what this band had in store for us. Their latest EP … Continue reading EP REVIEW: Juliet Ruin – Dark Water
It’s always been there. Bubbling under the surface. Creeping into our dreams. Creating a fear that ran society. The old gods spreading their hold. But we fought back. We created the new gods. We worshiped them. Money, TV, lights and noise taking the place of dark, science and fear. And it was good. Then the … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: OLD GODS
It's the end of the month so we know what that means, it's time for our team members to reveal their choices for album of the month. Here's what they picked. Martin: Faeland - When I Close My Eyes FAELAND were a very recent discovery. I spotted a Facebook ad from the group offering a … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT ALBUMS OF THE MONTH – JULY 2021
South African rockers SEETHER were one of my gateway bands into the genre and they were a key presence in my teenage years when it came to developing my music taste. The last full album I had listened to by them was Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces which was released in 2007, it made navigating … Continue reading EP REVIEW: Seether – Wasteland – The Puratory
Until recently, I wasn’t familiar with the works of MALACODA. I was originally intrigued with their genre label of Goth Power Metal as I hadn’t really heard that being done before. Naturally, I was curious to find out what that sounded like. Their latest EP The Strain was an intriguing EP that allowed me to … Continue reading EP Review: Malacoda – The Strain
Two weeks are up, which means it's time for the latest edition of the playlist. Given what's going on in the world right now, I hope the music from this playlist helps to lift spirits and provide comfort for whatever you're going through. This playlist includes new singles from EDGE OF PARADISE, MORTEMIA, VICTORY, WARKINGS … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST – 24.07.2021
It’s often with some degree of dramatic irony that I’m given albums to review. This time it's a progressive black metal and jazz affair by German act LEIþA (Translation from Old German: Suffering). This album was described to me as being akin to a few other albums I have reviewed and naturally I was interested. … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Leiþa – Sisyphus
No introductions required here. From casual listeners to highly loyal fans, every metal head has come across POWERWOLF at somepoint. The catholic werewolf priests have released their latest sermon Call Of The Wild and after having listened to it, it's easy to see why it's being hailed by fans and critics. Faster Than The Fire … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Powerwolf – Call Of The Wild
It's midway through July! And that means only one thing, that it's time for another Rock Out Stand Out playlist. In honour of some birthdays we've got tracks from Cannibal Corpse, Dream Theater, Tyr, Napalm Death, Avenged Sevenfold and Behemoth. We have new music from extreme metal titans At The Gates, genre blending geniuses Lord … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST – 10.07.2021
It’s no secret that Finland are one of the best breeding grounds for metal bands, the latest one that hail from this glorious land are THY KINGDOM WILL BURN. They have released their self-titled debut album and it will secure a place on the list of legends from Finland. If you need a new walk … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Thy Kingdom Will Burn – Thy Kingdom Will Burn