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Lets see what we have here: tribal, sacrificial, anarchy, apocalyptic, screaming and the sound of blood splattering on the nearby temple walls and a literal translation of cannibal. This can only mean one thing; its time to slice open a chest and tear our a heart to give to the bloody thirsty and soul hungry … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Anthropophagus Depravity – Apocalypto
It's Rock Out Stand Out Playlist time again folks! We have birthdays from James Hetfield, Max Cavalera, Steve Morse, Michael Amott, Geezer Butler, Jaska Raatikainen and Andrew Craighan. And new releases from Leiþa, Brachmond, Dee Snider, Yngwie Malmsteen, Seether and more! We've got something by Watain to celebrate their new home on Nuclear Blast. There's … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST – 07.08.2021
The Pandemic lockdowns have been very tough on all of us mentally, but in particular live music. No gigs for any bands which means no revenue with fans tickets cancelled and such. So musicians had to start getting creative with ways to connect with their fans. Devin Townsend started doing live online concerts for the … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Devin Townsend – Devolution Series #2: Galactic Quarantine
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