Mastodon – Hushed And Grim
“I turn the grief to medicine”. For so many artists, pain is the lynchpin of creating works that will stand the test of time.
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Inhaler – Live Review From O2 Forum Kentish Town, 6th October 2021
A mid-week gig never sounds appealing, you’re getting over the hump towards the weekend, but when the young Irish up-starts Inhaler come to town, you make yourself available. The scepticism was fairly strong for this gig, it was hard to not look past the fact that their lead singer was the son of rock music…
Slam Dunk North 2021 Review
Generally regarded as one of the most important UK festivals for all things rock, metal, punk and ska, the weekend of Slam Dunk Festival’s now-duo of dates on opposite ends of the country were sorely missed in 2020 thanks to the onset of COVID-19. Fortunately though, the absence was only to be a temporary one,…
King Woman – Celestial Blues
We’ve been asked in the past, famously, to have Sympathy For The Devil but on Celestial Blues, King Woman’s second album, and second on Relapse Records, lead singer Kris Estanduri has written a set of songs displaying empathy for him. Across songs with titles such as Morning Star, Golgotha and Paradise Lost, Estanduri maps out…
Ministry – Moral Hygiene
Fifteen albums in for Ministry, and Uncle Al is still pissed off. Moral Hygiene is another reaction to the comings and goings of the world and, in particular, the good ol’ USA. Al Jourgensen doesn’t beat around the bush, does he? ‘Good Trouble’ includes him repeatedly commentating “The world is a mess” in his hoarse,…
Ice Nine Kills – The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood
The Horror genre more than any other has lived and died by it’s persistance on sequelising IP, for better or worse. Ice Nine Kills have decided to take this tried and tested method and applied it to their latest album. Following on from 2018’s hugely Successful The Silver Scream, they have returned with another slice…
While She Sleeps & Loathe – Live Review From The Key Club, Leeds, 20th September
After a not-so-unexpected postponement, While She Sleeps finally got on the road for an extremely intimate tour to celebrate the release of their fifth album, Sleeps Society. We were there for the first show of their three night stint at The Key Club in Leeds. The other hottest band in UK metal kicked the night…
Miss Vincent – A Funeral For Youth
It’s safe to say that every band has gone through a period of growth over the course of the pandemic, but none more than Southampton lads Miss Vincent who showcase their versatility in their debut album A Funeral For Youth. The album echoes an important message of being comfortable with who you are and that…
Tremonti – Marching In Time
Time and time again, we overcome adversity. Humanity’s resilience cannot be denied. It’s in these times of triumph we seek to reflect on the environment we’re in and ourselves as characters. Filling the pool of reflection with their heaviest material to date is Mark Tremonti with his solo band’s fifth album, Marching In Time. Where…
Katatonia – Mnemosynean
Three decades, that’s how long Swedish prog icons Katatonia have been putting pick to string. Whether this seems possible or not, their repertoire of success speaks for itself and the band has rarely dipped from the upper echelons of the progressive scene. This quite rightly calls for celebration. Mnemosynean is as much of a self…