Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Reviews: Slayer, Shinedown, The Freqs, JPT Scare Band (Mark Young, Matt Bladen, Spike & Rich Piva)

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Slayer - Hell Awaits 40th Anniversary (Metal Blade Records) [Mark Young] There is a certain difficulty in reviewing this because part of the...
Monday, 15 June 2026

Reviews: The Fifth Alliance, Bong Voyage, Blood Of Angels, Mirror Of My Soul (Spike, Rich Piva, Mark Young & Matt Bladen)

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The Fifth Alliance – Stenahoria (Tartarus Records/Breathe Plastic/Ardua Music) [Spike] The first hit is a cold, heavy blow to the solar plex...

Reviews: Evanescence, Tarja, A.A. Williams, Bloodhunter (Matt Bladen)

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Evanescence - Sanctuary (BMG) The band that spawned a million teenage goths, Evanescence, perhaps unfairly, are only really remembered for t...
Friday, 12 June 2026

Day Of Wreckoning 2026 Preview

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Day Of Wreckoning 2026 Preview By Matt Bladen Day Of Wreckoning is upon us once again and this time it's bigger than ever before? On th...

Reviews: Khemmis, Lex Legion, Defiled, Fleshcrawl (Matt Bladen & Mark Young)

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Khemmis - Khemmis (Nuclear Blast) [Matt Bladen] In the music world self titled albums are either a birth or a rebirth of a band, so when Khe...
Thursday, 11 June 2026

Reviews: Gozu, Requiem In White, Iron Kingdom, Your Spirit Dies (Rich Piva, Spike, Adz Redpath & GC)

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Gozu - Gozu VI (Metal Blade Records / Blacklight Media Record) [Rich Piva] Yes, Gozu gets thrown into stoner rock band categorization, and f...

Reviews: Fireball Ministry, Xenosis, Harboured, Dutch Elm (Rich Piva, GC, Spike & Adz Redpath)

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Fireball Ministry - Beneath The Desert Floor: Chapter 10: The Second Great Awakening (Ripple Music) [Rich Piva] Fireball Ministry is one of ...
Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Reviews: Divided By Design, Slakter, Bayonet Dismemberment, Vow (Matt Bladen)

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Divided By Design - Stages To Osiris: Rebirth (Self Released) Instrumental prog trio Divided By Design have decided to follow up their previ...

Reviews: Geoff Tate, Cyhra, Erik Grönwall, Leatherwitch (Matt Bladen)

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Geoff Tate - Operation: Mindcrime Part III (Self Released) 20 years since Part 2 and 38 years since the influential Part 1, Geoff Tate retur...
Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Review: Urzah - A Tranquil Void (Matt Bladen)

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Urzah – A Tranquil Void (APF Records) We’ve been following the career of Bristol based noisemakers Urzah since their inception in early 2020...