Friday, 5 December 2025

Reviews: Stone Nomads, Skogskult, Now Or Never, Myth Carver (Matt Bladen)

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Stone Nomads - Empires Of Stone (Ripple Music) Stone Nomads hit a sweet spot with their doom laden riffs. Hailing from Texas they play a sty...
Thursday, 4 December 2025

Reviews: Treat, Danko Jones, Lynch Mob, Cassidy Paris (Matt Bladen & Rich Piva)

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Treat - The Wild Card (Frontiers Music) [Matt Bladen] Treat are Swedish rock legends, after forming in the 80's, they took a hiatus and ...

Reviews: The Cyclist Conspiracy, male//gaze, Godeater, Devilhusk (Matt Bladen)

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The Cyclist Conspiracy - Back To Hermetics And Martial Arts Vol 1 (Subsound Records) There aren't too many instances when you come acros...
Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Reviews: Stellar Circuits, Downswing, Avralize, Smash Into Pieces (Matt Bladen)

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Stellar Circuits - Phantom :: Phoenix (Nuclear Blast Records) Stellar Circuits 2023 album Sight To Sound came via Nuclear Blast and it broug...

Reviews: Adept, Currents, Coldrain, Aviana (Matt Bladen)

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Adept - Blood Covenant (Napalm Records) It's been almost a decade since Adept last released some new much but now their fans don't h...

Reviews: Thermality, Nornes, Feather Mountain, Underking (Matt Bladen)

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Thermality - Concept 42 (Black Lodge) With only five years on the clock as a band Thermality return with their third album Concept 42 . Hail...
Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Reviews: Sigh, Suffering, The Old Dead Tree, Bezdan (Mark Young, Joe Guatieri, Cherie Curtis & Martin Brown)

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Sigh - Infidel Art 30th Anniversary (Peaceville Records) [Mark Young] Experimental Japanese metal band Sigh are entering that period of life...

Reviews: Aerosmith & Yungblud, Bloodbound, Jethro Tull, When Nothing Remains (Simon Black & Matt Bladen)

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Aerosmith & Yungblud - One More Time EP (Capitol Records) [Simon Black] When my teenage daughter heard that I was reviewing something by...

Reviews: Civil Service, Seven Blood, Skull & Crossbones, Mausoleum Gate (Matt Bladen & Simon Black)

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Civil Service - DARK /// (A Cheery Wave/Ripcord Records) [Matt Bladen] Civil Service came on to my radar with their album /// LIGHT last ye...
Monday, 1 December 2025

A View From The Back Of The Room: Conan (Spike)

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Conan, Chained To The Bottom Of The Ocean & KULK – Waterfront, Norwich, 23.11.25 Sadly, the official headcount on the night was tragic. ...