Friday, 23 January 2026

Reviews: Megadeth, Alkaloid, Temptress, New Mexican Doom Cult (Mark Young & Rich Piva)

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Megadeth - Megadeth (BLKIIBLK) [Mark Young] The second of the Big Four to seemingly bow out, I didn’t expect it to be him. Given that Dave M...
Thursday, 22 January 2026

A View From The Back Of The Room: Biffy Clyro (Alex Tobias)

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Biffy Clyro, Soft Play & The Armed, Utillita Arena Cardiff, 18.01.26 First gig of 2026 for me and its Scottish Rock Giants Biffy Clyro w...
Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Reviews: Blanket, Sky Valley Mistress, Backengrillen, HamaSaari (Matt Bladen & Spike)

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Blanket - True Blue (Adventure Cat Records) [Matt Bladen] If you didn't know this was UK rock band Blanket then I think you could be for...

Reviews: The Crawling, Edenbridge, Casket, Under (Mark Young, Cherie Curtis, Spike & Rich Piva)

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The Crawling - Live In Belfast MMXXIV (Grindscene Records) [Mark Young] Live albums—especially the truly great ones—are like attempts to cap...
Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Reviews: Shadowmass, Leave The Wave, Hidden In The Basement, Sevengill (Matt Bladen)

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Shadowmass - Wastelands (Floga Records) Wastelands is the sound of Shadowmass, combining their influences into their own style, a blackened...

Reviews: Ov Sulfur, The Eternal, Carrion Vael, In A House Of Heartbeats (Spike & Matt Bladen)

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Ov Sulfur – Endless (Century Media Records) [Spike] Is there anything actually left to say about the Antichrist? Apparently, if you’re Ricky...
Saturday, 17 January 2026

A View From The Back Of The Room: Cwfen (Matt Bladen)

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Cwfen, Haast & Adfeilion, Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff, 17.01.26 This has been a gig I had been looking forward to for a long time and it so ...
Friday, 16 January 2026

Reviews: Demons My Friends, Gran Moreno, Moon Wisdom, Total Annihilation (Rich Piva & Mark Young)

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Demons My Friends - Demons Seem To Gather Re-Issue (Ripple Music) [Rich Piva] Ripple Music continues to do the work for us, bringing back so...
Thursday, 15 January 2026

Reviews: Kreator, Lionheart, Bullet, Velvetcut (Matt Bladen, GC, Cherie Curtis & Rich Piva)

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Kreator - Krushers Of The World (Nuclear Blast) [Matt Bladen] One of the 'Big Four' of German thrash metal Kreator have been steamro...
Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Reviews: Mother Vulture, Godzillionaire, Aunt Cynthia's Cabin, The Jewelry (Matt Bladen & Rich Piva)

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Mother Vulture - Cartoon Violence (Self Released) [Matt Bladen] Watching the ascendence of Bristol based rockers Mother Vulture, has been a ...