ALBUM REVIEW: The Obsession – Charlotte Wessels
When Dutch singer/songwriter CHARLOTTE WESSELS departed symphonic metallers DELAIN in acrimonious circumstances back in February 2021, she wasted no time in building her
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Author: Elliot Leaver
ALBUM REVIEW: Where Gods Fear To Speak – Oceans Of Slumber
Across the last decade, Texas prog metal stars OCEANS OF SLUMBER have grown into a real force, buoyed by a
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Powerslave – Iron Maiden
What can be said about Powerslave that hasn’t already been touched on in a million retrospective articles? Widely regarded as
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Visions Of Atlantis: Navigating The Seas Of Life
Uncommon, but certainly not rare, albums that are sisters or sequels to previous releases are generally conceived intentionally – two
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Ashes Of The Wake – Lamb Of God
The time between LAMB OF GOD’s third and fourth albums was a little under sixteen months, yet what happened in
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Apocalyptica: The Strings That Should Not Be
June 1996, and four musicians from Helsinki release their debut album, Plays Metallica by Four Cellos. Within three years, not
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HEAVY MUSIC HISTORY: Pray For Villains – DevilDriver
Seventeen years down the line, and YouTube user brucewayne420’s upload of DEVILDRIVER at Download Festival 2007 remains on the video
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Blackgold: Back Again And Going Nowhere
The rumours are already beginning to swirl. Just Google the word ‘BLACKGOLD’ and the fourth result is from social media
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ALBUM REVIEW: Pirates II – Armada – Visions Of Atlantis
Pirates are metal, that goes without saying. The likes of Edward ‘Blackbeard’ Teach, Anne Bonny and Jack Rackham terrorising the seas of the
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LIVE REVIEW: Download Festival 2024 – Sunday
Two days of music down, one to go, and once more Download Festival 2024 finds itself with problems from the
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