LIVE REVIEW: Animals as Leaders @ O2 Institute, Birmingham
Take the guitar wizardry of virtuosos like DEVIN TOWNSEND, mix it with the rhythmic crunch of MESHUGGAH, and sprinkle in
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ALBUM REVIEW: Magma Trees – Wet Cactus
On the northern edge of Spain lies the autonomous region of Cantabria. With its beautiful capital city Santander being its
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ALBUM REVIEW: Reptilian Warlords – Plaguemace
Despite its rotting carcass, the revival of old school sounding death metal is still alive and kicking. Spearheaded by a
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EP REVIEW: Welcome To The New Dark Ages Part 1 – Beyond Grace
Known as one of British extreme metal’s best kept secrets, Nottingham progressive death metal beasts BEYOND GRACE follow up their
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ALBUM REVIEW: Infinity (25th Anniversary) – Devin Townsend
It’s been 25 years since DEVIN TOWNSEND released his third solo record, Infinity (and yes, Cooked On Phonics counts as the
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EP REVIEW: Nothing Ever Happens – Sunmancer
Melodeath riffs, big melodic choruses and even bigger breakdowns – SUNMANCER know what they’re doing on their debut EP Nothing
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ALBUM REVIEW: Plain White T’s – Plain White T’s
PLAIN WHITE T’S might be best known for their 2006 smash-hit Hey There Delilah, but on their self-titled ninth album they
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LIVE REVIEW: Malevolence @ O2 Ritz, Manchester
The rise of MALEVOLENCE has been meteoric in recent years. Although the Steel City bruisers have been slogging away in the
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LIVE REVIEW: Elder @ The Electric Ballroom, London
If you’re a fan of trippy, moody prog then chances are you’re already an ELDER fan. To really hammer the
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EP REVIEW: Epilogue(s) – Celeste
After releasing one of the best black metal albums of 2022, French avant-garde quartet CELESTE gave themselves a tough act
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