ALBUM REVIEW: Keep It Quiet – Greyhaven
In recent years, GREYHAVEN are reaping the rewards of their persistence. 2025 has seen them tour extensively across the US
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Sleeping City – An Abstract Illusion
The influence of cinematic 80s soundtracks on heavier genres is nothing new. The “synthwave sound” in rock and metal has
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LIVE REVIEW: Auri @ The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
They’ve been around since 2017, but AURI haven’t hit the road until now. The timing feels right: the band’s latest
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EP REVIEW: The Cult Of Kariba – Carach Angren
Seventeen years after CARACH ANGREN introduced the White Lady of Schinveld on their debut album Lammendam, the Dutch symphonic black
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ALBUM REVIEW: Heretics & Lullabies – Frayle
Ohio doom metal purveyors FRAYLE is the realisation of musicians Gwyn Strang (vocals) and Sean Biloveck (guitars). For the past
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ALBUM REVIEW: Legends – Sabaton
Power metal historians SABATON have returned with their eleventh studio album. The Swedish quintet closed their two-part chapter on their
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LIVE REVIEW: Busted & McFly @ Utilita Arena, Cardiff
BUSTED and MCFLY have been intertwined since the very beginning. MCFLY‘s first shows were supporting BUSTED, and the two groups
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ALBUM REVIEW: Stare Into The Seething Wounds – Extortionist
Grunge flavoured metalcore anyone? Marrying the brooding angst of ALICE IN CHAINS with the raw pummelling of WHITECHAPEL, the new
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LIVE REVIEW: Blood Incantation @ The Garage, Glasgow
Predicting which underground death metal acts are going to climb the gloomy ladder towards the mainstream is like predicting when
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ALBUM REVIEW: Horizons/West – Thrice
The last few years have been particularly hectic for THRICE. Releasing 2021’s Horizons/East, closely followed by touring and re-recordings to celebrate the
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