music REVIEW: Byfrost – Of Death
A scant year after their debut, Byfrost return with their second full length ‘Of Death’. Have they capitalised on their strengths or rushed out a polished turd? Onemetal’s Jack Traveller finds out.
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music ARTICLE: OneMetal Goes To Download – Friday
OneMetal’s intrepid reporters Mike Perry and Zakk Appleyard went to this year’s Download Festival, and miraculously remained sober enough to tell us about some of it. Part 1 of a 3-part series!
music REVIEW: Hate Eternal – Phoenix Amongst The Ashes
Mike braces himself (and his ears) for the onslaught that is US death metallers Hate Eternal’s new album, Phoenix Amongst the Ashes.
music REVIEW: Unearth – Darkness in the Light
Massachusetts bruisers return with their much celebrated new album Darkness in the Light. Ryan Neal finds out whether it’s as good as our Twitter feed would have us believe.
music REVIEW: Power Quest – Blood Alliance
Melodic power metal act Power Quest emerge from the ashes of their previous lineup with their fifth album, ‘Blood Alliance’ – Nicholas Cleeve joins the quest.
music REVIEW: Exhumed – All Guts, No Glory
Another death metal legend cracks open their casket to give us a new album after many years seemingly dead. Can Exhumed recapture their former gories (sorry!)? Rob McAuslan dons his labcoat and breathing gear…
music REVIEW: Symfonia – In Paradisum
Nicholas Cleeve casts an appraising eye over Scandinavian power/melodic metal quintet Symfonia’s debut album, ‘In Paradisium’.
music LIVE REVIEW: Magnapinna, Fallen Colossus + Tree Of Sores @ The Fenton, Leeds – 17/6/11
Daniel Heaton headed to the shadowy environs of The Fenton in Leeds for an evening of slow-motion metal with Magnapinna, Fallen Colossus and Tree Of Sores.
music REVIEW: While Heaven Wept – Fear Of Infinity
Virginia’s doom titans While Heaven Wept take us on another lengthy journey with Fear Of Infinity. Rob McAuslan buckles in and grabs a box of tissues.
music LIVE REVIEW: Pagan’s Mind, Neonfly + RIP Sanity @ The Underworld in Camden – 20/5/11
Nicholas Cleeve trekked to the Underworld in Camden to check out an evening of progressive/power metal, headlined by Norwegian prog sextet Pagan’s Mind.
music REVIEW: Impact – Strength Through Loyalty
Cambridge hardcore mob Impact show their aggression and spirit with their latest EP ‘Strength Through Loyalty’.
music REVIEW: Alestorm – Back Through Time
Everyone’s favourite True Scottish Pirate Metallers are back with their third full length album, but does it live up to the hype created by the first two albums?
music REVIEW: Elvenking – Red Silent Tides
Ever wondered who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964? It has absolutely nothing to do with the new Elvenking album, but that doesn’t stop Ryan Neal from making a close study of both these subjects in his review of Red Silent Tides.
music REVIEW: Hang The Bastard – Hellfire Reign
Hang The Bastard unleash ‘Hellfire Reign’, the debut release from one of the angriest London mobs – Luke Morton joins in the fury.
music REVIEW: Departures – When Losing Everything Is Everything You Wanted
New label Fist In The Air Records bring us the debut LP from Departures, a hardcore band from north of the border. Rob McAuslan puts down the classic thrash albums and takes a listen.
music ARTICLE: Festival Survival Guide
Whether you’re heading to Download this weekend, or preparing to attend Sonisphere or Bloodstock, festival veteran Phil Whitehouse is here to impart some advice to help you get the most out of your festival-going experience.
music LIVE REVIEW: Brumstock Underground Rock-Metal Festival: Day Two
Phil Whitehouse returns to The Old Wharf in Birmingham for the second day of charity fund-raising, hard-rocking unsigned showcase Brumstock 2011.
music LIVE REVIEW: Brumstock Underground Rock-Metal Festival 2011: Day One
With his twin loves of hearing new metal bands and frugality, how could Phil Whitehouse resist the 2011 edition of Birmingham’s free-entry, charity-sponsoring unsigned rock and metal festival, Brumstock?
music REVIEW: Morbid Angel – Illud Divinus Insanum
David Vincent’s return to the fold has seen a huge amount of controversy. Rob McAuslan grabs a fire extinguisher and a crash helmet…
music REVIEW: Rabbits – Lower Forms
Zakk Appleyard gets down with the dirt-rock of Portland’s Rabbits.