rock/metal
Not Forgotten: Jethro Tull – Heavy Horses
Where to begin? The beginning I guess. My beginning. Or at least as far back as I can remember. You might be surprised to find out that I didn’t get into music until my early teens. Throughout my childhood, my parents, particularly my dad, were always playing albums, but none of them permeated into my …
Classic Album: Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon
Good old Dark Side Of The Moon, without its massive influence, would we have to put up with the legions of gloomy and pretentious rock bands that see every note they perform as a statement of loneliness and alienation? Probably not when you think about it. There’s no two ways about it, The Dark Side …
Album Review: Ministry – AMERIKKANT
There’s no denying this is an album charged with socio-political ideas and statements. The cover and the title were pretty evident of this album’s goal. But you’ll be pleased to know it’s not just another president bashing with the usual moaning. It does hit at the obvious targets like Trump and the current American government, …
Classic Album: Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies
Billion Dollar Babies is a prime example of what can be achieved if you strike while the iron is hot. The years in the run up to this album’s release saw Alice Cooper establish themselves as the great black hope of American rock and roll, with Love It to Death andKiller establishing them as an …
See: Death From Above release video for ‘Caught Up’, plus European tour dates
Death From Above have premiered a brand new video, to accompany their track ‘Caught Up’. The offbeat video is directed by award-winning filmmaker Eva Michon and features DFA “in the midst of a spirited performance while at the mercy of mysterious forces”, fusing “brutal rock and roll attitude with hip-shaking dance-rock”. The single has a …
A beginners’ guide to Deep Purple
Despite being one of the three great pillars of 70s hard rock and heavy metal, Deep Purple have not quite received the same level of retrospective love as either Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath in subsequent decades. Perhaps this is because they are so frequently associated with one single song. Or more accurately, one riff. …
News: Desertfest London line-up, plus day splits now available
DESERTFEST LONDON have announced their day splits and put individual day tickets on sale, which means you can finally start planning your Desertfest weekend. FRIDAY sees KOKO back in the Desertfest fold and, as the largest venue of the day, it plays host to our retro rocking headliners Graveyard, making their long awaited UK return. Speaking of returns, they’ll be …
Desert Storm – New Video/New Album
DESERT STORM NEW ALBUM ‘SENTINELS’ TO BE RELEASED MARCH 16TH New video released ready for New Album weeks away. Watch the new video for “JOURNEY’S END” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xQe110lv5I 2018 marks the return of Oxford-based sludge-metal titans Desert Storm as they prepare to follow the release of 2014’s critically-acclaimed ‘Omniscient’ album with their new opus ‘Sentinels’, …
News: Every Time I Die announce UK shows
American Metalcore Every Time I Die have announced that they will be playing an intimate one-off show at The Garage, London on the 29th May. This rare opportunity to see them in such a venue will be snatched up. So if you wanna see a great show be quick. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 21st February …
Track: The Body – Nothing Stirs, plus new album details
On May 11th, 2018, The Body will release their most ambitious album to date, I Have Fought Against It, But I Can’t Any Longer. On their follow up to 2016’s acclaimed No One Deserves Happiness, the Portland duo of Lee Buford and Chip King conjure the sublime from the unexpected by turning their compositional approach …