Album Review: You Me At Six – VI
The Return of the Sixth. They say that honesty is the best policy, so here goes. I’ve not been a die-hard fan of YM@6 so when this was sent my way I thought “Oh bugger, what will I write?” For...
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Album Review: Anti-Flag – American Reckoning
Mama told me, yes, she told me I’d meet boys like you… … she didn’t really but it sounds good here. Oh, boy…. Let’s take a breather, wallow a little in the glorious respite this album brings. Strip it back...
Album Review: Steven Page – Discipline: Heal Thyself, Pt. II
It All Started With The Big Bang. Settle down with a glass or seven of Canada Dry, press play on this and watch the world go by. The sun is shining, the clouds are floating by and I find myself...
EP Review: The Uncharted – Perspectives
Captain’s Log 28th September: We Sail At Half Light. In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. In 2018, Pathan ventured into uncharted territory and discovered “The Uncharted” – a land previously known to only a few, and therein found a...
Album Review: Our Hollow, Our Home In Moment / / In Memory
OH, OH, OH! It’s Magic, You Know… The passing of a loved one is excruciating, however in some instances it can fuel a fire inside (Davey Havok anyone? Yes please!) that can be restorative and conducive to mental stability and...
Album Review: Ice Nine Kills – The Silver Scream
Freddy vs. Jason vs. Azra – Blood Three Ways One, two buckle your shoes and run for your bloody lives (bloody being the operative word) as here come Ice Nine Kills armed with the famous bladed glove and wearing THE...
Interview: Brainstorm talk upcoming album
Midnight Ghost? Holy Smoke! Two years in the making, German power metallers Brainstorm make a triumphant return with their new album “Midnight Ghost”. Torsten Ihlenfeld, guitarist and founding member is in the UK to promote the release and Original Rock...
Interview: Therapy? talk upcoming album
When I was asked to interview Therapy? I lost the plot. Three days later when I regained consciousness – my constitution still not quite with it – I mustered the courage to set the questions. With an album due for...
Album Review: Brainstorm – Midnight Ghost
Divine Inner-vention! Okay, let’s get the similarities out of the way, hints, nods and winks to Armored Saint, The Scorpions, Dio, Nightwish and Dragonforce, this was a record I was not expecting to land on my desk; now that it...
EP Review: The Faim – Summer Is A Curse
The Coolibah Chorus G’day possums (that’s Australian for welcome) and let’s crack open this crateful of fluffy koalas that has landed on our doorstep. Don’t cha just wanna squeeze the life out of them? Pleasantries over with, we have here...