Author: Azra Pathan

Album Review: Cane Hill – ‘Kill The Sun’
December 30, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Cane Hill – ‘Kill The Sun’

Winter Chills Its Christmas my friends and after drinking the turkey and stuffing the beer (I think that’s how it goes…) I settle down at the fireside and unwrap the Christmas gift from my boss. Cane Hill, having recently completed...
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Album Review: Carnifex – Bury Me In Blasphemy
December 22, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Carnifex – Bury Me In Blasphemy

Under The Blade A carnifex by definition was a public executioner in Roman times, usually sent to brutally despatch the lower classes. Here, Carnifex make no such distinctions; we all end up under the blade (Twisted Sister anyone?) The singer, Scott,...
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Album Review: Eluveitie – Slania 10th anniversary re-release
December 18, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Eluveitie – Slania 10th anniversary re-release

Folking Good Metal! Hello people of the towns and cities, and of the mountains and the valleys! I pray you are well and satisfactorily hunkered down for Midwinter as I come forth with gifts of goodwill and good cheer (and...
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Live Review: August Burns Red at O2 Institute Birmingham
December 11, 2018 No Responses

Live Review: August Burns Red at O2 Institute Birmingham

Betraying the Martyrs/ Wage War:Mental Beat I was really excited about this gig when I found out that Betraying The Martyrs were going to be there. I found a cosy spot on the Juliette balcony and prepared to be serenaded...
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Live Review: Therapy? at The Asylum, Birmingham
December 4, 2018 No Responses

Live Review: Therapy? at The Asylum, Birmingham

Need Therapy? Get Behind Me, Creatures! We are, by our very nature, creatures of habit. We have our likes/dislikes, comforts/discomforts, so when I heard King Creature were from Cornwall, I pictured a scrummy afternoon tea, with jam and scones and...
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Interview: Anti-Flag’s Chris No.2 at Birmingham’s Asylum
November 22, 2018 No Responses

Interview: Anti-Flag’s Chris No.2 at Birmingham’s Asylum

I arrived at the venue nervous as hell. I shifted from one foot to the other, worrying about what was about to unfold, when in strides Chris No.2 from Anti Flag, smiling, instantly warm and likeable, pleasantries extended, we sit...
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Album Review: Metallica – … And Justice For All (30th anniversary re-release)
November 20, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Metallica – … And Justice For All (30th anniversary re-release)

So, Let It Be Written… … in the language of the mad, and while chomping down chocolate Buttons and a Flake. In 1988 B.C. (before computers) I purchased Metallica “…And Justice for All” on cassette, see Fig.1, and hands up...
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Album Review: Christmas – Scum As You Are
November 20, 2018 No Responses

Album Review: Christmas – Scum As You Are

Glühwein and Good Times Fill your glasses my friends and welcome the season of peace on earth and goodwill to all men (women, children, animals and all else). On the other hand, just down your drinks in one and chase...
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EP Review: Phoxjaw – Goodbye Dinosaur…
November 19, 2018 No Responses

EP Review: Phoxjaw – Goodbye Dinosaur…

With so many new bands launching their careers nowadays, it’s like a pick ‘n mix counter, all positively delicious, but which sweeties will you choose to take home? Bristol sees the coming of a new dawn in metal with PHOXJAW,...
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Live Review: Anti Flag, Worriers and Cancer Bats at Birmingham’s Asylum
November 19, 2018 No Responses

Live Review: Anti Flag, Worriers and Cancer Bats at Birmingham’s Asylum

Bat Infestation? Nothing to Worry About! I feel kinda sorry for support bands as they have to carry the weight of warming the stage for the rest of the night. Not having heard any music from Worriers, I didn’t know...
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