Author: Azra Pathan

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June 18, 2024 No Responses

Raging of Waves, Darkest of Nights

‘Our deeds are destroying everything’ And so we begin the next chapter in the journey of probably my all-time favourite Japanese metal band, Blood Stain Child, the name may not sound too appealing but their music always gives me enormous...
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An Evening with Jas and Jez – Written by Az!
June 8, 2024 No Responses

An Evening with Jas and Jez – Written by Az!

Photo by Jim Nankivell A couple of weeks ago now – apologies for my tardiness but I was working – I continued my journey with the Brum Rocks community project and found myself at The Exchange for a workshop and...
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Woo Is Me
April 23, 2024 No Responses

Woo Is Me

‘All your folding like a sleeping bag, that you can’t squeeze back into the sack’ Today I bring you the debut single and the follow up single lovingly crafted by a rollicking three-piece from down south, they are called Wooed,...
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April 17, 2024 No Responses

Midlands Misfits

Birmingham and the West Midlands, the home of metal, known around the world for its unmatched legacy, for the artists that call this hotbed of talent their home, and known for their resilience and courage in an industry that is...
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April 15, 2024 No Responses

Dance Your Cares Away!

My energetic friend Mike Milan Dedic returns with a new single, ‘Hungarian Dance No.5’ where you will find him masterfully duelling with the guitar and bass segments, all resulting in a cosmically charged instrumental piece. There is a solid classical...
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April 15, 2024 No Responses

MeMe and the Trees

So, I find myself in The Victoria, Brum’s very own Leaky Cauldron, attending a show organised to raise funds for Leila Antony, a dear friend of MeMe Detroit and a cancer patient. Leila is an enduring personality, she is charming,...
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Super Mario!
April 6, 2024 No Responses

Super Mario!

Australian singer/songwriter, Mario Vayne, falls from heaven and lands squarely in our collective laps with ‘Electric’ his brand new single. It is a hefty slice of rock that is reminiscent of the eighties, those huge riffs, gallantly strutting along the...
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Swing, Swing
March 22, 2024 No Responses

Swing, Swing

‘Hush now, darling, just don’t say a word, you’ll get, you’ll get what you deserve’. After traversing the most unforgivable and inhospitable terrain that the music industry can be, our Irish cousins Greywind are back with a brand new EP,...
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March 4, 2024 No Responses

Death Becomes Her

So, on Saturday night I found myself thrashing like a girl amidst a mini Deathfest right here in Brum, the home of metal. My friends Death Collector were the sandwich filling between Digital Bath and headliners Damim, a bill that...
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Destination Toranaga!
February 26, 2024 No Responses

Destination Toranaga!

‘The role of the artist is to not look away’   This quote is from Akira Kurosawa, who directed the 1954 film ‘Seven Samurai’ the story of a villainous bandit gang who planned on pillaging a local village. The samurai...
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