Tag: review
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Anathema – Internal Landscapes 2008-2018
In 2008, Anathema were one of the first bands to sign to progressive label KScope. Which makes sense as their music has constantly progressed, with founders Vincent and Danny Cavanagh being the constant factors. In 2018, Anathema are very different to the band that signed to the mighty Peaceville Records almost two decades previously. Then,…
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KEN mode live in Toronto, October 2018
KEN mode & Birds in Row @ Bovine Sex Club, Toronto, 26 October 2018 Following the release of their impressive new album Loved in August, KEN mode has hit the road to bring the new songs to life. After a solid run of dates in the United States, the tour made its way across the…
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Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest
by K.K. Downing with Mark Eglinton When a band member leaves an iconic band it’s then you’ll get the true story on the said band. Such a book is the splendidly named Heavy Duty – the autobiography of K.K Downing, formerly guitarist in Judas Priest. And it is unputdownable! K.K. comes across as a very nice…
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Hamell On Trial – The Night Guy at The Apocalypse, Profiles of Rushing Midnight (LP)
In the spirit of full disclosure, yes – am a fan of Hamell On Trial. I was totally won over by Ed Hamell when the singer’s eighth album, Tough Love, came out in 2003 and have excitedly checked and given consistently positive coverage to each album that has come along since then. I can say truthfully…
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Esoctrilihum – Inhüma
The mysterious one-man black metal project from France known as Esoctrilihum, has released the third album in his career and his second full-length of 2018. There isn’t much known about the man behind this mysterious project, Asthâghul, save for the fact that he creates some of the most haunting, experimental and truly innovative black metal…
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Striker – Play to Win
Striker has spent the last decade forging their unique blend of Hard Rock and Metal. Play to Win is Striker’s newest release and exceeds every standard that they set with 2017’s award-winning self titled masterpiece. Each track is overflowing with riffs and hooks that captivate the listener. Each track stands strong enough on its own,…
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Transmaniacon – The Strange World of Suzie Pellet
This a concept album telling the Furiosa-esque tale of a street survivor named Suzie Pellet in a dystopian future world. The concept is the brainchild of Ian Miller, a very talented writer and artist; indeed, if he were to do this concept as a graphic novel he would be well able to both write and illustrate…
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Urge Overkill – Saturation LP (reissue)
Quick history lesson: By 1992, Urge Overkill had already established itself both in the fairly unforgiving Chicago music scene and on the North American college radio circuit with the help of albums like Americruiser and The Supersonic Storybook. Not only that, the band has cut a fairly striking and peerless image; unlike so many other…
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Akitso – Credo
Legendary Canadian black metal duo Akitsa have returned yet again with a brutal black metal record that has turned out to be their most accessible, consistent and crushing record to date. All six tracks are completely brutal in their own unique way leaving this plenty of replay value. Every aspect of this album is either…
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Book reviews by Steve Earles: History and war
‘Amiens 1918: Victory From Disaster’ by Gregory Blaxland Published by Pen & Sword Military One of the many great services Pen & Sword have done for the reading public is reprinting excellent long-out-of-print books which would either be lost to posterity or command criminally high prices on the second-hand market. Gregory Blaxland served with distinction…