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Live: Textures + The Ocean - Academy 3, Manchester - 27/11/2011

Live: Textures + The Ocean – Academy 3, Manchester – 27/11/2011

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 17:46

An already healthy sized crowd was waiting in anticipation for German experimental outfit THE OCEAN to hit the stage, and when they did, the fans seemed to lap up every single moment of their hour set. What did impress ...

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Live: Dimmu Borgir - O2 Academy 2, Birmingham - 26/11/2011

Live: Dimmu Borgir – O2 Academy 2, Birmingham – 26/11/2011

Monday, November 28, 2011 17:43

One of the most popular and well known bands to come out of the Black Metal scene, coupled with the fact that they were playing one of their classic albums in its entirety, it came as no surprise ...

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Live: Lacuna Coil + Straight Line Stitch - Academy 2, Manchester - 12/11/2011

Live: Lacuna Coil + Straight Line Stitch – Academy 2, Manchester – 12/11/2011

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 18:11

An hour after the doors had opened, American metalcore outfit STRAIGHT LINE STITCH hit the stage to perform their 30 minute slot. The sound wasn't great throughout their set, with the vocals being the most obvious downfall. Too ...

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Live: Turisas + ChthoniC - Corporation, Sheffield - 10/11/2011

Live: Turisas + ChthoniC – Corporation, Sheffield – 10/11/2011

Friday, November 11, 2011 15:05

It's always hard to tell how a support band will be received beforehand, especially when they and the headline act vary in style. Fortunately, there were more than a few hardened black metal fans in attendance tonight, ...

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Live: Iced Earth + White Wizzard – O2 Academy 2, Birmingham – 05/11/2011

Monday, November 7, 2011 18:05

With the venue already at near capacity, I managed to catch the end of FURY UK's set with 'Call To Arms' and the superb 'Death By Lightning' coming across very well live. I have seen these guys a few times live before and always enjoyed their sets. They have some ...

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As You Drown - 'Rat King' (Metal Blade)

As You Drown – ‘Rat King’ (Metal Blade)

Friday, October 7, 2011 13:22

Swedish death metal outfit AS YOU DROWN has returned to destroy both your ears and break your necks; well they will be if their second offering, 'Rat King', is anything like their debut. 'Reflection', was a superb all out guns ...

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Evile - 'Five Serpent's Teeth' (Earache)

Evile – ‘Five Serpent’s Teeth’ (Earache)

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 17:15

While their second album, 'Infected Nations', did not entirely manage to live up to expectations laid down by their brilliant debut release, 'Enter The Grave', it definitely established them at the forefront of modern thrash and should have certainly helped ...

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Anterior - 'Echoes of The Fallen' (Metal Blade)

Anterior – ‘Echoes of The Fallen’ (Metal Blade)

Monday, September 5, 2011 12:07

Welsh death metal outfit ANTERIOR have finally returned after four long years with a new album and a follow up to their superb debut album, 'This Age of Silence'. 'Echoes of The Fallen' is the title for this new ...

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Live: Bloodstock Open Air 2011 - Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire - 12th-14th August 2011

Live: Bloodstock Open Air 2011 – Catton Hall, Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire – 12th-14th August 2011

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 9:06

Bloodstock Open Air is the one UK true metal festival that is always looked forward to each year by the true heavy metal fans. The festival has been supporting the metal scene for a decade now, and is for the ...

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ChthoniC - 'Takasago Army' (Spinefarm Records)

ChthoniC – ‘Takasago Army’ (Spinefarm Records)

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 12:08

Oriental style music and black metal. Not something you would normally associate or have in the same sentence let alone the same genre you would think, but CHTHONIC have been doing just that for well over a decade with great ...

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