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Achren - 'The Forgotten King' (Ceol Dorchos Productions)

Achren – ‘The Forgotten King’ (Ceol Dorchos Productions)

Thursday, December 22, 2011 14:32

Having seen ACHREN a couple of times live, they have always delivered a crushing display of raw power and brutal metal that is bonecrunching to the core to say the least, and with performances at the prestigious Wacken Open Air ...

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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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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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Unearth - 'Darkness In The Light' (Metal Blade)

Unearth – ‘Darkness In The Light’ (Metal Blade)

Thursday, June 30, 2011 11:35

Almost three years after the release of their last opus, 'The March', metalcore outfit UNEARTH are back with their fifth studio album entitled 'Darkness In The Light'. This new album further cements UNEARTH as one of the best metalcore bands ...

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Live: Hard Rock Hell IV - Pontins, Prestatyn - 3/12/2010 - 4/12/2010

Live: Hard Rock Hell IV – Pontins, Prestatyn – 3/12/2010 – 4/12/2010

Sunday, December 12, 2010 18:23

Have you ever heard that catchphrase 'when hell freezes over'? Well in 2010 hell did indeed freeze over as temperatures in the UK plummeted ahead of Prestatyn's very own version of hell, HARD ROCK HELL IV. However, it takes a ...

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Iron Maiden - 'The Final Frontier' (EMI)

Iron Maiden – ‘The Final Frontier’ (EMI)

Thursday, September 2, 2010 12:51

The 15th album during a magnificent 30 years of molten metal, is 'The Final Frontier' really IRON MAIDEN’s swan-song? Bacon Music gives its track by track verdict on the rock legend’s new opus... 'Satellite 15 ... The Final Frontier' ...

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