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Well here we are barely three weeks into 2013 and I’ve already got a stunner of an album to review. Storming out of Bridgeport, Connecticut come possibly metals hardest working band Hatebreed, with their latest offering  The Divinity of Purpose.  This will be the bands 6th studio album which front …

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Hammerfest 5 - In Fear Of The Dragon, 14th - 17th March 2013 at Haven Hafan Y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, North Wales.

Fury descends on Glasgow on Friday night for their first ever Scottish gig! The guys will unleash their distinctive blend of hard hitting thrash and metal on the ABC2!. Fury have been working non-stop this year after releasing their second ep ‘Burn The Earth’, playing at Hammerfest and HRH Road …

Les Fest 29th and 30th June 2012 review

I was looking forward to the tonight’s gig at King Tut’s with Paradise Lost, Insomnium and Vreid gracing the stage. Paradise Lost had just released their 13th studio album ‘Tragic Idol‘ that day so was really looking forward to hearing some more of the new tracks live and as well …

I caught up with Darrin Richards from Chemicals of Democracy after their set on stage 2 at Hammerfest IV.  Having flown all the way from Arizona  to play Hammerfest I took the opportunity to have a chat with Darrin about how it feels to be playing Hammerfest, their new album that …

I met up with the lads from Heaven’s Basement on Friday at Hammerfest IV to chat about playing at Hammerfest, how it feels to be playing their first electric set at Download this year, their debut album, and receiving the award for the best drummer of the year.   Heaven’s …

I caught up with the guys from Slam Cartel fresh from their set at Hammerfest IV on Friday night to chat about how they enjoyed their set, their new single ‘Wishing eye’, and what’s next for them in 2012.  Check it out.   Apologies for the poor quality, crank up …

I caught up with the lovely Trucker Diablo after their set at Hammerfest IV to talk about what’s in store for them in 2012, how it feels to have their single ‘Drink beer, destroy’ on Rock Band for Xbox and who they would like to go on tour with.   …

Planetmosh gets up close and personal in the Chalet with Firebrand Super Rock , a bit too up close and personal haha. These guys were by far the most hilarious band I have ever interviewed, so get a good listen as to what really goes on behind the scenes of real …

I caught up with Hellhog and Wez4 from the band Dripback after their set on stage at Hammerfest IV to talk about their debut EP ‘Inhaling the Ashes’, their video for ‘Kick out time’, touring with Biohazard and playing at Hammerfest IV.   Check out their video for ‘Kick Out …

Links to the interviews, reviews and pictures from Hammerfest IV – The Hammer Of Thor \m/  More to be added soon \m/    Overviews – Rowena’s Overview of Hammerfest 4 Rowena’s Hammerfest 4 – The Planetmosh Experience   Photos taken during the festival – Picture Gallery     Interviews   …

I caught up with East Anglian band Elimination at Hammerfest IV to talk about their current album, touring with Triaxis, their most embarrassing moment to date as a band and Winchester.  Check it out.   Elimination are: Neil Stevens – Vocals Daz Abbott – Guitar Dave Spencer – Guitar Jus …

Opening the main stage on Saturday were British metal band Hell.  They’ve exploded onto the scene this year and were generally regarded as the best band at Bloodstock 2011 by many people, and their album Human Remains has been impressing a lot of people.  Tonight they had a full hour …

Tonights main attraction for many people was the mighty Anthrax.  Apart from large festival appearances they havent played much in the UK in recent years so this tour was always going to attract a lot of fans. They came on stage to the sounds of “Worship” from their latest album, …

Late on Friday afternoon after I had finished interviewing for the day I headed down to catch the remainder of Spirytus’s set. They start off the set with ‘Bullet Ride’ intro before launching  into ‘Qandahar’ and ‘Heaven’ Ryan banters away with the crowd in between songs; ‘Hot Stepper’ is rap …

After Inferno had warmed the crowd up, Kyrbgrinder took to the stage and changes the tempo.  I’m really disappointed as I only managed to catch the last few songs by the Kyrbgrinder due to interviews; however what I managed to catch was a krushing performance by the trio! If you …

I headed over to see Achren slay the stage 2 crowd straight after Paradise Lost finished their fantastic set. I arrived at Stage 2 just as Achren are finishing Aura, considering that Anthrax are due to come on and a lot of people are away to the toilets and/or bar …

I only managed to catch a few songs by this tremendous trio who are Inferno during their set in The Queen Vic at Hammerfest. I’ve seen them twice before so knew I was going to be in for a great time. I arrived just as they started off ‘Water Into …