Tag Archives: metal

Kaine-Extinction After-EP Review-Planetmosh

Kaine, the irrepressible band formed in Colchester 2009 forge on with their unrelenting five track EP Extinction After. Formed and fronted by Rage Sadler, the Bruce Banner of metal,”Don’t make him angry, you won’t like him when he’s angry!” Opening track ‘Evil I (All Hail The Evil One)’ is an …

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Copehill Down drop new video!

Welsh rising metalcorers COPEHILL DOWN throw down their commanding debut EP, The Design, The Disaster: Part One, out Friday 21st April. The Brit riff slingers have also just unleashed their powerful new single and video, Captive Conviction. Watch the video, here – https://youtu.be/op7QDd4hr8c   Born in 2020 and coming at …

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MYSTIC PROPHECY release hotly-anticipated 12th studio album “Hellriot” on May 19th, 2023 via ROAR! Rock of Angels Records!

German Heavy Metal institution MYSTIC PROPHECY will release its hotly-anticipated 12th studio album “Hellriot” on May 19th, 2023 via ROAR! Rock of Angels Records!At least, with their celebrated last masterpiece “Metal Division” and chart successes in several countries (including #20 in the official Top 100 German album charts), MYSTIC PROPHECY belongs to the spearhead …

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Ashe Interview

Lead vocalist of The Injester, Ashe, takes time out to speak with our Sty about the band’s exciting projects that lie ahead over the next 12 months. We talk gigs, debut album and how the band sneakily walked around Hammerfest in disguise without anyone knowing!!!

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Myrath – Announce Release Of “Live In Carthage”

Myrath – The Tunisian Metal Sensation Announce Release Of First Ever Live Album “Live In Carthage” 2019 was a big year for the Tunisian metal band and pioneers of blazing desert metal Myrath! They wowed international audiences with their magical stage performances, for example at Sweden’s renowned Sweden rock festival …

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VANDALLUS Release ‘OUTBREAK’ Music Video

US Hard Rock / Metal band, VANDALLUS, feat. members of Midnight & Eternal Legacy have released a new music video for ‘OUTBREAK‘, the song is taken from their new album ‘Outbreak‘, which will be out on December 12th, 2019 – digital, CD and vinyl via Mercinary Records. The video can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/_Sgh_QKzWew It’s all about classic …

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Static-X – Manchester Ritz – 3rd October 2019

Unfortunately, as I live over the border in Wales there was no way I could get from work to Manchester for Dope’s opening set. My apology’s guys catch you next time. Now, there are good supporting bands. Sometimes there are great bands. Then occasionally you get a band who, not only …

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Cruickshank – Cruickshank

Canadian Sludgers Cruickshank hit us with their debut self-titled album, and it’s a strangely clever one. There’s a mixture here of Sludge and doom riffs, and expect the unexpected when it comes to drumming, demonstrated perfectly in album opener ‘Clouded ‘. Sporadic surges of speed litter this track but it …

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Krysthla – Worldwide Negative

Northampton extreme metal group Krysthla, release this their third album, and the follow up to 2017’s critically acclaimed ‘Peace in Our Time’  album. Having not heard any previous material from these guys, I’m reviewing this album with new ears. Album opener ‘Negative ‘  is right up my street. If you …

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Mystica – Oratorio

Bulgaria holds great memories for me. I go there most years to Sunny Beach for my holiday, and I know that there is some great talent over there. So when a review request came through for Mystica, I jumped at the chance. Amazingly, Mystica have been around for some twenty …

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