Simon Bower

Rock/Metal junkie living in beautiful Anglesey.Love live music and have a musical taste which can go from Cannibal Corpse to Kate Bush in the blink of an eye.

ENVINYA – Inner Silence

Envinya deliver a stunning debut album, a band with huge potential.     Formed in Bavaria in 2006 and with one previous E.P. under their belts, this album represents Elvinyas full length debut album. Now, obviously, the band are going to come under the vast and all encompassing umbrella that …

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FAREWELL TO ARMS – Perceptions.

German quintet deliver a very special debut indeed.   Debut albums can be a bit hit and miss sometimes, quite often a band can try too hard to cram everything in to impress and end up falling short of the mark. Some can demonstrate a bands fragility and lack of …

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MODESTEP – Evoloution Theory

Quite simply, the best ‘crossover’ album you will ever own.     At last it’s here! Not far off two years in the making, the London Dubstep/Rock band are about to unleash this monster of an album on the eagerly awaiting public and trust me, it’s a wait worth while. …

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Adorned Brood – Kuningaz

Adorned Brood return to reclaim the crown of Pagan Folk Metal.         New comers Adorned Brood certainly are not, having been trailblazing their brand of Folk Metal before anyone else knew what Folk Metal was. ‘Kuningaz’ is the bands debut release for German label Massacre Records and …

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ASYLUM PYRE interviewed for Planetmosh.

Following the release of the excellent ‘Fifty Years Later’ album, Planetmosh caught up with the rising stars of French Symphonic Metal, Asylum Pyre and spoke to guitarist and co vocalist Johann Cadot about the bands history, how the current album came about and the bands future plans.   Firstly, take …

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LED ASTRAY interviewed for Planetmosh.

On the back of the release of the album ‘Decades Of Addiction’ we caught up with the Eastern German Death Metal band Led Astray to find out a little bit more about what makes them tick ,the album ,future plans, etc. Thanks for taking the time to talk to us …

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SHOW YOUR FACE – Afraid EP.

Greece has always had a pretty strong Metal scene but I guess it’s only over the last couple of years that the rest of the world has begun to tap into and appreciate the wealth of talent that lies within. Show Your Face are most definitely set to continue that …

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THE GREEN RIVER BURIAL – Separate & Coalesce.

German Hardcore quartet deliver a slamming debut album. Formed in Frankfurt in 2008, this represents the bands full length debut album, following on from a couple of well received and self released EP’s. Now that the band have been taken under the wing of Bastardized Recordings however the stakes have …

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REBELLION – Arminius, Furor Teutonicus.

One of Germany’s true Metal giants return bigger and badder than ever. Rebellion’s biography reads like a film script, formed in 2001 by Tomi Gottlich and Uwe Lulis following their split from Gravedigger, the band went on to forge a huge and loyal following and enjoyed great success on both …

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KAOTIK – Starving Death.

Some of the finest Canadian Death Metal money can buy!   Formed in Quebec, Canada in 2007, it’s only since signing to German Metal label giants Massacre Records that Kaotik finally and truly get the chance to project their brutal brand of old school Death Metal upon the unsuspecting international …

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RETALIATORY MEASURES – Withdrawal Syndromes

Finland, yet again unleashes a monster of a Metal band onto the rest of the world.   Formed in 2009, Retaliatory Measures went through a few line up changes and a settling down period, including a demo release before finding the current line up. The excellent Massacre Records snapped the …

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TATIANA’S NIOVI – Breath Of Light.

Epic display of Symphonic Metal interwoven with Celtic passages that is a joy to behold.     Tatiana Manolidou can not be described as a newcomer to the music scene, her family background is strongly in that field, she herself has studied piano, vocal and theory of music and also …

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WEEPING SILENCE – ‘For The Unsung’

A majestic offering of grandiose Gothic Doom Metal. The Gothic/ Doom sound of Weeping Silence has been kicking around since the late 1990’s in various guises. ‘For The Unsung’ in some ways marks a fitting epitaph and closure on a particular chapter in the bands history as line up changes …

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LOVE. MIGHT. KILL – 2 Big 2 Fail.

Top class Melodic Hard Rock from a band on top of their game.   ‘2 Big 2 Fail’ is the second album release from the German 6 piece, and really is a triumphant and well produced collection of classic feel good Rock. Right from the off with opener and keyboard …

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Attica Rage – 88 mph

The Attica boys return with by far their finest chunk of Rock to date.   88MPH certainly lives up to it’s title, a full throttle, law breaking, fuel burning, tyre screeching bat out of Hell if ever there was. Acoustic opener ‘From Dusk ‘Til Dawn’ lulls you into a false …

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LED ASTRAY – Decades Of Adddiction

The German six piece show how to combine classic Death Metal with cutting edge riffs.   From the land formerly known as East Germany and now known as….Eastern Germany come Led Astray with their second full length release and their first since signing with Massacre Records. ’Decades Of Addiction’ will …

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Asylum Pyre – Fifty Years Later

Asylum Pyre serve up an excellent album of Melodic / Symphonic Metal.   Formed in France in 2006 ‘Fifty Years Later’ represents Asylum Pyre’s second full length album following on from their debut ‘Natural Instinct’. Sitting very comfortably in the Melodic Symphonic camp the band have produced a thoroughly engaging …

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SARATAN – Martya Xwar.

From start to finish Saratan deliver a masterpiece of Death/Thrash Metal.   The band formed in their native Poland back in 2003 and have since been honing their craft and developing into what we see today. ‘Martya Xwar’ represents Saratan’s third full length release and is without doubt their strongest …

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