Album Reviews

With a brutal infusion of death metal riffs the lads from Australia, Destruktor are back with their second full length record, Opprobrium. And it has some really enjoyable riffs through with a strong vocal performance and is a solid release. The opener “Priestiality” is straightforward enough black metal track typical …

Smoke is a brilliantly energetic release. Keep an eye on these boys, they’ve definitely proved where there’s Smoke, there’s fire Smoke, The first studio release from these York lads is a bit of a mixed bag with The Bastard Sons   showcasing a multitude of talents. The opening track, The …

Any new album by the likes of Slayer is going to carry with it an understandable weight of expectation.  With ‘Repentless’, it is inevitably going to be even more so.  Not only is it the band’s first album in six long years but it is also the first since the …

Supergroups.  One of the most despised words in music journalism.  But, they are a phenomenon which come together for multiple reasons.  Some of them come down to financial considerations – a bunch of down on their luck musos pooling their combined, and often dubious talents, in order to pull together …

@planetmosh reviews Omni\One by .@HaloTora on East End Records. If there’s one thing that can be said of a Glasgow crowd it’s that they’re honest.  Whether it’s a football crowd, a theatre audience or at a gig if you aren’t any good they’ll let you know.  As a reviewer I’ve …

As the title suggests this is not for those of a weak constitution. Fuck the Facts are a Canadian band that has an impressive back catalogue of EPs and splits as well as this being their 6th full length. They started life as a studio project in the 90s before …

Huntress have been through a lot since the 2013 release of Starbound Beast; from member changes,  to guitarist Eli getting brutally assaulted on the UK tour and having to miss a show, and Frontwoman Jill Janus  recently discussing her battle with mental illness, and recent fight with cancer.  I am …

  Biters a Punk/Rock ‘n’ Roll band from Atlanta, Georgia released their début album ‘Electric Blood’ via Earache Records on 7th August 2015. Already proving that they are the new bad boys of Rock ‘n’ Roll they nearly got arrested filming the video to Restless Hearts, read the story here …

South America seems to spew forth new black metal bands with more regularity than a good dose of Epsom Salts could induce.  The latest to come to PM’s attention are Argentinian crew Vomit Of Doom, about whom we know nothing more than the fact that this ten-track 27-minute opus was …

The Robert Cray band have been around knocking on for well over 40 years, and in that time have released some amazing blues music, led by singer, guitarist and songwriter Robert Cray this latest release was recorded over four nights at four different venues in Los Angeles. The album showcases …

It has been a little over three years since Geoff Tate was very ignominiously and publicly fired from Queensrÿche, the band he had fronted for three decades.  What happened next – the acrimonious verbal bitch slappings, the two versions of the band, the subsequent legal case – has been extremely well …

There is no doubt that the past year or so has been a productive one for veteran guitarist George Lynch, with first his involvement in the KXM project (alongside Kings X’s Doug Pinnick and Korn’s Ray Luzier) and then his collaboration with Stryper frontman Michael Sweet on the imaginatively monickered …

Damn Dice are an Underground Metal quartet who’ve been slowly gaining fans at every gig they’ve played so far, The Great Unknown is the band’s debut and racks up 12 tracks in total, The album opener “Power” certainly sums up what the group has over their competitors! The second song …

@planetmosh reviews Shake the Breakdown by .@JacksonFirebird on .@Napalm Records For some reason the whole country seems to be going bonkers today over some band called Iron Maiden releasing a new album.  Well I’d rather be listening to these two Aussies, who’ve backed up a great debut in Cock Rockin’ …

Since the turn of the millennium, everything Iron Maiden have done has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. If a band gets a second bite at the cherry of the success, it’s very rare for it to pay off, yet Maiden not only took that opportunity but also watched themselves grow …

Following a triptych of increasingly impressive albums, there are some – and we most likely are in the minority – who believed that Five Finger Death Punch somewhat lost their way in 2013, with the overly-ambitious double ‘The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell’ set – …

Although they have been around since the early part of the Noughties, Michigan mosh starters Battlecross did not really make an impression until the mighty Metal Blade Records picked them up and released their first “proper” album, ‘Pursuit Of Honor’, in the latter half of 2011.  Relentless touring – including …

Hallelujah! Powerwolf are back! For those who are already Powerwolf fans, yes the pun was intended. For those who are not, well let’s just say the word Hallelujah crops up pretty frequently in the bands’ lyrics. But I digress, the gorgeous priests of Power Metal have returned with their latest …

Immediately Splintered Halo caught my attention with their masked appearance, and enigmatic front-woman Evelyn, I had to investigate more, and i’m pleased to say their latest offering We’re All A Little Mad In Here turned out to be a rare treat.  I think they introduce themselves very well with; ‘Wonderland has …

The MacGregors a five piece punk/rock ‘n’ roll band from Essex released their début album ‘In Your Face’ via Eddie Currents Records on 19th June 2015, with an album launch party at The White Horse in Sudbury. Where did they get the name from? No idea as I haven’t asked …