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After giving the world their second album, "Samsara" Venom Prison has become one of the most exciting modern metal bands. With Hardcore roots blended with a Death Metal influence their sound is modern and everything a modern heavy band should sound like. The band have seen success in North American and are soon heading to... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 Four Year Strong take a dive into the human psyche with 'Brain Pain', the group's seventh studio offering, and explore themes relating to anxiety, self-worth, and mental health. It's been a considerable wait since the group's last original release in 2015 (excluding the compilation album), but Four Year Strong have managed to... Continue Reading →
Rating - 3/5 After a break of almost a decade, we have another solo album from the Prince of Darkness himself. Ironically called “Ordinary Man” from the one and only Ozzy Osbourne, who couldn’t have been called such at any point in his life. This is a man who would walk the streets barefoot, wearing... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jackcattellmusic/ Single Artwork - Bethany Hill - https://www.instagram.com/pocketcarrot/ “Love Me” is the brand new single from singer/songwriter Jack Cattell. A combination of neat guitar licks, soaring vocal harmonies and catchy lyrics make this an instantly likeable song from the Walsall-based musician. The track opens with a stripped back, Arctic Monkeys-esque... Continue Reading →
A quietly melodic Spanish guitar plays out a nice little tune, nothing too special, nice, sedate and calming. Then in a mere 38 seconds, the world comes crashing down into a fiery world of guitars, drums, noise and the cacophony of thrash. It’s track one, side one of Master of Puppets. Battery. Metallica. The old... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 Release Date - 5/3/20 Colors Bleed is the new single from Birmingham heavy metallers Insurgent. If you thought heavy metal was dead and buried, consigned to the classic rock radio stations and wistful memories, then there's good news coming out of Birmingham. Colors Bleed is single number two, following up "Counterpart", the... Continue Reading →
Released: 21st February 2020Rating: 4/5 Life Goes Fluently is the debut single by Shropshire-based singer-songwriter Grace Keeling. At only 17 years of age, Keeling is a baby in the music industry, however, Life Goes Fluently shows exceptional levels of creativity and musical maturity. While she may look like a generic acoustic singer-songwriter, there is much... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/vesentmusic/ Leeds based group Vesent offers up their latest single 'Opening'; a dark, brooding track that winds its way through familiar territory whilst showing off some really nice ideas and strong execution. The intro grabs you with frenetic sliding, alongside an undercurrent of fuzzbox guitar and a generous helping of... Continue Reading →
Release Date - 21/2/20 Rating - 3/5 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Alkanesband/ Scottish duo Alkanes have released a flurry of singles in the last year, with the latest of which being Make It Right. Following December’s Death Or Glory, "Make It Right" is drastically different in the mood with an extremely personal and harrowing subject matter. The... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4.5/5 Bandcamp - https://severancehc.bandcamp.com/album/a-shallow-hill-for-you-to-die-on “A Shallow Hill For You To Die On” is the debut release from the newborn Birmingham band, Severance. A metalcore inspired display of violence, aggression and tastefully crafted songs that pay homage to the early years of the genre. These six tracks are the perfect introduction to Severance and... Continue Reading →
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