rock/metal
Album Review: Young Guns, Ones and Zeros
From absent fathers, a discontent with the places that have remained the same since childhood, as well as having much woe to channel into a creative form, all resulted in Young Guns’ debut album; the effortless, flowing and poetically weighted All Our Kings Are Dead. After that came Bones; slightly mellower but far bigger, it …
Not Forgotten: Aphrodite’s Child – 666
Every now and again I encounter an album which seems to exist in its own bubble. Aphrodite’s Child are a band I had certainly heard of, but I couldn’t name you any of their songs, although realising that following their split, half of them would individually achieve international mega-fame as Vangelis and Demis Roussos is …
Not Forgotten: The Allman Brothers Band – Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters was the album where The Allman Brothers Band made a concerted effort to rebuild themselves following the blow of the death of slide guitar maestro Duane Allman in 1971. Guitar player Dickey Betts had assumed leadership of the band, and he takes sole credit for four of the seven tracks that make …
Live: Bearded Theory Festival 21-24.5.15
Catton Park, South Derbyshire, last time I was here I spent 24 hours sweating and panting my way around the park on a mountain bike, supposedly for fun. This time we are here for the Bearded Theory Festival and I was swapping the energy drinks, pasta and anti-chaffing cream, for good beer and great music, …
Track: Eva Plays Dead – Sounds Of The Written Word
Fans of rockers Eva Plays Dead have reason to rejoice as the band have just announced the imminent release of their next EP the 5 track “Sounds Of The Written Word” which is the follow up to “Guilt Trips & Sins” and set for release on 17 July via Sound-Hub in both digital and physical …
Live: Fearless Vampire Killers + support, Sound Control, Manchester, 12.05.2015
In the basement of Manchester’s Sound Control tonight are four bands- two of which are looking satisfyingly macabre, all four of which are providing an undeniably great soundtrack of alternative rock and metal to this chilly Tuesday eve. Off to a ground-shaking start are local band, the Dead XIII- who literally look like they just …
Meet: Interview With Fearless Vampire Killers, 12.5.15
Ever polarising and fascinatingly dark, Fearless Vampire Killers are a testament to the idea of staying true to yourself, in spite of anyone else. Through being told their album wasn’t good enough and splitting with their record label, the band released their second album Unbreakable Hearts last year- confident in the knowledge their fans would …
Album Review: Paul Weller – ‘Saturns Pattern
Songwriter, national treasure, and eternal mod Paul Weller, now 56, could have carved out a nice little niche career playing various mod incarnations forevermore after his Jam and Style Council years, but luckily for us was too restless and easily bored to do so. Like his previous two albums of surprises, Saturns Pattern is full …
See: In This Moment Unveil Sex Metal Barbie Video
In This Moment have recently released the video for Sex Metal Barbie from their 2014 effort Black Widow. The video, based around other peoples perceptions of the band was turned into a sarcastic punch in the face to all the ‘haters’. Frontwoman and director of the video Maria Brink told Loudwire; “Directing it was a liberating …
Album Review: Deep Purple – Long Beach 1971
Since being the original form of recorded music, the live album continues to evolve. From the legendary live soul albums of the 60s, to the iconic double live albums released by innumerable rock bands during the 70s, then on to landmark live recordings in the 80s, and finding a new lease of life via MTV’s …