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![]() | Lightfire - Demo This three-track Demo starts off with the modern sounding and very current “Through You”. With nods to the likes of 3 Doors Down, Shinedown and Breaking Benjamin, this one is by far the highlight of the Demo... [Read] |
![]() | Future Shock - Future Shock EP I listen to a lot of new bands, some good and unfortunately some not so good…but there are also times when a band comes along and totally blows me away. Future Shock has just done that... [Read] |
![]() | Exide - Skies on Fire With the likes of Cauldron, White Wizzard and Enforcer all doing well over the last few years, Exide are amongst a number of bands now riding a wave of NWOBHM resurgence... [Read] |
![]() | Satyros - Satyros If you compare the more Technical, Melodic and Symphonic elements of “Riven” to the simplistic (and I mean very simple), repetitive and droning self-titled debut, it’s like chalk and cheese... [Read] |
![]() | Daggers Drawn - Emoticon EP Emoticon kicks off from the Plymouth quartets last effort in similar territory, but on a greater scale, with bigger production values to boot. Definitions by their very definition tend to shut down debate, yet defining Daggers Drawn at the drop of a penny, is something worth debating... [Read] |
![]() | Titans Eve - The Divine Equal Titans Eve take on Milton’s immortal poem probably won’t have the lasting effect as the works from Danzig and Symphony X, but their vision is valid, nonetheless. The harmonies will get its listeners singing chorus lines and humming guitar melodies. “The Divine Equal” is a solid debut... [Read] |
![]() | Brutal Deluxe - Wall of Damage Brutal Deluxe are a trip down memory lane and “Wall of Damage” showcases what just what Metal Hammer and Kerrang were raving about in the early 2000’s and this is, unfortunately, where it should have stayed... [Read] |






























