Ride The Lightning: Metallica and the sound of Sweet Silence
By the time they arrived in Copenhagen in February 1984 Metallica were established as thrash metal pioneers.
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Review: Code Orange – Underneath
In February 2018 Code Orange released a single as part of a series put together by Adult Swim.
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Review: Then Comes Silence – Machine
In some ways the original gothic rock scene couldn’t have happened anywhere other than right here in the United Kingdom.
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Review: Loathe – I Let It In And It Took Everything
“Someone’s been listening to Deftones!” Yes, someone has. Someone’s been listening to Gore in particular.
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Revisiting Blackened Sky by Biffy Clyro
They say there are two types of Biffy Clyro fan. Old and new. Before and after. Pre and post.
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Chris Nee’s Albums Of The Year 2019: 10 to 1
Scraping in on three wheels before New Year arrives, we have revealed our Albums Of The Year.
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Chris Nee’s Albums Of The Year 2019: 20 to 11
2019 is at an end so our Albums Of The Year extravaganza continues.
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Review: Procédures Mystiques by Fox Medicine
“Black Sabbath with J-Pop vocals.” These are the words of Toshi Kasai, the producer of the new album by Portland two-piece Fox Medicine.
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Review: Opium Lord – Vore
Bands from Birmingham and the surrounding areas have at their disposal the great promotional privilege of touting themselves as originating from the home of heavy metal.
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Review: Tool – Fear Inoculum
There’s something about Tool that sets them apart. Maybe it’s creativity. Maybe it’s mystery. Maybe it’s aloofness, or production, or sheer musical proficiency.
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Review: SeeYouSpaceCowboy – The Correlation Between Entrance And Exit Wounds
There aren’t a lot of bands riding the hype train as effectively as SeeYouSpaceCowboy in 2019. Their first record of the year was a collection of odds and sods that happened to fucking slap.
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Review: Suicidal Angels – Years Of Aggression
Sometimes I just want to listen to thrash metal. Typically that’s what one of my favourite European bands, Suicidal Angels, deliver.
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