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Arch Enemy descend on London’s Eventium Apollo with a Quadruple Bill.

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Words and Photos by Dave Martin/Faversham Photography Arch Enemy brought their Blood Dynasty tour to London accompanied by Gatecreeper, Eluveite and Amorphis. The Swedish Death Metallers bringing tracks from their recent album combined some old fan favourites to the English capital. First to the stage were Arizona band Gatecreeper. The band had [more…]

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The Pretty Wild – ‘Zero.Point.Genesis’

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New Metal Sumerian Records 21st,Release Date – November 21st 2025 Review By Smudge Smith I can’t relate much to The Pretty Wild. All I know is that sisters Jules and Jyl are the singers, and they really don’t have any boundaries when it comes to making music. They say that this, their [more…]

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Wolftooth – ‘Wizard’s Light’ Review

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Heavy Metal Ripple Music Release Date – November 21st, 2025 Review By Smudge Smith It looks like Wolftooth are quite the deal. Having formed in 2017, they knocked out an EP which got them a label, and their second release hit number seven in the doom charts before their third album hit [more…]

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Disturbed bring The Sickness to London

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Words by Dave Martin/Photos by Louise Phillips Disturbed have embarked on a 25th anniversary tour for their inaugural album, The Sickness. Accompanying them are thrash legends Megadeth, who recently announced their retirement next year. The two groups take to the O2 stage with London being the penultimate leg of the European tour. [more…]

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THE LAST BASTION: Legion Of The Damned

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Review By Smudge Smith A Thunderous Rally Cry from Newcastle’s New Gatekeepers In Legion Of The Damned, THE LAST BASTION delivers more than just a single; they deliver a battle cry. Hailing from Newcastle upon Tyne, this rising UK heavy metal force steps onto the stage with a confidence born of a [more…]

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Secret Rule – ‘X’ Album review

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Symphonic Metal Rockshots Records Released – October 24th 2025 Review by Smudge Smith I was lucky enough to have caught Secret Rule at this year’s Masters Of Rock festival. I had limited knowledge of them, but they truly played a blinder, so I asked our esteemed editor if I could be sent [more…]

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Mammoth WVH – The End: Wolfgang Van Halen Writes His Own Legacy

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Review By Ian Walker When your surname is Van Halen, the expectations are colossal. Yet Wolfgang Van Halen has never been content to live in anyone’s shadow. Since launching Mammoth WVH in 2020, he’s built a career that honours his heritage while forging an identity that’s completely his own. With his third [more…]

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Battle Beast – ‘Steelbound’: A Fiery Fusion of Power, Melody, and Unstoppable Energy

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Genre: MetalLabel: Nuclear Blast RecordsRelease Date: October 17th, 2025 Review by Smudge Smith Battle Beast return with ‘Steelbound’, a powerhouse seventh album that cements their reputation as one of Europe’s finest modern metal acts. From razor-sharp riffs to disco-metal grooves, Noora Louhimo and company deliver another adrenaline-charged masterpiece. If there’s one band [more…]

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Supernaughty – ‘Apocalypso’ Album Review

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Supernaughty – ‘Apocalypso’ Stoner Ripple Music Released – August 22nd 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Supernaughty are from Livorno, Italy, and have been around since 2014, and they have toured with the likes of High On Fire and Nebula. The band comprises Angelo Fagni (guitar/vocals), Filippo Del Bimbo (guitar), Luca Raffoni (bass) [more…]

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Parkway Drive and their Ozzy Train take over Wembley

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Review By Dave Martin Photos by Robert Sutton The current Parkway Drive tour has been garnering huge praise over the past weeks and I was excited to see what the hype was about. The last time I saw the band play was at Alexandra Palace nearly three years ago to the day [more…]

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SOULFLY – CHAMA: The Flame That Never Dies

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Review By Glen Parkes There are few names in metal that carry the kind of raw, spiritual power that Max Cavalera’s does. From his early days igniting Sepultura’s furious rise, through the primal chaos of Nailbomb and the global awakening that was Soulfly’s debut, Cavalera has never lost his fire. Now, with [more…]

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Testament – ‘Para Bellum’ Album Review

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Testament – ‘Para Bellum’ Thrash Metal Nuclear Blast Records Release Date – October 10th 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Has it really been 5 years since Testament’s last album, ‘Titans Of Creation’? They went in a more progressive direction on ‘Titans of Creation’, but on this one they have gone more extreme [more…]