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Hate – ‘Bellum Regiis’

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Blackened Death Metal Metal Blade Records Release Date – May 2nd 2025 REVIEW BY SMUDGE SMITH Hate have been around since 1990 but changed their name to Hat in 1992. Hailing from Warsaw, Poland they have been pretty prolific in their output since then. Having never heard any of their previous albums [more…]

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Mudfinger – ‘Amentia’

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Stoner/Sludge Self Release Released – May 17th 2025 REVIEW BY SMUDGE SMITH Mudfinger are a German stoner/doom power trio who formed in 2014. They released their first album ‘Psychonaut’ in 2018 and this is their sophomore effort. ‘Trinity’ opens on some huge easy guitar lines to warm up before the riff gets [more…]

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The SATCHVAI Band shredding it up at London’s Eventim Apollo

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14 June 2025 REVIEW AND IMAGES BY FRASER ALLAN The queue appeared endless as fans, seemingly of all ages, secure in the knowledge that they were about to witness something quite special, made a slow procession into the hallowed entranceway of Hammersmith’s London Eventim Apollo. This was only the second night of [more…]

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SatchVai Band – Live – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – noblepr

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Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson SatchVai Band is the coming together of guitar greats Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, uniting nearly 50 years of musical brilliance into one electrifying experience. Satriani once served as Vai’s guitar tech during their teenage years on Long Island, New York—but fast forward to [more…]

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Blax – ‘Certesia’

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Gothic Rock Independent Release Released – Early 2025 Blax are Italian and were one of the bands that caught my eyes and ears on my visit to Masters Of Rock last year. They played early on the main stage to a fast-gathering crowd, having played the second the year before, and they [more…]

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Download Festival 2025 – Friday the 13th Was a Day of Rock Resurrection

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Review And Images by Dave Martin There are days in rock history that go beyond simply being great gigs. They become legend. Friday the 13th at Download Festival 2025 was one such day—a sun-scorched, riff-laden, adrenaline-fuelled odyssey that turned Donington Park into a living, screaming temple of music, madness, and memories. From [more…]

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Adam Sweet Band at the Tuesday Night Music Club ,Coulsdon

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Adam Sweet Band at the Tuesday Night Music Club ,The Coulsdon Club. Review and Images by Ken Jackson After months of correspondence between promoter Richard Dunning and the band, Adam Sweet and his Band finally made their debut at the The Tuesday Night Music Club last night and it’s safe to say [more…]

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BANDS – Kalandra VENUE – O2 Academy Liverpool

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DATE – 27th May 2025 Words and Photographs-Graeme Wright Kalandra It was touch and go whether I’d be able to make it to this show due to dodgy trains, a dodgier back, a previous earlier commitment and the fact I’d probably be travelling solo for the show. Luckily the stars aligned, and [more…]

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Desolator – ‘Spirit Of Speed’

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Speed/Thrash Metal Independent Release Released – April 26th 2025 Desolator hail from Southampton and were formed in 2010. They didn’t hang about and released a demo in 2011 then a full length in 2013 and an EP in 2014 as well as having a track on a Sony compilation ‘Speed Kills 7’ [more…]

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Bonnie Raitt – Live – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – aegconcerts

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Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson Bonnie Raitt is a singer / guitarist / songwriter from Burbank, California who oroginally came to our attention in 1971 with the release of her self titled debut album. Bonnie originally played the piano but aged 8 received a Stella guitar and believe it [more…]

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Onslaught – ‘Origins Of Aggression’

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Thrash Metal Reigning Phoenix Music Released – May 23rd 2025 Review By Smudge Smith for Jace Media Music I’m always interested when a band re-record their back catalogue using the latest technology along with new members. Onlsaught have done just that with a selection of from the albums made with singers, Sy [more…]

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Black Magic Unleashed: Royale Lynn’s Mighty Debut Signals a New Queen of Alt‑Metal

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Reviewed By Ian Walker for Jace Media Music Prepare for a seismic shift: Royale Lynn has arrived. With her scorching debut album Black Magic, released June 27 via Epitaph Records, this “small-town metalhead” transcends expectations, forging a fierce alt‑metal-hard‑rock hybrid that will crush charts and hearts alike. From the moment the first riff [more…]

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