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Interviews

An Interview with….Then Comes Silence

By Justin Smulison Swedish post-punk trio THEN COMES SILENCE kicked off this year with a new album, Trickery, which is available on physical and digital formats thanks to Metropolis Records. Trickery captures the heart and essence of gothic and alternative rock, also serving as a salute to punk music, to which Then Comes Silence traces their roots. Following a successful [more…]

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Hear Her Voice: An Interview with Alterium Singer Nicoletta Rosellini

By Justin Smulison Power metal found a new group of champions in 2024 when Alterium debuted on AFM Records with Of War and Flames. The band is comprised of former Kalidia members Nicoletta Rosellini (vocals), Paolo Campitelli (guitars) and Dario Gozzi (drums) from who are joined in Alterium by Alessandro Mammola (guitars, also in Draconicon) and Luca Scalabrin (bass, [more…]

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Live Reviews

Firevolt Rock Festival – Face Melting Rock

Where – Whitebottom Farm, Nr Stockport When – Thursday 8th Aug – 11th Aug Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Thursday This is a great small festival at Etherow Country Park, Compstall near Stockport. The beauty of smaller festivals is that there are no horrendous queues, and we were on site within [more…]

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Live Review: Combichrist, Kuro at Slay – 9/8/24

Review By Paul Taggart Photos By Barry Douglas Tonight’s entertainment is two bands that offer a mix of  guitar laced electronica and sledgehammer aggression, coupled with a stage confidence that would put Kiss to shame.  Kuro are the support act for Combrichrist, a brash alternative outfit, who plough a musical furrow that [more…]

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Masters of Rock Day 4

Sunday 14th July Review and photos by Smudge Smith Yep, first bus out and I caught the quite superb Blax, from Italy, who rocked us with their dark gothic glam rock whilst Adrian went back to get his phone. Along with their own excellent compositions Blax rocked a fine version of Talking [more…]

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Masters of Rock day 3

Saturday 13th July. Another early start after a very late night as we said farewell to Peter the head of the PR team. We got to the site with time to spare and caught the first band on – Gate Crasher who set us up nicely with some quality hard rock. Exit [more…]

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