TMO’s Essentials – Doom Metal
Nathan’s Top 30
Here are Nathan’s 30 reasons why 2014 was a good year for metal
Ailo’s Best of 2014 Lists
TMO Festival Review: The Best And The Worst Of Soundwave 2015
Breaking down the best and worst of the Soundwave festival’s 2-day stopover in Melbourne.
Procreating the Wicked: The Year’s Best in Slime
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Procreating the Wicked; the year’s best in slime, grime and filth. Here is where the year’s filthiest and foulest examples of old goat metal can be found. The best of the best in those amalgamous forms of metal including bits of black, death, thrash, heavy, speed and whatever other […]
The Once and Future Thrash: Top Five Thrash EPs of 2014
Some say that thrash is best consumed in small portions and often it’s hard to argue that point. The riffs. The energy. Sometimes all you need is four or five tracks to truly ‘mosh it out.’ Here is the top five thrash metal EPs of 2014 for you thrashers out there to hunt out. Some […]
Eluveitie / Arkona / Skálmöld, London 11 November 2014
Is it common knowledge that Eluveitie have a huge following in London? Having seen Orphaned Land four days earlier, I expected a similar sized crowd for this gig. Surely folk/death metal is quite a niche genre? Clearly not, as the O2 Academy Islington was sold out and rammed for the visit of the Swiss band […]
Orphaned Land / Silent Opera / Mylidian, London 7 November 2014
While there’s nothing wrong with the Tufnell Park Dome as a venue per se, and the alcohol prices are very reasonable, it’s just a bit off the beaten track, especially for those of us who have to travel back through central London. That’s the only reason I can come up with for the poor Friday […]
Metalhead-to-head: Slipknot – .5: The Gray Chapter
The gloves are off as Josh and Matt go head-to-head over Slipknot’s latest.
A FOUR PART LOOK AT THE TUCSON, ARIZONA SOUTHWEST TERROR FEST 2014 – Part Four
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19: FINAL SHOW