With less than 24 hours to go until I turn another year older, Megadeth have chosen to give me an early Birthday present. Whilst I know the rest of the world can also benefit from this release, I’ll always know that it was made just for me.
Things have been bubbling up for a while for Yorkshire quintet Catchfly, the whispers getting louder and louder.
I’m a big fan of modern Christian metal band, Skillet. They have the knack of creating colossal slabs of extremely melodic modern Hard Rock and Metal, combining crushing riffage with clever electronica, singalong choruses, well-written counterpoint and harmony vocals and a use of dynamics that is second to none.
Review by Phil Rozier for MPM I’ve been a rock and metal obsessive for over 30 years, and in that time I’ve seen it all: the theatrical devilworshipping of Ghost, the improbable rise of Baby Metal from Japan, and countless bands who’ve tried to reinvent the wheel only to end up sounding like a flat tyre. But every so often, …
Review by Paul Monkhouse for MPM Fast emerging London based quintet Tales of Perdition have an ace up their sleeves and aren’t afraid to play it as propulsive new single ‘Hold Down The Hunter’ proves. With the rest of the world seemingly trying to catch up with the latest trends or second guess what that might be, the outfit here …
I can still picture it vividly: me, sat in my bedroom in the early ’90s, Use Your Illusion I & II spinning on repeat, dreaming of stadium lights and the swagger of being a rock star.
Any new release from multi-award winners The Blackheart Orchestra is cause for celebration but they've outdone themselves this time. Very few Christmas songs bear repeat listening throughout the year but what multi-instrumentalists Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington have created with 'Winter Majesty' is something so beautiful and timeless it captures both the soul and mind completely.
Massive Wagons. They hold a special place in my heart. Uplifting, inspiring, relatable. Kinda pop rock, which goes against my thrash metal roots, but, I can’t help but love their infectious anarchic attitude. Their live shows are something of legend.
You know they say that some covers bands ‘sound better than the original’? I once saw ‘Dirty DC’ playing in Brighton. An AC/DC covers band.
Mason Hill are back with one hell of a bang on "Remember" their latest single. I cannot believe it has been five years since the release of the amazing Against the Wall and as the band were starting to explode out of Glasgow it all went quiet as lead singer Scott Taylor left and the fans were all in limbo.
Core members of Blues rock outfit, Nitroville – Tola Lamont, Kurt Micheal and Grizzy Rose have a new folk flavoured side project called Coastland Fair. Their inspiration comes from the British Isles coast and seas and hence the band name.
Author: a rock fan who’s just crash-landed into a rave—and kinda loves it.
Review by Phil Rozier for MPM Florence Black have absolutely nailed it with their latest single, Coloured In. I’ve been following these guys since they supported Massive Wagons (what a night that was), and then again at Maid of Stone Festival this year, where they tore up the stage with that thunderous energy and tight musicianship. So when I saw …
For their legions of Brave Rival fans, the departure of joint lead singer Chloe Josephine late last year was a worrying time as many questioned what would happen moving forward, the chemistry between the quintet being so special.
It takes a huge amount of courage to take on a System of a Down fan favourite but Lolli Wren, AKA The Fairy Voicemother on YouTube, takes on the challenge and puts a stunning new spin on it.
Music reviews often come with some sort of pre amble, a kind of scene setting if you will. Whether for effect, reader engagement or pure self-indulgence from the writer, there are many reasons that reviews are perhaps stretched out, watered down, elaborated or elongated.