Bracara Extreme Fest 2011: Day 2

Part 2 of Terrorizer's two-part review of Portugal's Bracara Extreme Fest 2011 featuring Skepticism and Enslaved more »

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Bracara Extreme Fest 2011: Day 1

Part 1 of Terrorizer's review of Portugal's Bracara Extreme Fest 2011 featuring Napalm Death and Zatokrev more »

REVIEW: TWISTED MASS EP LAUNCH

Check out this review of the Twisted Mass EP launch, written by Jonathan Keane. In the last few months, it seems like there’s an EP or album launch show every other week in Dublin. This, the latest, sees crust band Twisted Mass launch their self-titled… more »

SONISPHERE BLOG DAY THREE: OPETH HEX THE SKIES

It was promised to be sunny skies all day at Sonisphere but there is something quite apt about the heavens opening as Opeth launch into 'Hex Omega'. It's a stunning show from the progtastic Swedes, and even if they're claiming to go all out on the prog f… more »

GRINDHOUSE SCRUFFY MURPHY'S, BIRMINGHAM JUNE 25 2011: BASEMENT TORTURE KILLINGS + ANCIENT ASCENDANT + AGONYST + AMONGST THE SURVIVORS

This evening's Grindhouse is affectionately dubbed Birmingham Bloodhouse, presumably as a nod towards Michael Akerfeldt's Bloodbath and the extreme powerhouses performing tonight. Local blackened death metallers Amongst The Survivors live up to the title… more »

FILM REVIEW: 5150 ELM'S WAY

Director: Éric Tessier Starring: Marc-André Grondin, Normand D'Amour, Sonia VachonCertificate: 18Running Time: 110 minutesDVD Release Date: 30 May 2011 Last year Patrick Senécal adapted Seven Days, an intense revenge-torture thriller that presented a te… more »

REVIEW: THE SWORD + GENTLEMAN'S PISTOLS LIVE IN LONDON

THE SWORD + GENTLEMAN'S PISTOLS + TURBOGEISTLONDON GARAGEMAY 12, 2010After cancelling their European tour last year, due to the loss of dummer Trivett Wingo, The Sword are back with Kevin Fender in his place. Tonight is the last stop of the tour, and mar… more »

REVIEW: A FOREST OF STARS AND ETHERNAL AT THE DEVONSHIRE ARMS

The Devonshire Arms has once again thrown open its doors to the rabble fighting tooth and nail to get a good spot at the front of the stage; it's time for Grindhouse, folks. Opium and absinthe are replaced by Golden Virginia and pints of ale, but this do… more »

ULVER WARS OF THE ROSES - ALBUM REVIEW

ULVER'Wars Of The Roses'KSCOPE Ulver are anything but predictable. From black metal purists, to cathartic soundscapes, their entire career serves as a lesson in both musical evolution and experimentation.  'Wars Of The Roses', the band's eighth studio… more »

REVIEW: INFERNAL DAMNATION FESTIVAL

A hot, sticky April afternoon hardly provides a grimm, trve and frostbitten backdrop for eight hours of black metal, however, the guys at Arcane Promotions prove on Saturday, April 30th that this can be done - it comes in the form of Infernal Damnation F… more »

ROADBURN REVIEW - THE AFTERBURNER

Roadburn 2011 was my fifth, but this was the first time the Gods of Doom, airplane flights, hotel fares, volcanoes and other assorted ruling deities of this world converged towards allowing me to stay for the Afterburner. Just like the festival itself be… more »

MOTORHEAD - LUNA PARK BIG TOP - SYDNEY

  MOTÖRHEAD BIG TOP, LUNA PARK, SYDNEY   WAlking to the Big Top venue through Luna Park is a surreal experience. The venue for tonights gig is in the middle of an amusement park which, as it’s Motörhead playing, is full of shambling metalheads, p… more »

ABADDON INCARNATE - DISSECTED LIVE IN DUBLIN

LIVE REVIEW OF ABADDON INCARNATE FROM OUR DUBLIN CORRESPONDANT JONATHAN KEANE Abaddon IncarnateThe Lower Deck, Dublin Saturday 26th March Fresh off releasing their split 7” with grindcore veterans Phobia, Abaddon Incarnate are in pursuit of a South A… more »

LIVE AUTOPSIES: BONESAW IN DUBLIN REVIEW

Bonesaw, Fibbers – Friday 11 March An interesting line-up lies of ahead here and the set from first openers, fresh faced grindcore act Sickener is suitably short for their aural battering. They’re a band with potential in buckets but for now, until some… more »

SELECTED AND DISSECTED 4/3/2011

Want know which albums got us in a frenzy, and which made us wanna do a puke... then read on! ACROSS THE SUN‘Before The Night Takes Us’METAL BLADEWARNING: This review contains vomiting. What’s this? Another turgid act trying to get fat from a slice… more »