Matthew Williams, Author at The Razor's Edge

Album Review: Sardonic Witchery – Hell’s Thorns Attack

August 25, 2026 Matthew Williams 0

Album Review: Sardonic Witchery – Hell’s Thorns Attack Reviewed by Matthew Williams There’s a wonderful sentence at the bottom of the attached PR sheet that came with this promo, which simply states “Old fashioned satanic […]

Album Review: Dead Steppe – Hail The End

August 16, 2026 Matthew Williams 0

Album Review: Dead Steppe – Hail The End Reviewed by Matthew Williams Within the first sixty seconds of opening track “Vedma”, you get a very solid introduction into the world of Dead Steppe and it’s […]

Album Review: Afrofuturistics – The Enigmatic

August 12, 2026 Matthew Williams Comments Off

Album Review: Afrofuturistics – The Enigmatic Reviewed by Matthew Williams I’ve had a love of all things hip hop ever since I saw Scott Ian wearing a Public Enemy t-shirt in an Anthrax video in […]

Live Review: Spectral Wound – Gorilla, Manchester

Live Review: Spectral Wound – Manchester

August 10, 2026 Matthew Williams Comments Off

Live Review: Spectral Wound – Gorilla, Manchester 8th August 2026Support: Final DoseWords: Matthew WilliamsPhotos: Rich Price As thousands of metal heads headed to Derbyshire for their annual pilgrimage to Bloodstock, I ventured up to Manchester for […]

Album Review: Mephistofeles – Live In Europe

August 3, 2026 Matthew Williams Comments Off

Album Review: Mephistofeles – Live In Europe Reviewed by Matthew Williams If you were one of the lucky people to see Argentinian trio Mephistofeles live last year in Europe, then I congratulate you. The most […]

Album Review: Anatomy of Habit – Paired Sentinels

July 27, 2026 Matthew Williams Comments Off

Album Review: Anatomy of Habit – Paired Sentinels Reviewed by Matthew Williams There’s always a part of me that smiles when I hear a drum beat start off a song, even more so when it’s […]

Album Review: Disfiguring The Goddess – Bloom

July 26, 2026 Matthew Williams Comments Off

Album Review: Disfiguring The Goddess – Bloom Reviewed by Matthew Williams In my somewhat earnest quest to listen and review as many new and varied artists, bands and genres as possible, it has led me […]

Album Review: Horrid Mass – Nauseating Ecstatic Degeneration

July 24, 2026 Matthew Williams Comments Off

Album Review: Horrid Mass – Nauseating Ecstatic Degeneration Reviewed by Matthew Williams You only have to look at what the band and album are called to know that what you are about to listen to […]

Live Review: Thorns - Satans Hollow, Manchester

Live Review: Thorns – Manchester

July 19, 2026 Matthew Williams Comments Off

Live Review: Thorns – Satans Hollow, Manchester 18th July 2026Support: Visitor, ThornsWords: Matthew Williams Having watched a few Instagram clips and heard a few tracks elsewhere, I was intrigued about watching Ohio thrash upstarts Thorns, […]

Album Review: Imperium – Exodus Unknown

July 15, 2026 Matthew Williams Comments Off

Album Review: Imperium – Exodus Unknown Reviewed by Matthew Williams The British underground thrash scene is in reasonably good health right now with the likes of Oldham’s Tortured Demon, Derby’s Devastator and Norfolk’s Struck A […]