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Album Review: Midnight – Hellish Expectations
Album Review: Midnight – Hellish Expectations Reviewed by Richard Oliver Opening with a track titled ‘Expect Total Hell’ is either a warning or more likely […]
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Album Review: Ihsahn – Ihsahn
Album Review: Ihsahn – Ihsahn Reviewed by Richard Oliver Famed for fronting the massively influential Norwegian black metal band Emperor, Vegard Sverre Tveitan or as […]
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Album Review: Necrowretch – Swords of Dajjal
Album Review: Necrowretch – Swords of Dajjal Reviewed by Richard Oliver The pandemic and the lockdown hit so many bands hard including French blackened death […]
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Album Review: Striker – Ultrapower
Album Review: Striker – Ultrapower Reviewed by Richard Oliver It is quite fitting that I am listening to this album on a Friday night as […]
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Album Review: Solitary Sabred – Temple of the Serpent
Album Review: Solitary Sabred – Temple of the Serpent Reviewed by Richard Oliver The heavy metal scene in Cyprus is not one that is known […]
Live Reviews
Live Review: Decapitated – Bristol
Live Review: Decapitated – The Fleece, Bristol 29th November 2023 Support: Obscura, Inferi & The Materia Words: Richard Oliver Photos: Julian Tanner The opening night […]
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Album Review: Cobra Spell – 666
Album Review: Cobra Spell – 666 Reviewed by Richard Oliver “666” is the debut full length album from Netherlands retro rockers Cobra Spell. It follow […]
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Album Review: Triumph of Death – Resurrection Of The Flesh
Album Review: Triumph of Death – Resurrection Of The Flesh Reviewed by Richard Oliver Despite mockery, incredulity and dismissal from critics at the time, Hellhammer […]
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Live Review: Destruction – Wolverhampton
Live Review: Destruction – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton 25th October 2023 Support: Whiplash, Enforcer, Crisix Words: Richard Oliver Photos: Tim Finch Celebrating their 40th anniversary […]
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Album Review: Gama Bomb – BATS
Album Review: Gama Bomb – BATS Reviewed by Richard Oliver Thrash metal is one of those unique subgenres of metal in that, despite the chaos […]