The Razor's Edge

Live Review: Anciients – Manchester

October 5, 2026 Matthew Williams Comments Off

Live Review: Anciients – The Deaf Institute, Manchester 3rd October 2026Support: Thunder HorseWords: Matthew Williams A Saturday night out in Manchester was a great way to start the month of October, as I headed to […]

Album Review: Thronehammer – Slay | Kill | Erase

October 5, 2026 Rick Eaglestone Comments Off

Album Review: Thronehammer – Slay | Kill | Erase Reviewed by Rick Eaglestone When Thronehammer finally delivered their debut full-length, Usurper Of The Oaken Throne, in 2019, the German British alliance was already fluent in […]

Album Review: Bat Flattery – Bat Flattery

October 5, 2026 Patrick O'Reilly Comments Off

Album Review: Bat Flattery – Bat Flattery Reviewed by Patrick O’Reilly Jangly guitars open the album before a thumping bass line joins in, closely followed by strained vocals full of emotion. Welcome to Bat Flattery, […]

Festival Preview: Quest Fest 2026

October 5, 2026 Chris Taylor Comments Off

Festival Preview: Quest Fest 2026 Words: Chris Taylor It can be depressing being a power metal fan in the UK sometimes. For some reason the most stirring and magnificent subgenre of metal routinely gets overlooked […]

Album Review: Werewolves – You’re Weak And You Know You’re Weak

October 5, 2026 Sam Jones Comments Off

Album Review: Werewolves – You’re Weak And You Know You’re Weak Reviewed by Sam Jones Seven years. Seven albums. The rate at which these guys churn out material is incredible. Formed in 2019 out of […]

Release Round Up – October 2nd 2026

October 1, 2026 therazorsedge Comments Off

Release Round Up – October 2nd 2026 Every week there is a tidal wave of new music released unto the world. Each Friday we’ll round up some of the best new music available, some we’ve […]

Live Review: (hed)P.E. – Manchester

October 1, 2026 Dan Barnes Comments Off

Live Review: (hed)P.E. – Rebellion, Manchester 27th September 2026Support: ColdWords: Dan Barnes Colour me flabbergasted. I did not realise the Huntingdon Beech, CA, nu metal rap crew (hed) P.E. had been such regular visitors to […]

First Headliners For ArcTanGent 2027 Announced

October 1, 2026 therazorsedge Comments Off

First Headliners For ArcTanGent 2027 Announced The much-loved and award-winning ArcTanGent Festival returns in 2027 between the 19th and the 21st of August, with a limited number of advance tickets available for Wednesday 18th August. Todays line-up announcement […]

Album Review: Worm Altar – Pillars of Eternal Dusk

September 30, 2026 Sam Jones Comments Off

Album Review: Worm Altar – Pillars of Eternal Dusk Reviewed by Sam Jones Here’s a name I’ve not encountered before: Worm Altar hailing out of Maine, United States, having formed only a few years ago […]

Album Review: Caspian – Caspian

September 30, 2026 Oli Gonzalez Comments Off

Album Review: Caspian – Caspian Reviewed by Oli Gonzalez It’s that time of the year. Days are getting shorter as autumn is here. Summer festival season is a distant memory. We can start reflecting on […]