The Razor's Edge

Interview: Urne @ Bloodstock Festival

August 17, 2026 Cat Finch Comments Off

Interview: Urne @ Bloodstock Festival Interviewed by Cat Finch Urne’s guitar hero Angus chats with us at Bloodstock. We discuss the band’s return to the festival, expanding to a four piece, plans for writing their […]

Stonedead 2026: Festival Preview

August 16, 2026 Dan Barnes Comments Off

Stonedead 2026: Festival Preview Words: Dan BarnesPhotos: Tim Finch With Bloodstock now done for the year and August nights starting to draw in, thoughts turn to Newark and the annual – and essential – Stonedead show. […]

Album Review: Dead Steppe – Hail The End

August 16, 2026 Matthew Williams Comments Off

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: Mob Rules – Stories From The Verdant Vale

August 16, 2026 Richard Oliver Comments Off

Album Review: Mob Rules – Stories From The Verdant Vale Reviewed by Rich Oliver “Stories From The Verdant Vale” is a compilation of bonus material recorded by the German power metal band Mob Rules. It […]

Bloodstock 2026: Friday Review – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage

August 16, 2026 Dan Barnes Comments Off

Bloodstock 2026: Friday Review – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage 7th August 2026Words: Dan BarnesPhotos: Tim Finch It’s an early start for the S.O.P.H.I.E. stage as London sludge gang, Gurt make their triumphal return to the fields of Catton […]

Bloodstock 2026: Friday Gallery – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage

August 16, 2026 Tim Finch Comments Off

Bloodstock 2026: Friday Gallery – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage 7th August 2026Photos: Tim Finch Wednesday 13 Shining Neckbreakker Excrementory Grindfuckers Sellsword Hammer Gurt Photo credits: Tim Finch For all the latest news, reviews, interviews across the heavy metal spectrum follow THE RAZORS’S EDGE on facebook, twitter and instagram.

Bloodstock 2026: Friday Review – Ronnie James Dio Stage

August 16, 2026 Dan Barnes Comments Off

Bloodstock 2026: Friday Review – Ronnie James Dio Stage 7th August 2026Words: Dan BarnesPhotos: Tim Finch The use of the main stage last night gives this first day of Bloodstock proper something of a different feel, […]

Bloodstock 2026: Friday Gallery – Ronnie James Dio Stage

August 16, 2026 Tim Finch Comments Off

Bloodstock 2026: Friday Gallery – Ronnie James Dio Stage 7th August 2026Photos: Tim Finch Lamb of God Sepultura Municipal Waste Biohazard Fit For An Autopsy Life of Agony Skynd Party Cannon Battlesnake Photo credits: Tim Finch […]

Album Review: Cvinger – Rites Ov Flesh

August 16, 2026 Sam Jones Comments Off

Album Review: Cvinger – Rites Ov Flesh Reviewed by Sam Jones It’s been a while since we checked some black metal out and today’s record is Slovenia’s Cvinger and Rites Of Flesh. Formed in 2012 […]

Bloodstock 2026: Thursday Review – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage

August 16, 2026 Dan Barnes Comments Off

Bloodstock 2026: Thursday Review – S.O.P.H.I.E. Stage 6th August 2026Words: Dan BarnesPhotos: Tim Finch Getting the traditional day-before-Bloodstock party started in the S.O.P.H.I.E. tent is Hip-Hop/ Funk infused metallers, Mantis Defeats Jaguar, who manage to get […]