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Drift Into Black – ‘Patterns of Light’ (Black Doomba Records)

Drift Into Black – ‘Patterns of Light’ (Black Doomba Records)

Posted by | Apr 29, 2021 | ,

There is something special about a one-man band. You often get a much more focused experience than you do with a band. You get one artist’s idea of what an album should be. In a way, you get a pretty good view into the mind of the artist. Sure, there can also be downsides to this approach but when it is done well you can end up with something that has this personal feeling to it that is rarely matched by something that has five artists’ hands all in it. The question is if this is one of those good ones…

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Electric Boys – ‘Ups!de Down’ (Mighty Music)

Electric Boys – ‘Ups!de Down’ (Mighty Music)

Posted by | Apr 29, 2021 | ,

There is no doubt about it, but the last 13/14 or so months have indeed been pretty upside down, with the entire world turned on its head by a global pandemic that, in many ways, has forced us all to think long and hard about how we go about our daily lives and what is actually truly important to us. It’s also been a period which characterized by fear, of the unknown and of the omnipresence of social media-fuelled conspiracy theories, fake news and hypocrisy. However, it has also has been a time when true human spirit and resilience has shown through – and it is this latter aspect of our most recent history which Electric Boys, a band who could be argued to have one of those responsible for the rise of the New Wave of Classic Rock movement that also has become such a prevalent feature of our musical landscape, have sought to capture on this, their first concept album in their 30+ year long career.

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Axewitch – ‘Out Of The Ashes Into The Fire’ (Pure Steel Records)

Axewitch – ‘Out Of The Ashes Into The Fire’ (Pure Steel Records)

Posted by | Apr 28, 2021 | ,

One thing which you can virtually guarantee when you see an album is being released on the flag bearing German imprint Pure Steel is that you get exactly what you would expect: pure, honest-to-goodness steel-clad heavy fuckin’ metal of the old school variety – and, once again, this is the case with this, the comeback album from Swedish veterans Axewitch: a band whom you would also expect to deliver exactly what their name suggests…

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Sanction – ‘The Overview Effect’ (Self-Released)

Sanction – ‘The Overview Effect’ (Self-Released)

Posted by | Apr 28, 2021 | ,

Well, John B was not expecting what he got when he pressed play. There is no lead into this album at all just instant brutality! At first, he thought he might have only gotten part of the track in his download but no it was correct, and honestly is not a way he has heard an album open up really ever. It is kinda cool actually. It is definitely a design choice that JB would not have expected to work but, in this case, it does. So, we guess he will just get right into it… He already has had more setup than they did…

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Ageless Oblivion – ‘Suspended Between Earth And Sky’ (Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings)

Ageless Oblivion – ‘Suspended Between Earth And Sky’ (Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings)

Posted by | Apr 28, 2021 | ,

Death metal may, arguably, have had its roots in the Ünited States, as the darker and faster bastard offspring of the NWoBHM invasion of the Eighties, but that doesn’t mean that British bands weren’t far behind in embracing this new subgenre and adding their own unique twist to it, to make it identifiable as a slightly different breed from that which had emerged from the darkened underbelly of the West Coast… Unfortunately, with a few notable exceptions, UKDM acts have never really enjoyed the same degree on international acclamation and notoriety as many of their trans-Atlantic cousins, they nevertheless have produced some extremely (sic) worthy additions to the generic canon – and now, after a hiatus of five years, Ageless Oblivion have once again emerged from their shadows to stake their claim as flagbearers with this, their third album…

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