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Heart Of A Coward/Any Given Day/Lock & Key – Norwich – Waterfront Studio – 6 June 2019

Heart Of A Coward/Any Given Day/Lock & Key – Norwich – Waterfront Studio – 6 June 2019

Posted by | Jun 8, 2019 | ,

Before heading to the third gig HOAC’s current five date run, our youngest team member was aware that it was nearly a sell-out show. This is quite unusual for concerts of this genre (metalcore/heavy metal) being held at this particular venue. Within the last few years, the metal scene appeared to be slowly dying out in Norwich. Some of the smaller venues that catered for upcoming bands have closed, as well as the main venues struggling to book as many acts.  With this in mind, her predictions at first were not very hopeful. Especially, when standing outside the venue, around 20 minutes before the doors were supposed to open, not many people were queuing.

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Ruled By Raptors – ‘Ouroboros’ (Pulse Music)

Ruled By Raptors – ‘Ouroboros’ (Pulse Music)

Posted by | Jun 7, 2019 | ,

The problem with debut offerings from new bands is that they can often reflect a group of artists struggling to find their own identity, experimenting with different sounds in the struggle to set themselves apart and present something new, fresh and, above all, appealing. It is exactly this struggle that is reflected on this, the debut EP from new Northumberland quartet Ruled By Raptors.

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TV Coma – ‘Body Negativity’ EP (Wiretap Records)

TV Coma – ‘Body Negativity’ EP (Wiretap Records)

Posted by | Jun 7, 2019 | ,

We first came across “irrepressible merry makers and noise makers” (their words not ours) TV Coma when we featured the track ‘Unemployable’ – the second cut to be lifted from this, their debut EP – in a recent edition of the Singles Club.  The track served as a worthy introduction to the St Albans quartet and their brand of inanely infectious power pop. And the rest of this six-tracker doesn’t stray too far from the path paved by that appetizer.

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Massy Ferguson – ‘Great Divides’ (North & Left)

Massy Ferguson – ‘Great Divides’ (North & Left)

Posted by | Jun 7, 2019 | ,

Massy Ferguson have been kicking around the Americana scene for about a dozen years, ever since frontman Ethan Anderson relocated from the rural farmlands of the Pacific North-West to the big smoke that is Seattle. This is the band’s fifth album, and once again is an impression portrayal, and reflection, of the beer drinking, blue-collar working-class people whose stories it tells, with its mix of country rock, gospel, blues and garage rock.

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Soulimage – ‘human kind – animal mind’ (Echozone)

Soulimage – ‘human kind – animal mind’ (Echozone)

Posted by | Jun 7, 2019 | ,

To date, 2019 has been a pretty decent year for fans of Germany’s electro-gothic-industrial take on the metal genre. The highlight, of course, has been Rammstein’s towering self-titled “comeback” album, which once again has placed them front and centre on the global stage. This was followed shortly afterwards by the debut offering from Nachtfalter; now comes this, the latest offering from the latter’s labelmates, Soulimage, aka Robert Ebert (or Rob E Soul as he prefers to be known for artistic purposes).

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