‘GIG’ NEWS: Burning Witches to cast their spell
All-female Swiss metal combo Burning Witches are to hold a live acoustic jam session tomorrow evening (Friday 29 May).
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Buzzcocks – ‘Sell You Everything (1991-2014)’ (Cherry Red)
At the time of Pete Shelley’s untimely death in 2018, pop punk pioneers Buzzcocks were already established as a national treasure, at least in the world of alternative music. They’re probably still best known for that incredible run of perfect pop punk singles from 1977 to 1979 that eventually wound up gathered together on the classic ‘Singles Going Steady’ compilation. Of course, that wasn’t the full picture as the band’s original tenure also saw them produce three cracking albums – ‘Another Music In A Different Kitchen’, ‘Loves Bites’ and ‘A Different Kind Of Tension’ – it’s hard to choose between any of them. When Buzzcocks reformed in 1989, and have pretty much been going ever since, whilst we still packed out the concert halls to see them live, it’s probably fair to say we may not have kept up with the new albums they produced since that reformation in the same kind of numbers. So that may be what this new eight CD box set is all about.
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Asenblut – ‘Die Wilde Jagd’ (AFM)
There are many cultures throughout history who have fascinating myths, a variety of Gods causing havoc and elite warriors. However, there are few that really grip the imagination of metalheads across the world like the Vikings. Hell, there are bands out there who dedicate their entire catalogue to tales of the Aesir and the Viking warriors who worshipped them. This really doesn’t come as much surprise because, let’s face it, they’re pretty badass. One such band that finds itself rattling the doors of Valhalla is German melodic death metallers Asenblut…
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Red Light Acid Test – ‘Red Light Acid Test’ EP (Astro:Nought Recordings)
New London-based four-piece Red Light Acid Test spent much of 2019 gigging around the capital’s back room bars sharpening their sound. In December, with sound suitably sharpened, they went into Courtyard Studios with the producer Ian Davenport (Band of Skulls, Slowdive) to record three adrenaline fuelled songs to be released as this, their self-titled debut EP.
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Paradise Lost – ‘Obsidian’ (Nuclear Blast)
Sixteen studio albums in 32 years is quite prolific for an act that have spawned or been involved in so many illustrious other projects, while they have only changed drummers during that time too, quite the feat for an act of such longevity. While they were initially amongst the pioneers of the death-doom movement, their later work has become much more gothic metal, akin to genre greats Type O Negative, with ‘Obsidian’ being very much in this vein too.
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