OHHMS have been a band that’s popped up on more gigs in Manchester recently that Jase W can count: they always seem to be playing Rebellion or Satan’s with a myriad of supports. For their latest show at Satan’s they brought with them a favourite of our resident Manc, in the form of drone metal six-piece, Hundred Year Old Man, as well as Agvirre, with local live music expert, John Badger manning drums.
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John B is not sure he can do this album justice as there is more here than can be easily digested in the few days we have to listen before writing a review. There is so much depth to what is presented he feels like he could sit here analyzing it for years and still not be sure he had discovered everything the artists are trying to express. He would say this album is more of an experience than anything else. It is so much bigger than what he expected and in many ways it somewhat overwhelming. With the theme being a tour through the solar system, this overwhelming feeling is probably exactly what they are going for.
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Galactic Empire, the Star Wars-themed progressive instrumental band, will be bringing the force back this June, with a trio of dates in the Über Kingdom.
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When John B first put this album on for his first listen he will admit he had it on in the background and was not paying full attention. His first impressions were that it was a fun kinda happy go lucky punk album. Then he heard what Peter and his Test Tube Babies were actually saying and realized that he was very wrong. The lyrics and the music are a major contrast to each other and somehow it really works. The topics of every song are really sad and relate-able but with such upbeat music, you can’t help but smile and laugh. Absolutely fun.
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Until relatively recently, Belfast – unlike its sister city 100 miles down the road – has not really had much of a black metal “scene”, for want of better phraseology. While death and thrash metal have, in relative terms, flourished, the darker end of the spectrum is one which has not been overly explored in this corner of the Uberverse: yes, there have been a few flag flyers over the years, such as Vintress and, more recently, Neamnhí, BM proponents by and large things have been somewhat thin on the ground. However, over the past few years, a new torchbearer for the dark side has emerged, a new band of champions who have grasped the devil’s horns with an ironclad grip – and they go by the name of Drakonis.
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