Category: DanO

Preview: Baroness at Talking Heads

Talking Heads, Southampton – 15th August 2012 Bonechushingly heavy, progressive metal/stoner rock stalwarts Baroness, will be laying waste to the Talking Heads venue in Southampton on the 15th of August. They are touring their...

Preview: Jefferson Starship

Back in the swirling mists of time…1972 to be precise! A band that had played at Monterey, Woodstock, with the Rolling Stones at the infamous Altamont concert and shared the bill numerous times with...

Sansara/Western Sand/Mobius Strip

The Anvil, Bournemouth Ok, first a confession. I went out to The Anvil Rockbar to see my mate Bear, catch up with some friends and sink a few cold ones. I didn’t have any...

Video: “Going Down” By Western Sand

Of all of the bands gigging around Bournemouth at the moment, one of the best and one that has bags of potential is the Hard/Southern Rock outfit called Western Sand. Not only are they...

CD: “Sanguine” by Sanguine

Wow, having been listening to a ton of Doom Metal recently its mega refreshing to have an album like this land on my desk. Sanguine are a female fronted four-piece from the Southwest and...

Viking Skull/The Mercy House/In The Hills/Western Sand

The Anvil, Bournemouth It’s hot in Bournemouth, 26 degrees all day without a cloud in the sky. So what do 100 metal heads decide to do? Spend 4 hours in a basement listening to some...

EP: “Split Tongue Cloven Hoof” by XII Boar

Down in the blackest pits of hell, a solitary imp drags its weary bones along a bridge hewn from molten rock that spans a cavern decorated with human skulls. Red skinned and dressed in...

Prong/October File/In The Hills

The Cellar, Southampton First time at The Cellar in Southampton, it’s just across the road from the Guildhall. It boasts a nice stage in a long room, the drinks are a bit pricey but...

VenomFest II

The Anvil, Bournemouth Featuring: Nepalese Temple Bell/Skeleton/Caravan Of Whores/XII Boar/Desert Storm/Witch Sorrow Bournemouth’s Doomheads had gathered at The Anvil on a Saturday night to pay homage to some of the best unsigned Stoner-Doom bands...