Archive for ‘DanO’

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Nov11

EP: “Blueprint” by Die No more

on November 11th, 2013 at 22:48
Posted In: CD, Reviews, DanO

Coming out of Penrith, Cumbria like a rocket, Metal upstarts Die No More have crafted a little cracker of an EP here. Good solid riffs and rhythms make this a very enjoyable listen.

Nov11

CD: “Rumours Of Presence” by Spirits Of The Dead

on November 11th, 2013 at 22:38
Posted In: CD, Reviews, DanO

Hailing from Norway and sounding like a cross between The Sword and Pink Floyd, Spirits of the Dead have hit on a formula to make people sit up and take notice.

Nov02

Venomfest V: Witchsorrow/Gurt/Wolfshead/Iron Hearse/Skeleton

on November 2nd, 2013 at 19:15
Posted In: Reviews, DanO, Gigs

Sadly this was the last ever VenomFest. After three years of Skeleton vocalist/guitarist Pete Venom putting on some of the best bands available in the Doom/Stoner genre he has decided to finish on a high.

Oct10

EP: “Growing Young” by Dirty Thrills

on October 10th, 2013 at 18:43
Posted In: CD, Reviews, DanO

Boom! This is what Rock Music is about. Dirty Thrills have dusted off Led Zeppelin’s first album, added some Bad Co. mixed with the Black Crowes and sprinkled a modern layer of Rival Sons on top as seasoning. Formed in London 2012 this is the band’s first offering and on the strength of it, I’d […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Oct08

Black Tusk/Fight Amp/In The Hills

on October 8th, 2013 at 20:17
Posted In: Reviews, DanO, Gigs

The Anvil, Bournemouth Tuesday night – a god-awful day for a gig in my opinion but when you have three bands of this quality you have to make the effort. In The Hills supported Black Tusk in London the previous evening and playing to a home crowd they show why they have the chops to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Oct08

CD: “Emporer Chung” By Emporer Chung

on October 8th, 2013 at 20:04
Posted In: CD, Reviews, DanO

Hailing from Nottingham, Emperor Chung have delved into the archives of Power Metal and come up with some more power metal!

Oct02

EP: “Whispers Of Chaos” by Valfader

on October 2nd, 2013 at 07:00
Posted In: CD, Reviews, DanO

Rolling some truly huge riffs out of the City of Bath, come the colossal doomsters Valfader. Their new EP Whispers Of Chaos is set to be released on the 25th of October and the four track offering is one almighty plunge into swirling dark rhythms, thundering riffs and towering vocals.

Sep08

EP: “Tool” by MG and the Juggernaut

on September 8th, 2013 at 20:06
Posted In: CD, Reviews, DanO

MG and the Juggernaut have been around the Bournemouth live scene for a few years now, cutting their teeth by playing shows in nearly all of the local venues to good reviews.

Aug31

Southern Doom Crew

on August 31st, 2013 at 19:33
Posted In: Reviews, DanO, Gigs

The Anvil, Bournemouth Welcome to the Anvil, good beer, good friends and bloody great music. Also the first ever show put on by Southern Doom Crew (find ’em on Facebook) was well underway when I arrived.

Aug24

CD: “Audiowhores” by Audiowhores

on August 24th, 2013 at 08:44
Posted In: CD, Reviews, DanO

The 90’s Seattle Grunge scene spawned a thousand bands at the time, all vying for a piece of Nirvana’s global success. Most of them weren’t that good and burnt out quickly and as with any new genre, created four or five bands that were the scene’s bedrock sound.