Midweek madness and another four top tunes for you to rock away your lunchtime. Dunno about anyone else, but I'm looking forward to Friday and Wildfire Festival kicking off! Tax The Heat - "Stood On The Platform To Leave" Bristol's classic rockers with a modern roll, Tax The Heat, released their full length Nuclear Blast … Continue reading Wednesday Video Roundup: Tax The Heat, Fools’ Brew, Obscura, From States Away

This belter of a tour announcement popped up this morning on the Obscura Facebook page and whilst there's not a lot of information surrounding it, the dates are listed below (No Glasgow date sadly :( ): Arkoasis Europe 2016: 20.10.16 München @ Feierwerk 21.10.16 Weinheim @ Café Central 22.10.16 Holland Haarlem @ Patronaat … Continue reading Obscura anounce European tour with Revocation, Beyond Creation and Rivers of Nihil

[avatar ="James" size="50" align="left" /] I’ve been following Obscura for just over 6 years now. They were one of the first metal bands that I listened to when I was first introduced to metal and as a result they have always had a special place in my listening list. Production wise, this album is nice … Continue reading Review: Obscura- Akróasis

It has been five years since the release of Obscura's universally acclaimed Omnivium album. Now the progressive metal masters return with their strongest and most dynamic release to date. The aptly named Akróasis (Greek for "hearing" or "listening") draws on all the various elements of Obscura's signature sound and combines those qualities into a cohesive … Continue reading Obscura release new video for “Akróasis”

Death – The Academy, Dublin

Not me reviewing this (I wish - last time I saw Death was about twenty years ago at Bradford Rios and the mighty Chuck Schuldiner [R.I.P.] was still fronting them), but a friend of mine Michal Kratochvil. He popped the following up on facebook and I just had to share it with you folks. Many … Continue reading Death – The Academy, Dublin