STAR WAS GOES METAL FOR MAY 4th

May 4th has been official Star Wars day for about 4 years now, combining nerds two favourite things, Star Wars and bad puns. The one thing that's missing from that is Metal, nerds love Metal. What...

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INTERNET NEARLY COMES TO END AFTER H&M'S SPRING LINE IS TROLLED HARDCORE

Rock and Metal fans are no stranger to more mainstream outlets co-opting their music of choice. From UK retailer Sports Direct stocking Burzum shirts to various pop musicians sporting boutique battle...

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FREE MUSIC MONDAY: 23/03/2015

Free Music Monday does exactly what it says on the tin. Every Monday I will scour BandCamp for only the best free albums. Free Music. Every Monday! Got that? Good. Let's begin.  Desolate Horizons...

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WHY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LACK OF ROCK AND METAL AT THE GRAMMYS IS DUMB

The Grammy’s rolled around last night, and by rolled I mean it really did roll around like the bloated, self-satisfied wank party that it is. People have been complaining about this for years, it’s...

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FREE MUSIC MONDAY: 09/02/2015

Free Music Monday does exactly what it says on the tin. Every Monday I will scour BandCamp for only the best free albums. Free Music. Every Monday! Got that? Good. Let's begin.  Cloudkicker...

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FREE MUSIC MONDAY:19/01/2015

Free Music Monday does exactly what it says on the tin. Every Monday I will scour BandCamp for only the best free albums. Free Music. Every Monday! Got that? Good. Let's begin.  Cowards - Rise...

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FREE MUSIC ... THURSDAY?: 15/01/2015

Yes, Free Music Monday was delayed this week. So instead we have the far less catchy Free Music Thursday to take its place. The outcome however, remains the same.  Free Music from Bandcamp. Sometimes...

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RELEASE ROUND UP: 28/12/2014 - 10/01/2015

Since we’ve been away for a little while, this week’s Release Round Up will be covering the last couple of weeks to make sure some great releases don't get lost in the aether.  Aesop Rock Cat...

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"ART FOR ART'S SAKE"; A LOOK AT METAL'S IGNORED ARTISTS: PART ONE

One thing that arguably sets your average Metal album part from say a Pop album, or even the majority of Rock albums, is album art. Back when I actually still had a local record store I used to...

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