Things Are Different Now’ is difficult to fault, likable and never bland. You could call it cynical, clinical or maybe even calculated but this is a record feels like it was designed to be ‘Good’ – ...

‘Devoured by the Mouth of Hell’ is going to elevate Heriot’s place in heavy music, not just in the UK but everywhere. If you fall into the category mentioned earlier where you’re yet to become ...

Smoke and ambient soundscapes drift through the damp Empire as folk in the crowd place bets on whether Swiss metal trailblazers Zeal and Ardor will open with a new song or a classic. The only thing ...

But there’s a sense that what we’ve seen from her up until now – mostly bouncy euro power metal mixed with with piano-heavy emotional solos – is only part of the story. This is less an album and more ...

On the face of it, Burn it Down should never have worked. Little old Torquay just doesn’t host award-winning festivals – or at least, it never used to. Six iterations in, however, and the Best Micro ...

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