We do have to thank Mr Jukes who lets us use his farmland at Hafod-y-Dafal for this annual  festival. STEELHOUSE is situated up his mountain near Ebbw Vale in South...

I'm back with another instalment of Repeat Offenders. You know the drill by now. One of us chooses five songs they've been digging at the moment to share with our...

After a very strange year and a bit for us all, Groza have focused on some of the more negative and pivotal aspects of recent events such as hopelessness, resignation...

"Call it Punk, call it Rock and Roll, call it guitar music, call it what you will. Let’s not let genre get in the way of a good song now"....

  I'd like to share with you 5 of my favourite, most played tracks. These tracks are ones I listen to all the time; you know the ones, you can't...

Rising from the ashes of doom band Church of Void, Finnish Fimir have blazed back on to the scene with their debut record ‘Tomb of God’ from Argonauta Records. Almost...

Album review by Maria Glover   Multi-platinum, award-winning vocalist Lee Aaron is a Canadian rock singer who recorded her first music in 1982 and is ready to release her 13th...

Two threes delivered by me this week. As mixed and random as my everyday life recently is. Without beating about the bush, let's just have a listen. Love Among Freaks...

Back in 1991 we were so fortunate, there was a gush of outstanding rock albums, many are still the most sought after and renowned, thirty years later. We all bought...

I was unfamiliar with Cognitive before hearing their upcoming full-length, titled Malevolent Thoughts of a Hastened Extinction, which is due only in a few days on Unique Leader. The New Jersey...

Tonight was not just a return to being at a gig with a bunch of mates. It marked the beginning, for a lot of us anyway, as the return to...

I’m once again back to contribute to Repeat Offenders by ignoring the brief and picking whole albums and spiralling out of control upon hearing a record slightly out of my...

Shotgun Mistress self-titled debut album reviewed by Maria Glover   Shotgun Mistress tore onto the Australian Rock scene at the end of 2018 and haven’t looked back since. Their debut...

Live albums are a very different prospect from studio releases, when approaching them from a critical perspective. Song writing can mostly be disregarded, instead the focus moves exclusively over to...

Since their self titled debut album in 2016, the Resurrection Kings have been a bit quiet. So what better way to come back in 2021 than with a sophomore of...

Seattle based underground doom gang Sun Crow have recently re-released their debut album as prior to this, they had only released it independently through Bandcamp. After the record’s release however,...

Born Of Osiris are back baby! And like'em or not, they've come with some bangers in tow. Angel Or Alien gives us a good time while holding nothing back in...

Repeat Offenders is back again and it's my turn to show you what's been burning an imprint onto my phone screen this month.   Nailwound - Dog Eat Dog Dog...

If you are a recent Lucer fan you will be slightly taken aback with this latest album. Why you ask ? Well the Danes are a rock band, but since...

One of the most wonderful things about recent Trivium albums is how much they clearly love heavy metal. You can find elements of thrash, trad metal, black metal, power metal, melodeath and...

Well it’s yet again time for me to tell you about some of my favourite tracks that have been consistently barraging my headphones, car stereo and whatever else I can...

'Nephila' album review by Maria Glover   It’s a grey day as I press play on the debut self-titled album from Swedish 7-piece Nephila, but by the end of this...

Seattle-based fast risers 'Draemora' debuted their first full-length album this morning, and fans of Periphery, Whitechapel, and Wage War will want to hit up this latest release into the progressive...

The Early Bird aka Tina C. here, it’s my third turn on our weekly blog ‘Repeat Offenders’ where I get to choose five tracks that are floating my repeat boat...

So I'm an adventurous guy, I like riding through the metal highway experiencing everything that's on offer, I keep my options open, and when I was browsing through the unending...

Five more you say? My pleasure, my eternal hunger for new noise means I can always pluck a few great tracks and thrust them at you. Tomahawk - Business Casual...

In modern times, hardcore has travelled a long way from its relatively simplistic roots. Now metal and hardcore are inextricably linked, rather than being clearly distinct. The genre has incorporated electronics, melody,...

Arizona based darkwave pioneers Lycia are set to release their brand new EP ‘Casa Luna’ via Avantgarde Music. Lycia have had a very rich and varied past forming all the...

Punk band ‘Not moving’ has returned with a banging re-issue of their critically acclaimed “Live in the Eighties” album, but the question stands, how does it hold up against the...

Blackberry Smoke album review, ‘You Hear Georgia’ by Maria Glover   Blackberry Smoke is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, and they have just released their 7th album in...

First and foremost a translation from Norwegian into English, ‘Terra Odium’ means The Hatred and ‘Ne Plus Ultra’ roughly turns into The Highest Point Capable or The Most Excellent.  ...

Forming only last year in 2020, Chilean avant-garde metal band Wooden Veins are primed to make their debut full-length with ‘In Finitude’. Comprising members from Mourning Sun and Mar de...

If you're not familiar with Wigan's Boss Keloid, you're seriously missing out. Formed in 2010, the raw and sludgy Angular Beef Lesson and The Calming Influence of Teeth preceded 2016's Herb Your Enthusiasm - earning them...

My turn on the MMH repeat offenders rota again and a chance to share five tracks, that have stuck in my head recently. Always a pleasure to hear new music and...

Production is one of the most important but most frequently overlooked aspects of any record. Usually, albums are at the very least acceptably produced so there’s not much to complain...

  If you're old enough and lucky enough to remember the late 1980's and early 1990's, one of the many genres to come and go was funk rock. Bands like...

Finnish black metallers Lord of Pagathorn have arrived with their third full-length of blisteringly cold and frigid tracks to ice over  even the warmest of hearts. Forming in 1992 (during...

Eskimo Callboy are back with the 'Hypa Hypa Editon' of their ‘MMXX’ EP and let me just say early on, I'm fanboying. The German six-piece released the standard MMXX version back in...

This may not be the most consistent of Repeat Offenders lists, with a mishmash of different genres and old and new tracks, but I can't deny that every single choice...

The name Dave Burn might not be one you instantly recognise. But Paul Raymond fans will know him from the PRP (Paul Raymond Project) 2019 album ‘High Definition’ and maybe...

LA-based progressive alternative rockers Trope released their debut full-length album 'Eleutheromania' at the end of March - a word meaning a 'mania or frantic zeal for freedom' (thanks, Google). With...

The Cannabeast is back, roll out the green carpet for the masters of sludge metal, (IN)hail to the kings of weed stoner rock, BONGZILLA have dropped their 5th studio album ‘Weedsconsin’,...

Ah, the stable for leftfield and extreme metal that is Southern Lord have unleashed yet another belter with ‘Vital by BIG | BRAVE. It is the group’s fifth album, though...

During the pandemic bands all over the world were forced into hiding, stripped back from live shows and tours. A stressful dark time that had one distinct positive - there...

Let me start this off by saying that Indie Techno isn’t my usual jam, I haven’t been a fanboy since the old pendulum days, so will Tokky Horror be the...

Reviewing metalcore in 2021 is a difficult experience. As a genre, it’s so played out and iterated upon that it’s as difficult to find new and interesting things to say about releases...

Italy’s Heavy Psych Sounds Records specialises in stoner, 70s rock and doom with a plethora of bands showcasing the very best of these genres. Their Doom session series consists of...

It was probably ‘Faith No More’ that turned my head towards crossover bands, those that merged funk metal with Rap. ‘Rage Against The Machine’ and ‘Living Colour’ are others that...

Old school thrash metal heavy weights Artillery are back with their tenth studio album entitled ‘X’. Forming in 1982, the Danish thrashers have always been a staple to the genre...

Ever since 2014 Bristol hasn’t been quite the same, as it was that year that the Sons Of Liberty rode into town and the rest is Rock history. These five...

Rob Zombie – The Eternal Struggles of the Howling Man Ever since The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy was released in March it’s been on regular rotation, especially as...

Glasgow trio Baby Strange bided their time bringing us a new release but ‘Land of Nothing’ has finally arrived and it really does pack the punch that was needed to...

Lucky number 24 of MMH Repeat Offenders is brought by me this week. Once again, it's French (mostly) stealing the very remains of my soul, and it's well reflected in...

When I first got into heavy music, a frankly terrifying number of years ago now, I was obsessed with thrash metal. This was thanks in no small part to Evile being one...

Broadside - The Raging Sea For those who don't know Broadside, they are usually defined as a pop punk band (and some of their songs very much are) but this...

Scottish two-piece Lucid Sins are best described as a 70s progressive rock band with tones of psychedelia and the occult. It’s been six years since their debut album Occultation yet...

Despite this album being out since last December, I couldn’t refuse the offer of reviewing it. Quite simply because Soul Jacker stood out for me during the NWOCR Webfest 3...

During my time as DJ for MMH hosting the Thrash Bash show, I played Whipstriker a few times so I was immediately drawn to check out this split EP with...

Sometimes a job as a reviewer is just too easy. It is a delight when a title falls in my lap from a band I already have huge respect for,...

Portland, Oregon based Bewitcher are back with their third full-length entitled ‘Cursed Be Thy Kingdom’ and while there is an occasional dip on the gas pedal, they upped the ante...