WHEN it comes to metal there is something intangible that unites and binds amidst a maelstrom of music and mayhem that despite the horrific faces and brutal lyrical imagery is life-affirming and leaves an audience emerging from concerts smiling and exhausted.
There arefew finer examples of this as when Devildriver - with
There arefew finer examples of this as when Devildriver - with
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SLOUGH Feg, formerly known as The Lord Weird Slough Feg, are an enigma. After listening to their latest release on Metal Blade we weren't sure whether to send them Primordial, Darkest Era, Mael Mordha and Thin Lizzy albums, or forcibly take them away from Slough Feg.
The sheer concept of a metal band from USA playing Celtic tinged songs
The sheer concept of a metal band from USA playing Celtic tinged songs
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FOR a few short hours the Limelight2 in Belfast was turned into a mini-Bay Area bangers of thrash metal's heyday.
That thrash spirit was delivered by The Distortion Project in bucketloads with four bands delivering sets that could snap a neck.
Sinocence, Bull Riff Stampede, Psychosis and Bakken were on top form in front a
That thrash spirit was delivered by The Distortion Project in bucketloads with four bands delivering sets that could snap a neck.
Sinocence, Bull Riff Stampede, Psychosis and Bakken were on top form in front a
THERE was a time when the rock 'n' roll fraternity enjoyed the anarchy and the middle finger to the establishment and disdained the sit down concerts of their parents; when even the most moderate sounding rock bands enjoyed a swirling mass of swaying fans.