Swords, ruined castles, funny coloured sunsets, escapist 70s hard / heavy rock music with long instrumental passages and flanging effects ….are you in? We grab a chat… Read more “Vidarr of LEGENDRY on crafting Epic Heavy Metal with Pick, Paint and Pen.”
Author: oldmansmettle
UNSUNG HEROES: The firepower of Algy Ward’s TANK – a shell by shell review.
Straddling first wave punk and NWOBHM like the boss he is, Algy Ward confounded the press and scene police in the 80s with his pre-crossover project TANK,… Read more “UNSUNG HEROES: The firepower of Algy Ward’s TANK – a shell by shell review.”
Neil Purdy of LUNA’S CALL on new progressive-death album ‘VOID’.
Luna’s Call are down as early Opeth meets Dream Theatre, a combination that could go in all sorts of directions, so it is with some curiosity that… Read more “Neil Purdy of LUNA’S CALL on new progressive-death album ‘VOID’.”
Jon of SEVEN CROWNS on UK 80s Punk, US 80s Hardcore, touring the world, Mexican cartels, collaborating with Stig, and living in a town with the wrong sort of hippies.
UK punk band Seven Crowns sound like a cross between Poison Idea, Cosmic Psychos and GBH, which is a pretty good spread when you think about it,… Read more “Jon of SEVEN CROWNS on UK 80s Punk, US 80s Hardcore, touring the world, Mexican cartels, collaborating with Stig, and living in a town with the wrong sort of hippies.”
OMM TV – Part One: Wild / Stealth Camping Youtube channels you should watch.
Lockdown 20/21 has given many of us a new passion, or habit, call it what you will – streaming Youtube channels to your TV – and when… Read more “OMM TV – Part One: Wild / Stealth Camping Youtube channels you should watch.”
MARTA GABRIEL of CRYSTAL VIPER on new album THE CULT, songwriting tips, Poland’s Catholic Regime, and singing as high as King Diamond….
CRYSTAL VIPER released their eight album The Cult last week, and as the last one, 2019’s Tales of Fire and Ice was a bold move into symphonic… Read more “MARTA GABRIEL of CRYSTAL VIPER on new album THE CULT, songwriting tips, Poland’s Catholic Regime, and singing as high as King Diamond….”
VOID ( The Unsearchable ) on their new dystopian album THE HOLLOW MAN, sampling Marlon Brando, the broken social contract between man and God, and how six heads are better than one…
VOID features guitarist Matt Jarman, who played with Dødheimsgard at their London show in December 2020, that OMM reviewed here. Now, if you’re going to be a… Read more “VOID ( The Unsearchable ) on their new dystopian album THE HOLLOW MAN, sampling Marlon Brando, the broken social contract between man and God, and how six heads are better than one…”
ALKERDEEL on new release SLONK, Trappist ales, classic Volvos, taking care of your vinyl, and the dark Belgian psyche…
Alkerdeel have just released ‘Slonk’; dark, earthy black metal with mid-paced doomy passages and faster sections that just don’t want to stop – it might remind you… Read more “ALKERDEEL on new release SLONK, Trappist ales, classic Volvos, taking care of your vinyl, and the dark Belgian psyche…”
HuNGRY WöLF of Russia talk new black-thrash-crust release ‘Forgotten Frozen Lands’ and a longing for Scandinavia…
Wartooth got on the phone to me about this band a couple of days ago, urging me to check them out, and after listening to their new… Read more “HuNGRY WöLF of Russia talk new black-thrash-crust release ‘Forgotten Frozen Lands’ and a longing for Scandinavia…”
Jim Brooks of UK’82 punk band THE EJECTED on the old days, the Young Tribes of England, his new book ‘WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE’, and what his parents really think of his band….
‘Big Jim’ Brooks formed the Ejected in 1980, and the band released three great EPs, and two albums, the first of which, A Touch Of Class, I… Read more “Jim Brooks of UK’82 punk band THE EJECTED on the old days, the Young Tribes of England, his new book ‘WHEN I’M DEAD AND GONE’, and what his parents really think of his band….”
