It’s easy to forget how much the black metal second wave was a maelstrom of novel ideas, a blossoming of details and musical skills that the world… Read more “ATEIGGÄR – ‘Us d‘r Höll chunnt nume Zyt’ review”
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IHSAHN – ‘Telemark’ review
Are you wondering what the new Ihsahn EP sounds like? And like, is the progressive post black metal world still actually progressing, or is it just a… Read more “IHSAHN – ‘Telemark’ review”
Black Metal, True Metal, Hardcore Punk – three Birmingham gig promoters talk shop.
What’s it like being a gig promoter in the hardcore punk, true metal and black metal scenes these days? Maybe you fancy the job yourself? Or perhaps… Read more “Black Metal, True Metal, Hardcore Punk – three Birmingham gig promoters talk shop.”
ANVIL – ‘Legal at Last’ review
Groups that get better with age…..really? Last month I saw a young heavy metal band at Live Evil festival, and remember finding it difficult to find a… Read more “ANVIL – ‘Legal at Last’ review”
MONSTER MAGNET live O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, 24th Jan 2020.
New oldmansmettle.com reviewer ‘SWAG’ takes time off from hoarding vinyl to descend upon smelly old London and review these space rock bastards at the 02 Forum…. Review… Read more “MONSTER MAGNET live O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, 24th Jan 2020.”
XENTRIX, ETHEREAL SIN, WITCHSORROW, DIE KUR, IMPAVIDUS live HRH Birmingham 16.2.2020
Can’t say I do these HRH festivals very often, but I guess they’re a laugh – someone even brought along a toy unicorn on a stick! ETHEREAL… Read more “XENTRIX, ETHEREAL SIN, WITCHSORROW, DIE KUR, IMPAVIDUS live HRH Birmingham 16.2.2020”
LUGUBRUM TRIO ‘Plage Chômage’ review
So, here it is, and you probably deserve it if you have followed the band this far, a Lugubrum Trio album with absolutely no black metal in… Read more “LUGUBRUM TRIO ‘Plage Chômage’ review”
XENTRIX – ‘Bury The Pain’ review
XENTRIX are playing in a couple of weeks, and although not my usual cup of tea, I’m going to see them anyway because I’ve been blessed with… Read more “XENTRIX – ‘Bury The Pain’ review”
HAWKWIND live Birmingham Town Hall, Nov 23rd 2019
Ah Hawkwind, the band that no matter where you went was always there in some form or other. Every party you went to, every festival, every house… Read more “HAWKWIND live Birmingham Town Hall, Nov 23rd 2019”
ETERNAL CHAMPION, HELLISH CROSSFIRE, HELVETETS PORT and THULSA DOOM live at the Underworld, Sun 19th Jan 2020
After a decade of not venturing very far for gigs, LIVE EVIL Festival is new to me and as I have a soft spot for escapist epic… Read more “ETERNAL CHAMPION, HELLISH CROSSFIRE, HELVETETS PORT and THULSA DOOM live at the Underworld, Sun 19th Jan 2020”
VOIVOD and GWAR live at K.Ks STEELMILL, Wolverhampton Dec 2nd 2019
I rather like VOIVOD, so was pleased to hear they were playing another gig in the UK – and a local one at that! Alas, I must… Read more “VOIVOD and GWAR live at K.Ks STEELMILL, Wolverhampton Dec 2nd 2019”
RUSSELL MENZIES of STRIBORG talks moving from Blackmetal to Blackwave, Tasmanian bush fires, and his plans for 2020.
If you like your music to take you somewhere where you can forget you are human, defying just about all musical norms in the process – there… Read more “RUSSELL MENZIES of STRIBORG talks moving from Blackmetal to Blackwave, Tasmanian bush fires, and his plans for 2020.”
PETE NASH ( DOOM, EXTREME NOISE TERROR ) talks Crust Punk, three stringed basses, his secret eco-project CORVUS, haunted battlefields, and the hermit life.
What do crust punk superstars do when they are done with it all? They tramp off to the southwest and become a hermit, that’s what. Pete Nash,… Read more “PETE NASH ( DOOM, EXTREME NOISE TERROR ) talks Crust Punk, three stringed basses, his secret eco-project CORVUS, haunted battlefields, and the hermit life.”
THOMAS BERGLI of SARKE, TULUS and KHOLD talks recording black metal of great awesomeness.
After reviewing 2019’s excellent Gastwerso by SARKE, I got hold of Thomas Bergli, mastermind behind the act, and asked him as many questions as I could about… Read more “THOMAS BERGLI of SARKE, TULUS and KHOLD talks recording black metal of great awesomeness.”
DODHEIMSGARD and BOLZER live at The Underworld, London, 10th December 2019
Dodheimsgard live in London and I’m there! Support acts Matterhorn from Australia, alas, I missed ( in my defence, I was asleep ) and just caught the… Read more “DODHEIMSGARD and BOLZER live at The Underworld, London, 10th December 2019”
GAAHL’S WYRD – Live at the Electric Ballroom London, 4th November 2019
Nestled between the excellent darkwave of GOST, and a two hour set by MAYHEM ( who I must say, were absolutely stellar tonight ) are GAAHL’S WYRD,… Read more “GAAHL’S WYRD – Live at the Electric Ballroom London, 4th November 2019”
STIG MILLER ( AMEBIX ) talks the old days, new projects, and raising energy through the riff.
The Amebix albums Arise ( 1985) and Monolith ( 1987) were two important recordings in my youth that, among other artists of that decade, steered me on… Read more “STIG MILLER ( AMEBIX ) talks the old days, new projects, and raising energy through the riff.”
SARKE – ‘Gastwerso’ review
The trajectory of SARKE is one many have followed with interest, noting the musical progression of Sarke (Thomas Bergli ) and Nocturno Culto (Ted Skjellum) throughout the… Read more “SARKE – ‘Gastwerso’ review”
Jimmy Petkoff of RAVEN BLACK NIGHT talks Big Muffs, Guitars, and Kylie Minogue.
Hailing from Australia and with years of guitar playing under his belt, I only heard Jimmy Petkoff’s band RAVEN BLACK NIGHT a couple of years back, and… Read more “Jimmy Petkoff of RAVEN BLACK NIGHT talks Big Muffs, Guitars, and Kylie Minogue.”
VED BUENS ENDE – live in Helsinki 10.10.19
In 1995 a young Norwegian band called Ved Buens Ende recorded a set of songs so progressive that a music scene still scratching its head at the… Read more “VED BUENS ENDE – live in Helsinki 10.10.19”
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