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Jack Toresen

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Jack is Metal Wani's thrash head, with a 1982 Bay Area metal mentality planted in the brain of a 90s baby. One to never pass up the opportunity to listen to Slayer or Exodus, he spends most of his free time standing at the edge of the mosh pit as one should always do.

Festival Reviews

FESTIVAL REVIEW: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2018 Live at Donington Park, UK – Day 3 (Sunday)

The final day of the UK edition of Download Festival 2018 felt relatively more subdued following the two previous days headlined by Avenged Sevenfold and Guns n’ Roses respectively, as…

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Festival Reviews

FESTIVAL REVIEW: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2018 Live at Donington Park, UK – Day 2 (Saturday)

Following the previous day’s action which featured Avenged Sevenfold, Bullet for My Valentine, You Me at Six, Bad Religion, Volbeat and a plethora of others taking to the festival’s four…

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Festival Reviews

FESTIVAL REVIEW: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2018 Live at Donington Park, UK – Day 1 (Friday)

Following 2017’s Download Festival excursion which featured the likes of System of a Down, Aerosmith, Rob Zombie, Slayer, Mastodon, Five Finger Death Punch and more taking to the hallowed grounds…

Concert Reviews

GIG REVIEW: Trivium, Code Orange, Power Trip & Venom Prison Live at Birmingham O2 Academy, UK

The evening of a Tuesday in April 2018 saw the established American metal band Trivium play in Birmingham, UK, supported by three of the most talked about ‘new’ acts in…

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Album Reviews

REVIEW: BLEED FROM WITHIN – “Era”

Since their initial inception in the mid-2000s, the Scottish metal band Bleed from Within have become one of the most equally underappreciated yet critically acclaimed acts in contemporary heavy music,…

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Album Reviews

REVIEW: IRON REAGAN & GATECREEPER Split

Over the last several years, the US crossover thrash band Iron Reagan (composed of current and former members of other prominent groups such as Municipal Waste, Darkest Hour and Cannabis…

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Concert Reviews

GIG REVIEW: While She Sleeps, Blood Youth & Counterfeit Live at O2 Institute, Birmingham

With the exception of a one-off London show with Counterparts opening for Brighton Metalcore giants Architects at their to-this-date biggest show at a sold out Alexandra Palace, the February 2018 UK…

Features

Top 10 Live Performances of 2017

The year 2017 was full of amazing live performances by Metal talent! Here are our Top 10 Live Performances of 2017. Gojira – O2 Academy Birmingham, March 11th There’s…

Concert Reviews

GIG REVIEW: Venom Prison, Corrupt Moral Altar & God Complex Live at The Flapper, Birmingham

If you’ve been paying attention to the underground scene of extreme music in the past year or so, you may have been made aware of the hardcore and grind-influenced Welsh…

Festival Reviews

FESTIVAL REVIEW: DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2017 Live at Leeds University Union, UK

The UK’s annual Damnation Festival has become one of the country’s most prestigious extreme metal gatherings, drawing in attendees from across the nation to enjoy a day of some of…

Jack Toresen

FESTIVAL REVIEW: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2018 Live at Donington Park, UK – Day 3 (Sunday)

FESTIVAL REVIEW: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2018 Live at Donington Park, UK – Day 2 (Saturday)

FESTIVAL REVIEW: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2018 Live at Donington Park, UK – Day 1 (Friday)

GIG REVIEW: Trivium, Code Orange, Power Trip & Venom Prison Live at Birmingham O2 Academy, UK

REVIEW: BLEED FROM WITHIN – “Era”

REVIEW: IRON REAGAN & GATECREEPER Split

GIG REVIEW: While She Sleeps, Blood Youth & Counterfeit Live at O2 Institute, Birmingham

Top 10 Live Performances of 2017

GIG REVIEW: Venom Prison, Corrupt Moral Altar & God Complex Live at The Flapper, Birmingham

FESTIVAL REVIEW: DAMNATION FESTIVAL 2017 Live at Leeds University Union, UK

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