REVIEW: STEEL PANTHER – “Heavy Metal Rules”
Steel Panther represent an interesting conjunction in the wider realm of art. Here we have a band that is coming at you from both the world of music, and the…
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Lee Carter
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London-based reviewer, producer and guitarist for metal band Ikarus. He has also composed scores for short films and animations, including "The Hour Glass" and "Last Light". Avid video gamer.
REVIEW: MEYTAL – “The Witness”
The saying goes that “everyone’s a critic”, and whilst that’s true in many aspects, it does require a certain level of articulation. Critic-tip right here: saying something is X, Y…
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GIG REVIEW: Trivium, Code Orange, Power Trip & Venom Prison Live at O2 Academy Brixton, London
It’s a very warm welcome to London’s O2 Brixton Academy, the last stop for Floridians Trivium on their European and UK Tour where you got the distinct impression that it…
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REVIEW: LETTERS FROM THE COLONY – “Vignette”
Whatever walk of life you care to mention, the paraphrased expression “often imitated; never equalled” is an old saying that will often be used to ascribe greatness to one thing…
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REVIEW: BLOODSHOT DAWN – “Reanimation”
Band members departing is all part and parcel of the game of writing music in a collective. Sure, there are a number of bands out there that are fortunate to…
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GIG REVIEW: Solstafir, Myrkur & Árstíðir Live at Heaven, London
With Halloween long gone and the annual advertising onslaught for Christmas in full flow, it seems somewhat appropriate that our cousins from the colder reaches of Northern Europe descend upon…
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GIG REVIEW: Papa Roach, Ho99o9 & Dead! Live at O2 Academy Brixton, London
Nu-metal has to put up with a lot of crap these days, doesn’t it? The sneering, snide underbelly of the metal community lambast it for both it’s success and demise,…
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REVIEW: THE MINERVA CONDUCT – “The Minerva Conduct”
It’s long been postulated that songwriting, moreover good songwriting, is an art form. The ability to craft powerful, memorable or simply catchy pieces of music takes some craft for which…
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REVIEW: IN THE PRESENCE OF WOLVES – “Of Two Minds, Stages 1-2: The Ape & The Cage” [EP]
Philedelphia, Pennsylvania natives In The Presence Of Wolves‘s debut album ‘Thalassas’ certainly made a tangible presence amongst the progressive rock community back in those heady days of 2014. Back when…
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GIG REVIEW: An Evening With Aviv Geffen’s Blackfield & Pat Dam Smyth at Islington Assemble Hall, London
There are several things we Brits love in life, and a Bank Holiday weekend is absolutely among the highest-ranking. The prospect of an extra day away from the toils, trials…
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