Festival Review - Bloodstock Open Air 2008
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As with each passing year we were once again confronted with the biggest Bloodstock Open Air festival so far.rnrnThe lucky campers who chose to spend the opening Thursday evening at the Lava stage were treated to CONQUEST OF STEEL (7.5/10). rnrn Bradfords trad metal heroes got the festival off to a perfect start in front of a packed tent. MARSHALL LAW...
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Album review - Cursed As Angels - The Hanging Tree
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Following on from fine efforts by fellow Gravesenders Denounce and Silent Descent, Cursed As Angels release a quality debut album.rnrnOver the past 2 years Cursed As Angels have built up a strong local following thanks to their impressive live shows and collection of songs. An award from TotalRock radio in 2007 was followed by one of their most...
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Gig review: Band Quest Kent Metal Heat 7 @ Red Lion - 19/03/10
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Sizen (7/10) split opened tonight's competition with their polished set of Southern-Metal. The gritty bass, foot-stamping rhythms and bellowing vocals all mixed together like a good whiskey. The bluesy solos oozed with powerful melodies, adding a whole new level to the songs. The confident frontman marked his territory, striding about and hopping from the...
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Gig review: Band Quest Kent Metal Semi 2 @ Red Lion - 23/04/10
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The Band Quest pressure is certainly on, now that the metal semi-finals have come to the Red Lion. It's been a while since the first band of the night has played to a full room, but tonight was a good night for Training Icarus (9/10), unleashing their exotic sounding set upon the crowd. The singer returned to the venue with more confidence, bantering with...
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Gig review: Band Quest Kent Metal Semi 2 @ Red Lion - 23/04/10
(ccman_666@hotmail.com)
The Band Quest pressure is certainly on, now that the metal semi-finals have come to the Red Lion. It's been a while since the first band of the night has played to a full room, but tonight was a good night for Training Icarus (9/10), unleashing their exotic sounding set upon the crowd. The singer returned to the venue with more confidence, bantering with...
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Gig review: Band Quest Kent Metal Final @ Red Lion - 30/05/10
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
It was only a year ago when Snakebite stormed to the Bloodstock Metal 2 The Masses Kent title with Denounce taking the overall Band Quest honours. A year can be a long time though and since then some of the local acts had split, fallen into a state of comatose or simply moved on.rnrnWhile Falling Empire opened up last years final with a ferocious set of...
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