Gig review - Darbex Band Quest (Metal Heat 6) @ Drayman - 17/03/08
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CarpathiarnBloodlossrnSilent DescentrnrnBrutality is the meal on tonight's menu and if you're looking for melody and nice vocals it will be very, very rare tonight. Silent Descent kick the evening off with a simple operation of ground and pound; everything here is on top form from what I see and hear tonight (plus what I heard at Banana Road Studios last...
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Album review - Silent Descent - Duplicity
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
The second release from Dartford 7-piece Silent Descent is nothing short of a local masterpiece!rnrnThe band manage to mix growling verses, catchy melodic choruses and lovingly crafted atmospherics into a cauldron rnrnof delights leaving the listener gasping for breath. This is most notable on opening trio 'Anagram, 'Beyond Grey' rnrnand 'I can I...
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Gig review - Darbex Band Quest (Metal final) @ Drayman - 05/05/08
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
The Darbex metal final got off to a crunching start thank to Violation Complex (7.5/10). Their brand of progwarped extreme metal was the perfect way to wake anyone bogged down by the increasing heat inside the venue.rnrnTrad metallers Conquest (6.5) were next, displaying a song writing ability which escapes many a contemporary act. Schizophrenia (6.5)...
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Festival Review - Bloodstock Open Air 2008
(alan@rockmatrix.co.uk)
As with each passing year we were once again confronted with the biggest Bloodstock Open Air festival so far.
The lucky campers who chose to spend the opening Thursday evening at the Lava stage were treated to CONQUEST OF STEEL (7.5/10).
Bradfords trad metal heroes got the festival off to a perfect start in front of a packed tent. MARSHALL LAW...
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