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Katatonia + Alcest + Junius @ Rescue Rooms, Nottingham – Tuesday 18 December...
Review by Chop and photos by Sean Larkin A rare sortie off manor, to a new venue (to this reviewer anyway), seemed like the sensible option as the Christmas season loomed ever nearer. Junius‘ hearts...
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The Sword + Lonely Kamel + Alunah @ The Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton – 6...
Review by Chop and photos by Mark Lloyd It’s always nice to break yourself into the New Year gently. Three interviews, three bands to analyse, what more could a reviewer want? Before launching into the...
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Gary Numan + Officers @ Wulfrun, Wolverhampton – Thursday 6 December 2012
Review by Chop and photos by John Bentley While Anaal Nathrakh were headlining an evening of extreme metal mayhem at the Flapper in Brum a dozen or so miles away, an entirely different demographic had...
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UKEM Records: Cryostorm, Laceration & Masochist
Review by Chop For those unfamiliar with UKEM Records a quick read through of Jason’s interview with general manager Chris Newby may well be a useful starting point, here. Assuming you want to know...
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Audio Interview with Mez of Heretic Promotions
MR’s Chop catches up with Mez, the main man behind Heretic Promotions and also in-house sound engineer at Birmingham’s Scruffy Murphys. Stream it below or download the Mixcloud iPhone app download the...
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Audio Interview with Kyle Shutt of The Sword
Interview by Chop During their recent tour of the UK, Kyle Shutt guitarist with The Sword took time out to chat with MR’s Chop. Contains some naughty words. http://swordofdoom.com/ Stream it below or...
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Audio Interview with Lonely Kamel
Interview by Chop Just prior to their first ever show in the UK, the delightfully monikered, Lonely Kamel talk with MR’s Chop. www.facebook.com/lonelykamel Stream it below or download the Mixcloud...
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Orange Goblin + Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell + The Earls Of Mars @ The...
Review by Chop After eighteen years of toil it would appear that Orange Goblin are finally attracting the attention they deserve. With 2012 bringing accolades galore, and the acclaim of both critics...
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Nightfall – Cassiopeia
Review by Chop To say that music fans have a tendency towards the obsessive is somewhat akin to suggesting that the Villa back four are slightly twitchy at set-pieces. It comes as something of a...
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Audio Interview with Joe Hoare of Orange Goblin
Interview by Chop Orange Goblin swept through Wolverhampton recently and MR’s Chop commandeered a dressing room to catch up with his ol’ mucka, Joe Hoare. Stream it below or download the Mixcloud...
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Arceye – At First Light
Review by Chop Hostile Media Fans of the band have had quite a wait since debut The Divide Between Chaos And Order. Obvious starting questions therefore are was it worth the wait and is it more of the...
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Paraletica – Inferno
Review by Chop Fans of the underground or Bloodstock completists may have seen Paraletica slugging it out with the Midlands’ up and comers at The Roadhouse in the semi-finals of the Metal To The...
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Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Derbyshire – Friday 9th August 2013
King Diamond Review by Chop, photos by Sean Larkin After the merriment of the opening performances in the Sophie Lancaster tent on the opening day (Thursday), and the ensuing merriment in the V.I.P....
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Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Derbyshire – Saturday 10th August 2013
Review by Chop, photos by Sean Larkin Interviewing schedules double-checked, Sean chomping at the bit to race around like a man possessed and snap anything that moved on (any) stage, and with Paul near...
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Bloodstock Festival – Catton Hall, Derbyshire – Sunday 11th August 2013
Review by Chop, photos by Sean Larkin Much as the festival itself seems to approach by stealth each year, so it is with the final day. So many memories, so many memorable sets, more still to come of...
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Interview with Voivod
Chop catches up with Snake and Away of Canadian prog-thrash metallers, Voivod at the recent Bloodstock Festival. Stream it below or download the Mixcloud iPhone app download the Mixcloud Android app...
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Interview with Firewind
Kelly Sundown Carpenter, vocalist of Firewind, talks with Chop at the recent Bloodstock Festival. Check out Chop battling with the distractions that surround him during this one Stream it below or...
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Bloodstock Interview Frenzy – compilation…
Have recorder will chat… Chop, seasoned veteran of Bloodstock Festival and dedicated follower of all things, well… a little on the dark side, checks his batteries and points his recorder at anyone who...
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Interview by Chop Chop bumps into Sam and Nigel, the guys behind the Rock and Metal Circus Festival, while backstage @ Bloodstock. So of course, they have a chat. Contains some naughty words. Facebook...
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Watain – The Wild Hunt
Review by Chop Century Media Not so much a review as a retrospective perhaps? It’s always tricky when you’re requested to review an album after its release, or even trickier a re-release. At least...
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