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ALBUM REVIEW: Voivod – Symphonique

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So, what exactly do you do after travelling across the universe, the multiverse, the macroverse, and the microverse? When you’ve explored the furthest reaches of space, survived a nuclear war, and the subsequent apocalypse? Well, if you’re Canadian Progressive Thrash Metal pioneers Voivod, you produce a galactic symphony.
Recorded live with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra on June 4, 2025, at the Grand Théâtre in Quebec City, Canada, Symphonique (Century Media Records) is a seventy-plus-minute performance that takes Voivod’s futuristic Metal and energises it even further with a classical music makeover. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Omega Infinity – Solar Spectre

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If a band consists of members from Ne Obliviscaris and Todtgelichter, it’s a fair bet that the results will be 1) bloody dark, 2) as mad as a sheep in a tree. Sure enough, Omega Infinity provides all of this, with the frosted vocal of the Aussies’ mystical Xenoyr tangling with the musical machinations of ‘lichter drummer and keyboardist Tentakel P for debut album Solar Spectre (Season of Mist). Continue reading →


Diamond Head – Live at The Robin 2, Bilston, UK

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Situated near the heart of The Black Country – an area in the West Midlands which gave birth to bands such as Judas Priest and perennial Christmas faves Slade – The Robin 2 in Bilston tonight plays host to other local heroes, Diamond Head. Formed in 1976, about ten miles away in Stourbridge, Diamond Head sat proudly at the forefront of the legendary New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene, going onto inspire many up and coming bands, the most famous of which shall remain safely nameless for the purpose of this piece. Continue reading →