Saxon – Thunderbolt


You have to wonder how Saxon do it. While some bands can take four or five years, or in some cases even longer, to release new music, Saxon have never taken more than three, and the quality rarely dips. They might only be simple songs with simple structures, but it’s not very often you can listen to a Saxon album and not be able to remember the choruses to at least three songs after just one or two listens.Continue reading


Amon Amarth – Testament: Live at O2 Academy, Birmingham


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Thanks to some appalling traffic, and a queue outside the venue which took nearly ninety minutes to clear, and even though I thought I’d left plenty of time to spare, I still somehow managed to miss opening act, Grand Magus. Grrrrr! Continue reading


Bloodstock 2017 Lineup To Include Amon Amarth, Testament, Hatebreed And More


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Bloodstock 2017 is going to be huge! Continue reading


Revolver Music Awards Nominees Announced, Tickets On Sale Now


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As previously reported by Ghost Cult last night the Revolver Music Awards, previously known as the Revolver Golden Gods Awards have made a comeback. Taking place December 13th in New York City, at Webster Hall, the event will be co-hosted by Jose Mangin and Dave Mustaine of Megadeth.  The full list of nominees is now announced: Continue reading


Amon Amarth – Deceiver Of The Gods


Amon-Amarth-Deciever-of-the-GodsDeceiver of the Gods is the ninth album from Swedish melodic death metallers Amon Amarth, and after the relatively experimental flavour of previous album Surtur Rising sees the band returning to a more simplistic approach with an album that bursts out of the speakers with a furious energy more akin to their earlier output.Continue reading