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Oceans Ate Alaska – Lost Isles

Stupidly heavy and highly unpredictable… Review by Dan Perks Fearless Records Release date: 24 February 2015 I’ll be honest, I had never heard of Birmingham-based metalcore mob Oceans Ate Alaska until...

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Oceano – Ascendants

The Chicago-based deathcore heavyweights return… Review by Dan Perks Earache Release date: 23 March 2015 Any fan of Oceano can tell you what to expect from Ascendants: Blast beats, riffs and brutal...

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Interview with Thrones

I am going to make a small vat of soup… MR’s Dan Perks sat down with rising local talent Thrones. Vocalist Tom Wasteney and Lead Guitarist Lewis Hopper took the time to give us an insight into the...

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Godsized – Heavy Lies The Crown

More licks than a fat kid at an ice cream shop… Review by Dan Perks Release date: 30 March 2015 Often hailed as the UK’s answer to Black Label Society and renowned for their guitar heavy sound,...

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Carnalation – Ghosts

Five tracks of frantic, catchy euro-death… Review by Dan Perks Inverse Records Release date: 12 June 2015 There is something strangely satisfying in simplicity. Sometimes my brain doesn’t fire on...

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Gehtika – A Monster In Mourning

The album that deserves to see the band moving on to bigger things… Review by Dan Perks Self-Released Release date: 17 August 2015 So, while many of the heavy metal community were moshing about at...

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The Sword – High Country

The soundtrack to the journey through time and space… Review by Dan Perks Razor & Tie Release date: 21 August 2015 I love albums that feel like a story, a musical journey through memories,...

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The Black Dahlia Murder – Abysmal

Truckloads of heavy, fast, energetic brutish anthems… Review by Dan Perks Metal Blade Records Release date: 18 September 2015 With an album entitled Abysmal, The Black Dahlia Murder have posed an...

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Thrones – Distance EP

Not just songs you can mosh too, these are songs that move you… Review by Dan Perks Independent Release Release date: 12 October 2015 As some of you may have read on the Midlands Rocks website, earlier...

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Moralist – Bitterness Lays In Wasted Times

A solid debut… Available from 17 June 2016 Review by Dan Perks The UK melodic hardcore scene is currently in the middle of an awakening with bands such as Acres, Our Hollow Our Home and Thrones heading...

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