Monthly Archives: April 2013

Metal Grave – The Eternal Flame Of Deception Review (2013)

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

A South American band that exudes heavy metal through every pore of their being. Senor Obvious, colour me bewildered! Metal Grave are a Chilean quartet that, going by the cover art, the album title, and their country of birth, could … Continue reading →

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Gig Report: Garage Jam

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Expectations are a bitch, aren’t they? Clutching on to a phone, your inbox, your horoscope if you’re so inclined; just how many times have you ended up with the proverbial egg on your face, feeling like a deflated balloon as … Continue reading →

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Retrospective: If pop was an Angel Rat

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Voivod were (still are, actually) the strangest and the most special of all the great bands from the thrash boom of the 80s. Non-linear doesn’t begin to describe their sound; Piggy, to a great extent, eschewed the conventional power chord/downpicking … Continue reading →

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Manilla Road – Mysterium Review (2013)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Does a legend ever die? And if it does, what then survives? A flicker haunting the void to remind one of the flame that flourished, consuming always but not always divined? Is it nurtured by misty-eyed adherents, a ghost of … Continue reading →

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