Yeah, apparently Christmas is this week. Who knew? Anyway, this is of course the mandatory Christmas post with a few festive tunes below, and cheers for checking out the blog throughout the year, it really is much appreciated. Posts will be fewer in the coming days over the Christmas period but do keep an eye … Continue reading →

The first of two top bills that took place in Dublin this weekend, Abaddon Incarnate had one last gig to raise funds for their South American tour, with a bill that included On Pain of Death, Skewered, Shardborne, Sodb, Brick Top. Click HERE for the live review. Continue reading →

My Dying Bride’s 20th anniversary tour stopped over in Dublin at the end of last month and the show was an absolute victory for the band with a setlist that encompassed their entire career. Click HERE for the live review now, for Molten Magazine, the new Irish based metal magazine! Continue reading →

This was a night saved from disaster, with a last minute venue change. But it all went off near-perfectly in the end. Click HERE for the live review of Council of Tanith’s EP launch, with a bill that included Rites, Mongolia, Síoraí Geimhreadh and Fortress. Continue reading →

Last Monday Comeback Kid returned to Dublin for what can only described as an immense, and insane, show. Click HERE for the review of the show, which is sure to be a contender for gig of the year. Support was Frustration, Only Fumes and Corpses, Bailout and Silence Convicts. Continue reading →

Folks, The Grind That Annoys is back up and running. Since Wednesday, Blogger has been experiencing some severe issues following its maintenance downtime. This saw blogs being inaccessible from time to time and when they were back, recent posts had vanished and comments disabled. We were all helpless, one couldn’t even log in. Now, Blogger … Continue reading →

Let’s keep this post short. You know how Morbid Angel are releasing a new album next month, yeah? And you know how it seems that much of the ‘anticipation’ has been on the negative side? Yeah? Well, it’s time for another salvo, after the stream of ‘ExistoVulgore’ last month, which was nowhere near as bad … Continue reading →

A live review from last Saturday night from Polish powerviolence band The Bold and the Beautiful with Easpa Measa, This Tongue Is Poison and Sickener also on the bill. Click HERE for the review. Continue reading →

After many months, much speculation and an online documentary, Dream Theater have announced Mike Mangini as their new drummer. The final instalment of Dream Theater’s drummer search documentary concluded today with Mangini being selected and confirmed as the new drummer. Mike auditioned in part one and the first drummer in, and is noted for working … Continue reading →

Keelhaul and Knut’s co-headlining tour stopped off in Dublin on Monday for a free show in the Button Factory, with support from Drainland. Click HERE for the live review. Continue reading →