Review of Day 2 of Fortress Festival 2025, featuring Abduction, Belore, Dodsrit, Autumn Nostalgie, Moonlight Sorcery, Ulcerate, Fortresse, and Agalloch. Review by Oli Gonzalez. Photography courtesy of Necroshorns.
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Review of Day 1 of Fortress Festival 2025, at Scarborough Spa, featuring Nemorous, Perennial Isolation, Aquilus, Darkher, Suldusk, The Great Old Ones, Selbst, RUIM, and 1349. Review by Oli Gonzalez. Photography courtesy of Necroshorns.
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A review of Incineration Festival in London, featuring bands such as Blood Incantation, Spectral Wound, Batuskha, and Triptykon.
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Review of Samhain Festival Antwerp 2025, which took place in Trix, Antwerp, on 29th and 30th March 2025. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of III, the 2025 album release from Black Metal solo project, Galvornhathol. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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To mark the 20th anniversary of Trivium releasing their breakthrough album, Ascendency, Oli Gonzalez has written this article to explain what this album means to him.
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Review of Cult Of The Serpent Sun, the 2025 album release from Blackened Heavy Metallers, Nite. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of End Of Time, the 2025 album release from Dutch Post-Metal band, An Evening With Knives. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Preview of Goremageddon Festival 2025 at the Star and Garter, Manchester, on 22nd March 2025. Preview by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of Pantheon, the 2025 album release from Avantgarde/ Black/ Post-Metal band Edyakaran. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of Andromeda, the 2025 album release from French Progressive Metallers, March Of Scylla. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of Sworn To Heresy, the 2025 album release from New Zealand Blackened Metallers, Exordium Mors. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of Kodok, the 2025 album release from Progressive Rock/ Metal band, The Grey. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of Embodiment Of Death, the 2025 Album release from Post-black/ Doom Band, Ter Ziele. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of “Tavastland”, the newest album release from Finnish Black Metal band Havukruunu, out via Svart Records.
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Review of “Nightside”, the 2024 album release from Russian Black Metal band GRIMA, out via Napalm Records.
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Oli takes a reflective look at the frustrations of modern day ticket buying, and how the situation could be solved. Article by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of Psalmus Mortis, the 2025 album release from Death Metallers Retromorphis. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of Gloryhammer, Live in the O2 Ritz Manchester, with support from Dominum and Fellowship, on 7th February 2025. review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of Existentialismus, the 2025 album release from UK Extreme Metallers, Abduction. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Preview of this year’s Mangata Festival, Nottingham, which takes place on 12th July 2025. Preview by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of Parasomnia, the 2025 album release from Progressive Metal legends, Dream Theater. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Preview for the February 2025 Reaper Agency ‘All Dayer’, at Rebellion Manchester. Preview by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of Pearl Hunting, the 2025 album release from Belarusian Symphonic Metal band, Belle Morte. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of Cleave, the 2025 album release from Scottish Post-Rock/ Metal band, Beneath A Steel Sky. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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A preview of Samhain Festival, Antwerp from 29-30th March 2025. Preview by Oli Gonzlez.
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Review of Ashen Womb, the 2025 album release from Danish Extreme Metal band, Phrenelith. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Oli’s top tips for some of the best UK festivals coming up in 2025! Check them out, and snap them up quick to avoid disappointment!
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Oli’s Top Ten Albums of 2024, which is a little different, as they’re all his favourite, and in no particular order! It features Vægtløs, Gaerea, Schammasch, Million Moons, Kanonenfieber, Wolfheart, God Is An Astronaut, Solstafir, Vemod, and Seth.
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Oli’s round up of his 10 favourite live performances of 2024.
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Review of The Reaper Agency All Dayer, at Rebellion Manchester, on 30th November 2024, featuring Ultima Decat, Slimelord, Burial, Deathess Void, Ante Inferno, Aristarchos, Verwoed, and Hulder. Review by Oli Gonalez.
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Live review of Fit For An Autopsy live at the 02 Ritz, with support from Sylosis, Darkest Hour, and Heriot.
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Live review of SOiL, with support from HED PE, Nonpoint, and The Union Underground, at Manchester Academy 2, on 9th November 2024. Review by Oli Gonzalez, Photography by Rob Lindesay.
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Live review of Winterfylleth, with support from, Wormwitch and Bizzarekvlt, at Rebellion, Manchester, on 10th November 2024. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek, the 2024 album release from Hungarian Extreme Metal project, Thy Catafalque. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Live review of Damnation Festival at the BEC in Manchester.
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Live review of A Night Of Salvation, covering the first day of the Damnation Festival at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester.
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Review of Samhain Festival 2024, at Muziekgieterij, Maastricht, Netherlands, on 26th and 27th October 2024. review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Preview of Damnation and Night Of Salvation Festival 2024 at Manchester BEC Arena,on 1st and 2nd November 2024. Preview by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of The Pulsing Rush, the 2024 album release from Brazilian Doomgaze/ Post-Metal band, Isaurian. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Review of “Trollslayer”, the 2024 album release from Power Metal band Wind Rose, out via Napalm Records.
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Review of “Light”, the 2024 album release from Post-Rock band Civil Service, out via Ripcord Records.
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