Zatokrev -Bring Mirrors To The Surface
Review of “Bring Mirrors To The Surface”, the 2025 album release from Swiss Post-Metallers Zatokrev, out via Pelagic Records.
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Author: Oli Gonzalez
BLOODSTOCK 2025: PART 2
Review of Bloodstock 2025, featuring bands such as Ba’al, Static X, Vnder A Crvmbling Moon, August Burns Red and Gojira.
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BLOODSTOCK 2025- PART 1
Live Review of Bloodstock 2025, featuring bands such as Emperor, Gnome, VMBRA, and Kataklysm.
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LIVE: Midnight, Wolfbastard
Live review of Blackened Heavy Metal band Midnight playing at Rebellion Manchester, with support from Wolfbastard.
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Lucéith – Daughter Of A Psycho
Review of “Daughter of a Psycho”, the newest album from Wolverhampton Rock band Lucéith.
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LIVE: Offal Festival (Sunday)
Live Review of day three of Offal Fest, a Slam Metal Fest taking place at Rebellion in Manchester.
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LIVE: Offal Festival (Saturday)
Live review of Offal Festival, the Slam Metal festival taking place at Rebellion in Manchester.
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LIVE: Offal Festival Pre-Show
Live review of Day 1 of Offal Fest at Rebellion in Manchester, featuring bands such as Mincer, Hacked Up and Ruimation.
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Technologist – Reborn
Review of “Reborn”, the 2025 album release from British Progressive Metallers Technologist.
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LIVE: Overhead The Albatross
Live review of Post-Rockers Overhead the Albatross playing at 33 Oldham Street Mancheser, with support from Fort and Civil Service.
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Blessings – Blodsträngen
Review of “Blodsträngen”, the 2025 album release from Progressive Metallers Blessings, out via Pelagic Record.
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Offal Fest 2025 – A Preview
Preview of Offal Fest 2025, on the 25th, 26th, and 27th July 2025, at Rebellion Manchester. Preview by Oli Gonzalez.
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SOS Festival 2025
Review of the Saturday proceedings at SOS Festival 2025, live at Whittles, Oldham, featuring This House We Built, Dacara, Reaper, 40,000 Leagues, Diggeth, Ashen Reach, and Absolva. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Sigils – 108
Review of 108, the 2025 debut album from UK Post-Metallers, Sigils. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Ba’al – The Fine Line Between Heaven and Here
Review of The Fine Line Between Heaven and Here, the 2025 album release from UK Blackened Post-Metallers, Ba’al. review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Born Of Osiris – Through Shadows
Review of Through Shadows, the 2025 album release from USA Technical Progressive Metalcore trailblazers, Born Of Osiris. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Leonov – Shape Of Ash EP
Review of Shape of Ash, the 2025 EP release from Norwegian Doom Metallers, Leonov. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Hiroe – Wield
Review of Wield, the 2025 album release from USA Post-Rockers, Hiroe. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Valdrin – Apex Violator
Review of “Apex Violator”, the 2025 album release from American Melodic Black Metal band Valdrin.
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Fortress Festival 2025 – Day 2
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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Fortress Festival 2025 – Day 1
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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LIVE: Incineration Festival
A review of Incineration Festival in London, featuring bands such as Blood Incantation, Spectral Wound, Batuskha, and Triptykon.
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Samhain Antwerp
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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Galvornhathol – III
Review of III, the 2025 album release from Black Metal solo project, Galvornhathol. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Trivium – Ascendancy 20th Anniversary Celebration
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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Nite – Cult Of The Serpent Sun
Review of Cult Of The Serpent Sun, the 2025 album release from Blackened Heavy Metallers, Nite. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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An Evening With Knives – End Of Time
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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Goremageddon 2025 Preview
Preview of Goremageddon Festival 2025 at the Star and Garter, Manchester, on 22nd March 2025. Preview by Oli Gonzalez.
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Edyakaran – Pantheon
Review of Pantheon, the 2025 album release from Avantgarde/ Black/ Post-Metal band Edyakaran. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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March Of Scylla – Andromeda
Review of Andromeda, the 2025 album release from French Progressive Metallers, March Of Scylla. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Exordium Mors – Sworn To Heresy EP
Review of Sworn To Heresy, the 2025 album release from New Zealand Blackened Metallers, Exordium Mors. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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The Grey – Kodok
Review of Kodok, the 2025 album release from Progressive Rock/ Metal band, The Grey. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Ter Ziele – Emobdiment Of Death
Review of Embodiment Of Death, the 2025 Album release from Post-black/ Doom Band, Ter Ziele. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Havukruunu – Tavastland
Review of “Tavastland”, the newest album release from Finnish Black Metal band Havukruunu, out via Svart Records.
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GRIMA – Nightside
Review of “Nightside”, the 2024 album release from Russian Black Metal band GRIMA, out via Napalm Records.
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Ticketmaster and The Resurrection Of Physical Ticket Sales
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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Retromorphosis – Psalmus Mortis
Review of Psalmus Mortis, the 2025 album release from Death Metallers Retromorphis. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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LIVE – Gloryhammer, w/ Dominum and Fellowship
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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Abduction – Existentialismus
Review of Existentialismus, the 2025 album release from UK Extreme Metallers, Abduction. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Mangata Festival – A Reaction
Preview of this year’s Mangata Festival, Nottingham, which takes place on 12th July 2025. Preview by Oli Gonzalez.
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Dream Theater – Parasomnia
Review of Parasomnia, the 2025 album release from Progressive Metal legends, Dream Theater. Review by Oli Gonzalez.
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Gig Preview – Reaper All Dayer
Preview for the February 2025 Reaper Agency ‘All Dayer’, at Rebellion Manchester. Preview by Oli Gonzalez.
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