“Death by the Venomhammer”– NNGNN – EP Review
Words by Tommy Concrete Once upon a dark and evil aeon there was a time in the history of heavy metal when black metal death metal and thrash metal were more or less indistinguishable from each other,...
View ArticlePhantom Riffage
PHANTOM RIFFAGE first exploded into the music scene in 2002 with a wholly unique take on a genre started by Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple all those years ago, and since reforming in 2013...
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The Lost Boys
On the evening of the 11th of August the world found out that one of its true heroes had passed away; the great Robin Williams had died after taking his own life aged 63. Like everyone else on this...
View Article“At the Foot of the World”– Disposable – Review
I first saw Disposable during a Hellraiser Metal night at the Banshee Labyrinth in Edinburgh last year. I remember thinking, “wow, those guys look young!” and then my soul left my body as the...
View Article“Aurora Majesty” by DUNE – Review
It seems fitting that on the week that we, the human species, have successfully landed a probe on the face of a comet, that, “Aurora Majesty, the new offering by Edinburgh’s intergalactic riff-naughts...
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The Black Cave – DIY Gig Ft. Tower of Flies, Scumpulse, Atragon, Godhole &...
Words by Gayle Horovitz, Main Photos by Alan Swan Gig Photography. The first gig in The Black Cave kicked off on a cold, wet November Friday night that left me looking for a warm place to hide. Instead...
View Article“This Can’t Get Any Worse”– Tommy Concrete and the Werewolves
Last weekend I attended the album launch of “This Can’t Get Any Worse” the newest slab of metal forged by Edinburgh based trio, Tommy Concrete and The Werewolves. The album launch turned out being one...
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Sarah Muirhead – Edinburgh Artist
Our Grandpa was the artist in the family. He once painted a portrait of my Dad. In a series of simple brushstrokes he had managed to capture not just a technical likeness but an emotional embodiment...
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Bristo Square – A fond farewell
We sit and waste away an evening down at Bristo square. Waste? Is that really the right word to use? For most of the hurrying, shopping bag or briefcase carrying scowling pedestrians, who frustrated...
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Mr and Mrs Doom – Interview
It was a sunny day in April 2015 when I first visited Mr and Mrs Doom, a new alternative clothes and apparel shop here in Edinburgh. When I reached the shop, I was greeted by Nicky, or Mrs Doom, who...
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