“This is where we hold them. This is where we fight. This is where they die!” Gerard Butler’s epic words in 300 as the Spartan’s go head first into battle. It is one of the greatest movie quotes in modern cinema history there is no doubt about it, and it is used to incredible effect as a way to open an EP. Ladies and gentlemen, Alpha has arrived. And as much as I’d love to believe King Leonidas is somewhere in the Elysian fields, right now this is the only Afterlife I care about. With a mighty riff in the Read more »

The Darkness is a name you might remember, but they split up ages ago right? Well you would be right… but they are back, and they mean business.  Hot Cakes is the comeback from this once great band, and what a comeback it is.  Full of catchy riffs, solid drumming and the falsetto voice of Justin Hawkins that you would expect from these guys. The album opens with Every Inch Of You a catchy little number, with lyrics that are personal to the band and Justin’s life growing up, that just about every budding musician will be able to relate Read more »

  Do you like chewing bubblegum and kicking ass? Yes? Good! Because Neverworld do too! From the opening notes, the harmonic pinches of a squealing guitar to the power metal scream of a god you know what follows is going to be badass! It’ll take less that one minute to make your mind up on Neverworld, you’re either going to love it, or you’re going to hate it. I’m firmly in the camp of loving it! It brings a smile to my face knowing that in this day of X-Factor wannabe’s and people wanting to take the quick route to Read more »