Purson @ Broadcast, Glasgow 09/12/2013
It’s nearly half nine before anyone finds out that tonight’s support had failed to turn up but, being rational, it’s
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Author: Dave Bowes
Rising ‘Abominor’ LP/DD 2013
I remember once reading a webcomic (Scandinavia and the World, to be precise) which joked that while the other Nordic
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Scorpion Child / Semper Fi @ Audio, Glasgow 17/11/2013
Local support always have a rough time of it, though there are certainly a few things they can do to
Read More >>Kuolemanlaakso ‘Musta Aurinko Nousee’ CDEP/12″ 2013
Despite its success in their native Finland and overall genre-humping madness, last year’s debut from death-doom voyagers Kuolemanlaakso flew under
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Nails / Blind To Faith / No Island / Notebooks @ Classic Grand, Glasgow 13/11/2013
As I spot people queuing outside the venue for an already-early hardcore gig, I wonder what it is that makes
Read More >>Year Of No Light ‘Tocsin’ CD/LP/DD 2013
As the post-metal tag slinks ignominiously back to the hole from whence it came, the bands who found themselves lumped
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Russian Circles / Chelsea Wolfe @ SWG3, Glasgow 26/10/2013
While Russian Circles and Chelsea Wolfe may not share much except for their record label, their disparity makes identifying their
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Kadavar / Buffalo Summer / The Dead Raven @ The Cathouse, Glasgow 25/10/2013
Whenever a show is announced for The Cathouse, there’s always a feeling of nonspecific dread that rises in my stomach.
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Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. / Skullwizard @ Nice & Sleazy, Glasgow 12/10/2013
Due to a shameful miscalculation of times on my part, my entry to tonight’s basement du nuit is greeted with
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Xibalba / Hierophant / Frontline / Pay The Price @ Classic Grand, Glasgow 02/10/2013
Those who follow British wrestling in recent years may well be familiar with The Classic Grand as, until recently, it
Read More >>Earthless ‘From The Ages’ CD/LP/DD 2013
While it may have taken five years for San Diego’s Earthless to get around to recording another full-length, From The
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