Kudos to Alan for an interesting and gripping dark fantasy. Nice work. RealmShift is the first of Alan Baxter‘s novel-length works that I have read. Having previously published his short fiction, I knew first-hand how talented he is. RealmShift confirmed…
EVENT REVIEW: Kreator @ HQ (Adelaide), 27 Sept 09
From start to finish, this show was absolute gold. Aussie thrashers Mortal Sin put on a killer set and did their best to warm up the crowd for Kreator; but when Kreator hit the stage they weren’t so much upstaged…
Release Review: DAEMONICUS: Host of Rotting Flesh (ViciSolum/Riot)
I haven’t been addicted to an album with such intensity as this since I first heard Steel Panther’s release Feel The Steel. The difference is that this is otherwise a middle-of-the-road death metal release. The reason for my addiction took…
Event Review: Grave, Truth Corroded, Tzun Tzu, Altars, A Red Dawn @ Fowler’s Live (Adelaide) (08/12/08)
Swedish death metallers Grave have been pounding ears to bleeding point for about twenty years. This December’s tour is the first time these fellas have hit our shores. Unfortunately, because they are on a huge tour, with little time to spare, they…
RELEASE REVIEW: Stuck Mojo – Southern Born Killers (Napalm Records/Riot)
This release first came out in 2007; and the reason it’s hit my desk this month is because Stuck Mojo relatively recently shifted to Austria’sNapalm Records, whose first move was to re-release the album with three bonus tracks and new artwork. The…