Adam’s Top 10 Albums of 2025

Another year, another absolute mountain of riffs. 2025 has been a belter for heavy music, hasn't it? We've had legends returning to form, new bands scaring the living daylights out of us, and enough emotional devastation to last a lifetime. Adam has been front and centre for it all—mostly at the barrier at Damnation by … Continue reading Adam’s Top 10 Albums of 2025

Siobhan’s Top Picks of 2025

This year was an insane one for new music, and it was incredibly difficult to pick my top albums... to the point where I kinda *couldn't* pick ten and rank them, so I've just made an Albums of the Year list. Here are fourteen of my favourites from 2025, starting with the album that was … Continue reading Siobhan’s Top Picks of 2025

Gig Review: Employed To Serve / Celestial Sanctuary / Burner – Cathouse, Glasgow (22nd April 2025)

Tonight was to be a night of "heavy" featuring two Bloodstock alumni and three bands who each ply their own version of metal. Openers Burner played the SOPHIE stage at Bloodstock last year and prowled the smaller stage at The Catty as if they were back in Derbyshire. No holds barred, everything turned up to … Continue reading Gig Review: Employed To Serve / Celestial Sanctuary / Burner – Cathouse, Glasgow (22nd April 2025)

Employed To Serve release new single (featuring Will Ramos of Lorna Shore), album to follow in April, tour dates announced!

Leading lights of British metal, Employed To Serve (who we spoke to at Bloodstock 2023), take pride of place on the heavy metal world stage as they return with brand new single "Atonement" feat. Will Ramos of Lorna Shore, plus long-awaited new studio album, Fallen Star, set for release on Friday, April 25th. “We want … Continue reading Employed To Serve release new single (featuring Will Ramos of Lorna Shore), album to follow in April, tour dates announced!

Bloodstock 2023 Interview: Employed To Serve

Thank you Justine from Employed to Serve who took time out for a quick natter after the band's set on the Ronnie James Dio stage. Header image by Sean Larkin Employed To Serve: official | facebook | twitter | instagram | spotify | bandcamp | youtube | patreon | merch https://youtu.be/GFlKQJDTWJQ

Gig Review: Gojira / Alien Weaponry / Employed to Serve – Alexandra Palace, London (Feb 22nd 2023)

Two years ago this gig was scheduled to be on on a Saturday and I was looking forward to getting down to Ally Pally nice and early and chilling out before the show. Thanks to Covid I found myself, many months later, heading down the M40 on a dank and dreary Wednesday evening after doing … Continue reading Gig Review: Gojira / Alien Weaponry / Employed to Serve – Alexandra Palace, London (Feb 22nd 2023)