Brendan Crabb, Journalist

Features / Music

Damn The Naysayers

"I bled onto my vocal cords, and it almost ended my career."

Reviews / Album

Album Review: Slash - World On Fire

"There are decidedly worse prospects than giving salivating fans precisely what they want"

Reviews / Album

Album Review: In Flames - Siren Charms

"Although stronger, this still becomes mired in tedious riffage and tepid choruses"

Live Review: DevilDriver, Whitechapel, Aversions Crown

DevilDriver please the fans, but hardly change lives at The Hi-Fi.

Features / Music

Shihad put an end to a drawn-out lovers' tiff with their "brutal" new album.

Live Review: Wacken Open Air Festival

We head to Germany for one of the biggest heavy metal festival in the world

Reviews / Album

Album Review: The Haunted - Exit Wounds

Riff-heavy channelling of their early melodic death meets Slayer-esque thrash.

Reviews / Album

Album Review: Ace Frehley - Space Invader

The axe-slinging vocalist’s new effort doesn’t venture into new territory, but he revels in the process.

Reviews / Album

Album Review: Fozzy - Do You Wanna Start A War

"Fozzy’s songwriting smarts ensure their overall outlook feels fresh enough to retain dedicated fans’ interest."

Reviews / Album

Album Review: Sonic Syndicate - Sonic Syndicate

"Despite considerable buzz, these perennially underachieving Swedes struggle to stay afloat in a sea of mediocrity."

Reviews / Album

Album Review: Suicide Silence - You Can't Stop Me

"A mournful tribute and statement of renewed purpose."

Features / Music

Hanson's Bizarre Death Rumours

Taylor Hanson on some of the band's weirdest moments.

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