Maligned since its inception, Death ‘n Roll has moved far beyond the principal detraction aimed its way. The idea of bands selling more records by
Author: Your Grouchy Friend
A deep love for metal and a deep desire to give back to a scene that has given me so much over the years are the passion behind my words. I have a need to express in the written form and it is an outlet that contributes to the balance in my life.
Album Review: System of Division – As Light Decays
In 2017 the fun weekend jams of drummer Beau Unwin and guitarist Brett Dunsire yielded increasingly solid material and made it impossible for the two
Album Review: Circle The Prey – Kimura
So much has been written on The Wanderlust about the Perth (Australia) metal scene in recent times. Admittedly Your Grouchy Friend has been the deliverer
Album Review: Suspended Over the Immanent – Forever Falling
Bringing together two fine exponents of dark US and Italian metal: vocals by John Suffering from Chalice of Suffering and Solemn Echoes, and musical contributions
Interview: Jeff Walker – Carcass
For those wondering, the new Carcass album “Torn Arteries” (due for release this Friday the 17th of September) is in the opinion of Your Grouchy
EP Review: Godless Oath – Ashen
Yet another evil beast crawls out of Perth, Western Australia… Ashen come to us with their brand-spanking-new EP “Godless Oath,” out now on the increasingly
Interview: Joe Parkinson – Tortured Demon
The concept of family in Metal is a central one. Not a day goes by where this isn’t a theme to a worldwide fanbase who
Interview: Howard Jones – Light The Torch
After being thwarted by technical difficulties just before the album’s release, Your Grouchy Friend last week had the chance to chat with Howard Jones about
Album Review: Dead End Destiny – Hidden Intent
Hey SIRI, play me something Australian… Hidden Intent out of Adelaide, South Australia bring the absolute thunder (from Down Under – sorry, Your Grouchy Friend
Interview: Max Cavalera – Go Ahead and Die
Your Grouchy Friend was absolutely thrilled to chat with Max Cavalera about his latest project: The aggressive and poignant Go Ahead and Die. The project
Album Review: Future Usurper – Crypt Crawler
The breadth and depth of the Metal scene in Perth, Western Australia is something Your Grouchy Friend has written about significantly over the last year.
Album Review: Within Death – The Plague
Sydney Australia’s The Plague showed great promise with their first offering, 2017’s EP “Mass Genocide,” an uncomplicated and honest batch of HM-2 driven old school
Album Review: Tonic Immobility – Tomahawk
“Release in the time of COVID” ought be the name of a documentary account of either: A) The deadly sins in which we engage in
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