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Satan Reigns Over London

The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal is both an extremely important movement and a disputed term. While some bands embrace being a part of it, others prefer to think of their journey as something self-made, which is fair enough. Whatever your view, it was unquestionably an era which gave us some incredible albums and one of the classics was delivered by one of the North East's best bands of the time (which is saying something,) in the form of "Court In The Act" by Satan. Though after the release they would undergo lineup and even name changes, since their return in 2011, Satan has been making their claim as one of the most active and strong bands from the NWOBHM period with consistently excellent material. So how are they live? We attended the London stop on their British and Irish tour to find out.

Support on the tour was originally going to come from Seven Sisters, however due to health concerns, they were forced to pull out of the trek and instead, local bands would be opening each date. In London, this honour was given to Parish, who released their solid eponymous debut in 2022. They proved to be a great pick, as their style is very much rooted in seventies heavy metal, leaning on the doom side. Parish are very much a trio that lets their music do the talking, though not ignoring the crowd by any means. The music is very easy to get lost in, with slow grooves echoing around the room, which counteracts the more subdued stage presence, though there were a few people in attendance wearing Parish shirts so clearly that isn't much of an issue. A good way to begin the night. More...

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Sahg Debuts "More Of Nothing" Video

Taken off the recording sessions of their latest, much-acclaimed studio album "Born Demon" (released in October 2022 via Drakkar Entertainment,) Norwegian trve heavy metal trio Sahg has shared a music video for their new single "More of Nothing." You can check it out below.

Sahg frontman Olav Iversen tells us:
"We have worked onward as the ’Toxic Trio’ since our latest album Born Demon, and passed even new limits for what this three-piece can achieve. These songs are a result of exploring what the new trio format can do. We just had some fun with it, and fooled around with a lot of different things. Surprisingly, it turned out sounding very consistent. As proven throughout this band’s history, we are not afraid to try new things and just let it out there. On the other hand, some might say we are the most traditional metal band around! (laughs) So, I guess everyone will just have to give it a listen and make up their own minds about it." More...

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