Formed in 2011, DEATHROLL is a one-man project led by multi-instrumentalist Kazu. With a dark and discombobulating sound, DEATHROLL captures...

Set in the heart of Bristol, the Trinity Centre is a wonderful venue that simply drips history. A decommissioned church...

Once the preserve of misanthropic and narcissistic Norwegians, black metal has since evolved to become a global phenomenon. It’s a...

I was raised and weaned on bands such as Dark Funeral and Napalm Death, so I’m no stranger to sonic...

The lockdowns enforced by the global pandemic were disastrous on several levels, but one of the biggest shocks for me...

We here at AVO Magazine are always happy when BRIDEAR release a new album, but their latest offering has got...

To say it has been a busy time for Esprit D’Air bandleader Kai would be an understatement. A multi-instrumentalist, singer,...

Drawing influence and inspiration from such metal greats as Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman and Stratovarius, MAJUSTICE are a Japanese/multinational band...

There’s been a surge of interest in the 1990’s recently with the alternative side of that decade coming into vogue....

It’s been barely a year since Japan’s BRIDEAR last visited these shores, and that they have such a strong affinity...

Two bands from two different parts of the world pay homage to the krautrock music genre at Birmingham’s Hare &...

If you ever needed proof that the current rock scene was in ruddy health, then you need look no further...

Hailing from Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Survive have been terrorising listeners for almost 25 years with their full-on thrash assault. Since...

In a bustling metropolis such as London any moment of peace and tranquillity is a welcome relief and there’s no...

To say Esprit D’Air’s sophomore album had a difficult birth would be something of an understatement. Originally beginning life in...

The duo BlackLab scheduled a couple of performances in the United Kingdom, one of which was at Desertfest. only a...

I once read an interview with Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain in Rolling Stone where he explained his first Shonen Knife gig:...

Punk rock (and its various offshoots) is best when used by the marginalised, whether it be Stiff Little Fingers or...

Formed in Tokyo in 2013 Heterogeneous Andead lost little time in releasing an EP (2015’s Undead) which was soon followed...

Originally released digitally as a two-track single Scarlet Holliday was MONO’s Christmas gift to the world in the midst of...

As an old school metalhead raised and weaned on bands like Darkthrone and Venom it took me a while to...

It seems that we are currently living in a golden age of female Japanese metal bands with BAND-MAID, LOVEBITES and...