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Alestorm - Pirates and Machine-guns at the new Little Civic.

By Ellie McGee

Ultimate Metal's resident folk metal obsessive caught up with Alestorm's Chris Bowes at a rather interesting gig in the depths of Wolverhampton's Slade Rooms. Apparently they're getting into time travel, and recruiting Sean Connery for the new album. Curiouser and curiouser.
Chris Bowes; vocals and...

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Paul Kuhr - Voice For The Betrayed

By Jason Wick

When talking about talented death metal vocalist it’s hard not to mention Paul Kuhr’s deep, articulated growls. The Novembers Doom front man has been one of the pioneers in bridging the gap between fearsome bellows and emotive lyrics. With his (arguably) heaviest material in These Are They’s<...

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Autumns Eyes - Within the Ominous Tone

By Jason Wick

The ever so vast, atmospherically enthralling solo act Autumns Eyes has been thriving under the sole watch of Dan Mitchell for the past decade. Anyone familiar with the project is aware of the unique electrically charged tone underlying its entire discography while musically extending over a large array of genres. I...

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Anaal Nathrakh - Different, But Still Necro

By Ryan Starr

Last year saw Anaal Nathrakh return with a new, very well received, album. UM caught up with V.I.T.R.I.O.L. at the end of last year but we've only just managed to get our asses in gear and do something about it. So without further ado, on to the interview.

After doing some research I’ve noticed that ...

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Ban The Sadist Videos: An Introduction To Video Nasties And UK Censorship In Fil...

By Russell Garwood

vid•e•o nas•ty (vĭd'ē-ō' năs'tē)
n., -ti•es[$italics]
1. A film released direct to the UK home video market prior to the Video Recordings Act 1984, thought to “deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained o...

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