Tag: Desert Storm

NEWS: Desert Storm to wage war upon Europe once again!

Progressive Sludge Metal masters Desert Storm have announced the second leg of a European tour trek for their current album “Death Rattle“. The Oxford heroes skillfully avoid a home town show as the majority of the run takes place throughout April, while the metaphorical jewel in the crown will find them at this years incarnation

NEWS: Desert Storm remain the “Salt Of The Earth”!

Recorded at a studio once owned by legendary folk band Fairport Convention which recent years has seen the likes of Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath and Rob Halford of Judas Priest recording there, Oxford Progressive Sludge Doom Metal act Desert Storm unveiled “Death Rattle” back in March. Their eighth studio record and first without Chris Benoist it was

Bootleg: Desert Storm at Bloodstock!

A pro-shot full set from the Sophie Lancaster Stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival 2022 with the 2023 incarnation of the annual Metal festival 11 days away is a thing of beauty. This time out Desert Storm are the band of choice, the Oxford Progressive Sludge Doom Metal act having written and recorded but not

Review: “Death Rattle” by Desert Storm

“Death Rattle is an album that leans to Desert Storm’s strengths in song-writing ability. It is cohesive and flows with each song telling an individual tale, bound by common topics throughout. Genre traversing, musically progressing from the extreme and hard to softer palettes, moments of the ethereal. The light and dark shades are synonymous with the

NEWS: Desert Storm open with “Master Of None”!

The question that APF Records have for you is a simple one – do you want the new Desert Storm album “Death Rattle” in vinyl or cassette edition? It’s available with or without a t-shirt over at bandcamp with a 31st March release date marked on the grave stone of the Oxford Progressive Doom Metal

NEWS: Desert Storm endure a mind trip?

Oxford Progressive Sludge Doom Metal act Desert Storm have plucked “Bad Trip” as the second single from their 31st March releasing via APF Records album “Death Rattle“. Recorded and mixed at Woodworm Studios in Oxfordshire between winter of 2021 and summer of 2022 by Steve “Geezer” Watkins before being mastered in September 2022 by Brad

NEWS: Desert Storm bait the rattle snake!

Recorded and mixed at Woodworm Studios in Oxfordshire between winter of 2021 and summer of 2022 by Steve “Geezer” Watkins before being mastered in September 2022 by Brad Boatright (Torche, Nails, High on Fire) at Audiosiege in Portland Oregon, “Death Rattle” from four peice Progressive Sludge Doom Metal act Desert Storm will see release on

The Black Map #235: Wall from Oxford

Idle hands are the devil’s workshop so what do you do when you’re already in two bands who regularly tour not only the United Kingdom but also Europe and love a Festival appearance but you’re bored in doors, chained to the radiator due to a plague sweeping the Globe? Well to prevent yourself from losing

Live Review: Rabidfest 2022 Day #2 (Sunday)!

It maybe pouring with rain outside but we have the warmth of The Bullingdon as refuge in the heart of Oxford for day two of this year’s incarnation of Rabidfest. We just hope that any homeless folks have managed to find shelter from the inclement weather as we prepare for another tsunami of riffs, powerhouse

Live Review: Rabidfest 2022 Day #1 (Saturday)!

The day is finally upon us and Oxford beckons for 20 bands at The Bullingdon and this year’s incarnation of Rabidfest. A celebration of the great and the good in the UK underground Metal scene that also pays attention to some of the local talent, it’s a vitally important event in the calendar for the