Articles by Baz Anderson

Remembering Ozzy Osbourne: A Tribute To The Prince Of Darkness
Article
06.08.2025
Ozzy Osbourne was larger than life. He was larger than his genre, than his work, than anybody else. His absence creates a void that no one will ever fill. But he left behind a legacy that few artists in any medium could ever boast of, and we of Metal Storm's community put together some words to…
06.08.2025
Emperor - Glasgow, Scotland, 22nd March 2024
Concert review
25.03.2024
The story of Emperor is of a band who formed and gained first acclaim during the flash fire of the most controversial era of extreme metal, and through the relatively short span of seven years released four genre-defining albums that step by step took the band musically further from their beginnings...
25.03.2024
The 20th Anniversary Of Metal Storm: Part II
Article
24.12.2020
What, did you think we were done? No, the 20th anniversary celebration continues in Part II, featuring many more of Metal Storm's talented contributors of the past, present, and, hopefully, future.
24.12.2020
Remembering Marcel: A Tribute From Metal Storm
Article
01.01.2020
01.01.2020
Damnation Festival 2016 - Leeds, England, 5th November 2016
Concert review
08.11.2016
08.11.2016
Blind Guardian, Gloryhammer - Nottingham, England, 21st May 2016
Concert review
25.05.2016
25.05.2016
Damnation Festival 2014 - Leeds, England, 1st November 2014
Concert review
22.11.2014
22.11.2014
Damnation Festival 2013 - Leeds, England, 2nd November 2013
Concert review
16.11.2013
16.11.2013
Helloween, Gamma Ray - London, England, 16th April 2013
Concert review
27.04.2013
27.04.2013
Sonata Arctica - Nottingham, England, 14th April 2013
Concert review
23.04.2013
23.04.2013
Enslaved - Sheffield, England, 19th March 2013
Concert review
21.03.2013
21.03.2013
Devildriver, Cannibal Corpse - Nottingham, England, 8th March 2013
Concert review
15.03.2013
15.03.2013
Sabaton - Sheffield, England, 11th November 2012
Concert review
15.11.2012
15.11.2012
Damnation Festival 2012 - Leeds, England, 3rd November 2012
Concert review
09.11.2012
09.11.2012
Fear Factory - Nottingham, England, 27th October 2012
Concert review
29.10.2012
29.10.2012
Dragonforce, Alestorm - Nottingham, England, 3rd October 2012
Concert review
07.10.2012
07.10.2012
Getting Into: Enslaved
Article
01.10.2012
Perhaps unlike any other extreme metal band in the world; Enslaved have evolved spectacularly from their raw beginnings. Through two decades the Bergen-based band have meandered down the black metal path dabbling with Viking and progressive elements, arriving today as the rounded progressive extreme…
01.10.2012
Ensiferum - Nottingham, England, 21st September 2012
Concert review
22.09.2012
22.09.2012
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 10th August 2012
Concert review
23.08.2012
It is now long well-known that the Bloodstock Open Air festival is the UK's biggest and best heavy metal festival. From the first Bloodstock Indoor festival in 2001 to the first Bloodstock Open Air in 2005 to the current time, the Bloodstock festival has grown each year into the #1 weekend of the…
23.08.2012
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 11th August 2012
Concert review
23.08.2012
The second day of the festival kicked off with an early morning blasting from Benediction. Last on the main stage at Bloodstock in 2007, the local guys had a significantly more amount of people in front of the stage than five years ago, even with being the first band on. They sounded much better than…
23.08.2012
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 12th August 2012
Concert review
23.08.2012
The last day of the festival was a little cooler than the previous days, but just like the previous day a promising amount of people had emerged from the camp site to catch the opening band Kobra And The Lotus. These guys, and girl are a Canadian heavy metal group with a fair few amounts of modern influences.
23.08.2012
Gary Numan - Sheffield, England, 25th May 2012
Concert review
26.05.2012
26.05.2012
Killing Joke - Sheffield, England, 9th March 2012
Concert review
10.03.2012
10.03.2012
Decapitated, Aborted - Nottingham, England, 1st March 2012
Concert review
03.03.2012
03.03.2012
Týr - York, England, 18th February 2012
Concert review
25.02.2012
25.02.2012
Lock Up, The Rotted - Nottingham, England, 21st December 2011
Concert review
22.12.2011
22.12.2011
Saxon, Hammerfall - Sheffield, England, 19th December 2011
Concert review
21.12.2011
21.12.2011
Uriah Heep - Holmfirth, England, 2nd December 2011
Concert review
03.12.2011
03.12.2011
Dimmu Borgir - Nottingham, England, 24th November 2011
Concert review
25.11.2011
25.11.2011
Morbid Angel - Sheffield, England, 21st November 2011
Concert review
22.11.2011
22.11.2011
Devin Townsend - Acoustic Show - Sheffield, England, 16th November 2011
Concert review
17.11.2011
17.11.2011
Damnation Festival 2011 - Leeds, England, 5th November 2011
Concert review
11.11.2011
11.11.2011
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 12th August 2011 - Day 1
Concert review
18.08.2011
Full review and pictures from Day 1 of the Bloodstock Open Air 2011. Bands include: Triptykon, Coroner, Kreator, Devin Townsend and W.A.S.P. --- Here we are for another year of Bloodstock Open Air madness. The Bloodstock festival continues to be the best metal festival the UK has to offer, with the…
18.08.2011
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 13th August 2011 - Day 2
Concert review
18.08.2011
Full review and pictures from Day 2 of the Bloodstock Open Air 2011. Bands include: Skeletonwitch, Grave Digger, Tarot, Finntroll, Ihsahn, Wintersun, Therion, Rhapsody Of Fire and Immortal --- There was some heavy rain after the headliners last night, but thankfully by the morning there was no mud and…
18.08.2011
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 14th August 2011 - Day 3
Concert review
18.08.2011
Full review and pictures from Day 3 of the Bloodstock Open Air 2011. Bands include: Hell, 1349, Primordial, Napalm Death, Hammerfall, Exodus, At The Gates, Morbid Angel and Motörhead --- A colder night than the previous one, but this time there was no rain. The sun started to come out yesterady…
18.08.2011
Judas Priest - Doncaster, England, 17th July 2011
Concert review
18.07.2011
18.07.2011
Children Of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Ensiferum - Nottingham, England, 7th April 2011
Concert review
08.04.2011
08.04.2011
Symphony X - Sheffield, England, 24th March 2011
Concert review
25.03.2011
25.03.2011
Accept - Sheffield, England, 22nd March 2011
Concert review
23.03.2011
23.03.2011
Sonata Arctica - Sheffield, England, 19th March 2011
Concert review
20.03.2011
20.03.2011
Nile, Melechesh - Darmstadt, Germany, 30 January 2011, Derby, England, 10th February 2011
Concert review
13.02.2011
13.02.2011
Getting Into: Blind Guardian
Article
26.12.2010
26.12.2010
Hard Rock Hell IV - Prestatyn, Wales, 4th December 2010
Concert review
06.12.2010
06.12.2010
Napalm Death, Immolation, Macabre - Derby, England, 2nd December 2010
Concert review
03.12.2010
03.12.2010
Getting Into: Type O Negative
Article
30.11.2010
30.11.2010
Exodus - Nottingham, England, 22nd November 2010
Concert review
23.11.2010
23.11.2010
Annihilator - Sheffield, England, 15th November 2010
Concert review
17.11.2010
17.11.2010
Freedom Call - Wakefield, England, 7th November 2010
Concert review
11.11.2010
11.11.2010
Damnation Festival 2010 - Leeds, England, 6th November 2010
Concert review
08.11.2010
08.11.2010
Kiuas, Metsatöll, Celesty - Sheffield, England, 22nd October 2010
Concert review
25.10.2010
25.10.2010
Sabaton, Alestorm - Sheffield, England, 16th October 2010
Concert review
17.10.2010
17.10.2010
Prostitute Disfigurement - Nottingham, England, 17th September 2010
Concert review
19.09.2010
19.09.2010
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 13th August 2010
Concert review
19.08.2010
19.08.2010
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 14th August 2010
Concert review
19.08.2010
19.08.2010
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 15th August 2010
Concert review
19.08.2010
19.08.2010
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2010 - Part 2: Friday
Concert review
17.07.2010
17.07.2010
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2010 - Part 3: Saturday
Concert review
17.07.2010
17.07.2010
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2010 - Part 4: Sunday
Concert review
17.07.2010
17.07.2010
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2010 - Part 1: Introduction
Concert review
11.07.2010
11.07.2010
The Haunted - Nottingham, England, 31st May 2010
Concert review
01.06.2010
01.06.2010
Hammerfall, Dream Evil - Nottingham, England, 4th May 2010
Concert review
09.05.2010
09.05.2010
UK Deathfest 2010 - Leeds, England, 2nd May 2010
Concert review
05.05.2010
05.05.2010
Rotten Sound, Aborted - London, England, 18th April 2010
Concert review
20.04.2010
20.04.2010
Edguy - Nottingham, England, 19th March 2010
Concert review
22.03.2010
22.03.2010
Hammerfest II - Prestatyn, Wales, 12th March 2010
Concert review
17.03.2010
17.03.2010
Hammerfest II - Prestatyn, Wales, 13th March 2010
Concert review
17.03.2010
17.03.2010
Lordaeron - Nottingham, England, 7th March 2010
Concert review
08.03.2010
08.03.2010
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Nottingham, England, 21st February 2010
Concert review
23.02.2010
23.02.2010
Barry's Top 25 Of 2000-2009
Blog
11.02.2010
11.02.2010
Marduk, Anaal Nathrakh - Leicester, England, 6th February 2010
Concert review
07.02.2010
07.02.2010
Evile, Warbringer - Nottingham, England, 21st January 2010
Concert review
22.01.2010
22.01.2010
Getting Into: Sonata Arctica
Article
02.01.2010
02.01.2010
Dragonforce, Sabaton - Lincoln, England, 10th December 2009
Concert review
17.12.2009
17.12.2009
Hard Rock Hell III - Prestatyn, Wales, 4th December 2009
Concert review
15.12.2009
15.12.2009
Hard Rock Hell III - Prestatyn, Wales, 5th December 2009
Concert review
15.12.2009
15.12.2009
Gary Numan - Nottingham, England, 2nd December 2009
Concert review
03.12.2009
03.12.2009
Motörhead - Nottingham, England, 16th November 2009
Concert review
20.11.2009
20.11.2009
Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus - Sheffield, England, 30th October 2009
Concert review
02.11.2009
02.11.2009
Amon Amarth, Entombed - Nottingham, England, 26th October 2009
Concert review
29.10.2009
29.10.2009
Damnation Festival 2009 - Leeds, England, 24th October 2009
Concert review
25.10.2009
25.10.2009
Devildriver, Behemoth - Nottingham, England, 19th October 2009
Concert review
20.10.2009
20.10.2009
Ensiferum, Metsatöll - Nottingham, England, 7th October 2009
Concert review
08.10.2009
08.10.2009
Finntroll, Battlelore - Nottingham, England, 25th September 2009
Concert review
26.09.2009
26.09.2009
Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 30th July 2009
Concert review
26.08.2009
26.08.2009
Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 31st July 2009
Concert review
26.08.2009
26.08.2009
Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 1st August 2009
Concert review
26.08.2009
26.08.2009
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 14th August 2009
Concert review
18.08.2009
18.08.2009
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 15th August 2009
Concert review
18.08.2009
18.08.2009
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 16th August 2009
Concert review
18.08.2009
18.08.2009
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2009 - Friday 19th
Concert review
10.07.2009
10.07.2009
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2009 - Saturday 20th
Concert review
10.07.2009
10.07.2009
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2009 - Sunday 21st
Concert review
10.07.2009
10.07.2009
Download Festival 2009 - Castle Donington, England, 12th June 2009
Concert review
16.06.2009
16.06.2009
Download Festival 2009 - Castle Donington, England, 13th June 2009
Concert review
16.06.2009
16.06.2009
Download Festival 2009 - Castle Donington, England, 14th June 2009
Concert review
16.06.2009
16.06.2009
UK Deathfest 2009 - Leeds, England, 3rd May 2009
Concert review
10.05.2009
10.05.2009
Alestorm, Týr - Nottingham, England, 29th April 2009
Concert review
03.05.2009
03.05.2009
Hammerfest 2009 - Prestatyn, Wales, 24th April 2009
Concert review
29.04.2009
29.04.2009
Hammerfest 2009 - Prestatyn, Wales, 25th April 2009
Concert review
29.04.2009
29.04.2009
A String Of Strange Coincidences Indeed
Blog
12.04.2009
12.04.2009
Children Of Bodom, Cannibal Corpse - Manchester & Nottingham, England, 16th & 17th February 2009
Concert review
20.02.2009
20.02.2009
Judas Priest - Sheffield, England, 13th February 2009
Concert review
15.02.2009
15.02.2009
The Day Of Unrest: Zero Tolerance Xmas Fest - London, England, 14th December 2008
Concert review
20.12.2008
20.12.2008
Cryptopsy - Sheffield, England, 1st December 2008
Concert review
07.12.2008
07.12.2008
Damnation Festival 2008 - Leeds, England, 22nd November 2008
Concert review
24.11.2008
24.11.2008
Gaia Epicus - Horncastle, England, 5th November 2008
Concert review
08.11.2008
08.11.2008
Tygers Of Pan Tang - Grimsby, England, 30th October 2008
Concert review
02.11.2008
02.11.2008
Wacken Open Air 2008 - Wacken, Germany, 31st July 2008
Concert review
10.10.2008
10.10.2008
Wacken Open Air 2008 - Wacken, Germany, 1st August 2008
Concert review
10.10.2008
10.10.2008
Wacken Open Air 2008 - Wacken, Germany, 2nd August 2008
Concert review
10.10.2008
10.10.2008
Metallica, Death Magnetic Release Celebration - London, England, 15th September 2008
Concert review
16.09.2008
16.09.2008
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 15th August 2008
Concert review
01.09.2008
01.09.2008
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 16th August 2008
Concert review
01.09.2008
01.09.2008
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 17th August 2008
Concert review
01.09.2008
01.09.2008
Hellfest Open Air 2008 - Clisson, France, 20th June 2008
Concert review
by Jeff
28.07.2008
28.07.2008
Hellfest Open Air 2008 - Clisson, France, 21th June 2008
Concert review
by Jeff
28.07.2008
28.07.2008
Hellfest Open Air 2008 - Clisson, France, 22nd June 2008
Concert review
by Jeff
28.07.2008
28.07.2008
Download Festival 2008 - Castle Donington, England, 13th June 2008
Concert review
18.06.2008
18.06.2008
Download Festival 2008 - Castle Donington, England, 14th June 2008
Concert review
18.06.2008
18.06.2008
Download Festival 2008 - Castle Donington, England, 15th June 2008
Concert review
18.06.2008
18.06.2008
Helloween, Gamma Ray, Axxis - London, England, 8th January 2008
Concert review
10.01.2008
10.01.2008
Getting Into: Gamma Ray
Article
23.12.2007
23.12.2007
Destruction, Onslaught - Nottingham, England, 14th November 2007
Concert review
16.11.2007
16.11.2007
1349 - Nottingham, England, 17th October 2007
Concert review
19.10.2007
19.10.2007
Metal And Metal Festivals
Blog
07.10.2007
07.10.2007
Dimmu Borgir, Amon Amarth - Nottingham, England, 29th September 2007
Concert review
01.10.2007
01.10.2007
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 16th August 2007
Concert review
26.08.2007
26.08.2007
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 17th August 2007
Concert review
26.08.2007
26.08.2007
Bloodstock Open Air - Catton Hall, England, 18th August 2007
Concert review
26.08.2007
26.08.2007
Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 2nd August 2007
Concert review
15.08.2007
15.08.2007
Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 3rd August 2007
Concert review
15.08.2007
15.08.2007
Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany, 4th August 2007
Concert review
15.08.2007
15.08.2007
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2007 - Clisson, France, 22nd June 2007
Concert review
01.08.2007
01.08.2007
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2007 - Clisson, France, 23rd June 2007
Concert review
01.08.2007
01.08.2007
Hellfest Summer Open Air 2007 - Clisson, France, 24th June 2007
Concert review
01.08.2007
01.08.2007
Getting Into: Judas Priest
Article
18.07.2007
18.07.2007
Getting Into: Sinner
Article
10.07.2007
10.07.2007
A Personal Account Of Hellfest & The Summer So Far
Blog
07.07.2007
07.07.2007
Reviews, Interview & Hellfest... Here We Come!
Blog
24.05.2007
24.05.2007
Passport, Reviews and What I'm Listening To...
Blog
12.05.2007
12.05.2007
Amon Amarth, Finntroll - Nottingham, England, 14th April 2007
Concert review
15.04.2007
15.04.2007
Ensiferum, Naildown - Bradford, England, 8th April 2007
Concert review
10.04.2007
10.04.2007
Celtic Frost, Kreator, Watain - Nottingham, England, 17th March 2007
Concert review
19.03.2007
19.03.2007
Bloodstock Indoor Festival 2006 - Derby, England, 29th September 2006
Concert review
13.10.2006
13.10.2006
Remembering Marcel: A Tribute From Metal Storm
Article
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