Adam Brennan

Adam Brennan

Rugby, Sean Bean and power ballad superfan Adam has been writing for Hammer since 2007, and has a bad habit of constructing sentences longer than most Dream Theater songs. Can usually be found cowering at the back of gigs in Bristol and Cardiff. Bruce Dickinson once called him a 'sad bastard'.

Latest articles by Adam Brennan

Devildriver
Devildriver: Trust No One

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Dez returns from his sojourn with renewed fire

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Beastwars: The Death Of All Things

By Adam Brennan Published

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Monstrous rumblings from the Land Of The Long White Cloud

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Kataklysm / Septicflesh / Aborted

By Adam Rees Published

Canada's face-erasers go wild in the west

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O'Brother: Endless Light

By Adam Rees Published

Experimental rockers tone down the riffs but expand their horizons

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Aliases: Derangeable

By Adam Rees Published

Sikth man’s new band finally get day release

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Rideau: Rideau

By Adam Rees Published

Noisy Swedes make sure you’re not sitting comfortably

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10 classic albums celebrating their 10th birthday this year

By Adam Rees Published

The best records from a landmark year for 21st-century music

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Killswitch Engage: Incarnate

By Adam Rees Published

Metalcore overlords conjure light from the depths

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What you need to know about Iron Maiden's new aeroplane

By Adam Rees Published

6 things we've learnt about Ed Force One

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Arktis
Ihsahn: Arktis.

By Adam Rees Published

Extreme metal pioneer distils his vast imagination

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Gorgoroth / Kampfar / Gehenna / De Profundis

By Adam Rees Published

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Black metal originals fail to go the distance

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Toothgrinder: Nocturnal Masquerade

By Adam Rees Published

Ferocious hardcore scientists distil the kitchen sink approach

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Spirit Adrift: Behind - Beyond

By Adam Rees Published

Ambitious debut from expansive doom trio

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Clutch / Planet Of Zeus / Black Delta

By Adam Rees Published

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Rock euphoria from the US heartland

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The Fifth Alliance: Death Poems

By Adam Rees Published

Beautiful and barbarous verses from the Netherlands

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Sworn Amongst: Under A Titan Sky

By Adam Rees Published

British thrashers return with no horizons

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Devil You Know: They Bleed Red

By Adam Rees Published

Howard Jones merges the groove and the grief

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Twitching Tongues: Disharmony

By Adam Brennan Published

LA’s hardcore horrifiers crew spew forth a monster

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Counting Days are on a mission to make amends and kick some ass

By Adam Rees Published

We meet the liberated sons formed from the ashes of some of the UK’s most promising nearly-bands

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Krysthla: A War Of Souls And Desires

By Adam Rees Published

Former Gutworm members return to the death metal gateway

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Skindred: Volume

By Adam Brennan Published

Ragga metal is their business. Business is good

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Coheed And Cambria: The Color Before The Sun

By Adam Rees Published

Prog heroes reach beyond the conceptual

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Children Of Bodom: I Worship Chaos

By Adam Rees Published

A restrained ninth effort from the Finnish stars

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Black Tongue: The Unconquerable Dark

By Adam Rees Published

Hull-based noisehounds find a way out of the deathcore doldrums

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Parkway Drive: Ire

By Adam Rees Published

Australia’s metalcore kings diversify their rage

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