Reviews
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...SAXON Carpe Diem (Silver Lining Music)
With ‘Carpe Diem’ they effortlessly continue the lineage of great albums which began back when the original incarnation released their self-titled debut forty-three years ago... - Read More
Reviews Round-Up January 2022
HANGING GARDEN – ‘Neither Moth Nor Rust’ / CELESTE – ‘Assassine(s)’ / LIMERICK – ‘On Tour’ / MORBID JESTER – ‘Until The Battle Is Won’ / NORDIC GIANTS – ‘Symbiosis’ - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...BATTLE BEAST Circus Of Doom (Nuclear Blast)
Cometh the hour, cometh the band... - Read More
Reviews Roundup December 2021
SKID ROW – ‘The Atlantic Years 1989-1996’ / SMITH / KOTZEN – ‘Better Days’ / THE OCEAN – ‘Phanerozoic Live’ / MANIMAL – ‘Armageddon’ - Read More
Reviews Round-Up November 2021
BURNING POINT – ‘Arsonist Of The Soul’ / STYGIAN SHORE – ‘Ultrapsychic Nightmares’ / EXPLODER – ‘Pictures Of Reality’ / MARIANA SEMKINA – ‘Disillusioned’ - Read More
Reviews Round-Up October 2021
BEAST IN BLACK – ‘Dark Connection’ / JOHN 5 - 'Sinner' / TOLEDO STEEL – ‘Heading For The Fire’ / ARMORED SAINT – ‘Symbol Of Salvation Live’ - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...MOTÖRHEAD Everything Louder Forever (BMG)
‘Everything Louder Forever’ is a lengthy and comprehensive collection. It’s honest, and it’s compelling. It is what it is. It’s Motörhead. And it will kick your ass. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...MASS Back To the Music (Golden Core)
I always visualise Neudi and his Golden Core colleagues like early twentieth century Egyptologists, digging around in the Valley Of The Kings. Their latest Carter-like discovery is Mass’s ‘Back To The Music’, originally released in 1977. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...CRYPTEX ‘Good Morning, How Did You Live?’ (SAOL)
Following a self-released EP in 2008, German progressive metallers Cryptex started amassing material for their debut album, 'Good Morning, How Did You Live?’ To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of its release the album has been spruced up for a limited edition coloured vinyl re-issue. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...WITCH FEVER Reincarnate (Music For Nations)
As might be expected of a band named after misogynistic showtrials at the likes of Pendle and Salem ‘Reincarnate’ is an angry body of work, pugilistic and vociferous, and the result of a huge melting pot of influences. - Read More