Reviews
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...SNATCH-BACK Ride Hard Run Free (Independent)
Opening with a bike revving, a call to arms and howling feedback ‘Ride Hard Run Free’ sits at the heavier end of the NWOBHM spectrum and is a bruising pugilist of an album - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...ELEINE All Shall Burn (Black Lodge Records)
This Swedish five-piece band already have a number of releases under their belts and ooze talent from every pore, so why they’re not exactly a household name is anyone’s guess. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...HANGING GARDEN ‘Into That Good Night’ (Lifeforce Records)
With a name that nods towards one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, Hanging Garden have indeed created an album of some splendour in ‘Into That Good Night’. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...THE IRONTOWN DIEHARDS Linchpin (independent)
There’s pretty much a song for every mood on ‘Linchpin’, and it’s the album’s multiplicity which is the key to its charm. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...SCREAMER Highway Of Heroes (The Sign Records)
Unashamed and unabashed, Screamer epitomise the spirit and passion of true Eighties’ metal - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...THE HAND OF DOOM Poisonoise (On The Dole Records)
In November 1979, while most of us were getting worked up about a bunch of Londoners called Iron Maiden, a young German band with an intriguing name and a bucketload of attitude were locked away in the studio working on their debut album, ‘Poisonoise’. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...CULT OF LUNA A Dawn To Fear (Metal Blade)
‘A Dawn To Fear’ is a hugely expansive and challenging body of work, seventy-nine minutes of epic metal spread over eight, thought-provoking, grandiose compositions. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...DEAD KOSMONAUT Rekviem (High Roller Records)
A new four-track EP ‘Rekviem’ heralds the return of Dead Kosmonaut, whose debut album 'Expect Nothing' was one of 2017’s more exciting releases. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...ETHEL THE FROG Ethel The Frog (High Roller Records)
This little blast from the past has been knocking around for a while now – High Roller re-issued it on vinyl and CD last September – but it’s been a regular visitor to the turntable lately so worth a mention. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...SOLDIER Storm Rider (Starhaven Records)
Richard Frost, Ian Dick, Miles Goodman, Steve Barlow and Tim Churchman, we salute you! - Read More