Reviews

VLY – I / [Time] (The Laser’s Edge)

It would be over-egging the pudding a tad to describe Vly as a supergroup as such, but it’s a no stretch of the imagination to see the international five-piece as an energetic meeting of like-minded and extremely talented individuals. - Read More

ACID – Acid / Maniac / Engine Beast (Hear No Evil/Cherry Red)

Arising from the more prosaic Previous Page in 1980, Acid were gloriously metal. - Read More

AGUSA – Två (The Laser’s Edge)

The second album from Sweden’s Agusa features just two instrumental tracks – although perhaps ‘movements’ might be a better term – beautifully performed - Read More

DISTRICT 97 – In Vaults (The Laser’s Edge)

‘In Vaults’ is a huge body of work, it’s sixty-minute running time seemingly scarcely doing justice to the complexity of the songs and the mastery of the artists’ musicianship. - Read More

MORGLBL – Tea Time for Punks (Free Electric Sound/The Laser’s Edge)

Although you could level the terms ‘zany’, madcap’, ‘anarchic’ or ‘arthouse’ at French instrumentalists Morglbl the fact remains that once you press play what you get is an hour or so of scorching hot musical cocktails. - Read More

KINGCROW – Eidos (Sensory/The Laser’s Edge)

Kingcrow’s latest ‘Eidos’ is apparently a priority release for Sensory, and you only need to get half-way through opener ‘The Moth’ to hear why. - Read More

SOLDIER – Defiant (Starhaven Records)

Album of the year? Could be… - Read More

IAN TOOMEY – Ascension (independent release)

After three solo singles over the past few years Bitches Sin guitarist and founder member Ian Toomey has come up with his first solo album, and extremely good it is, too. - Read More

INSIDE METAL: THE PIONEERS OF LOS ANGELES HARD ROCK AND METAL (Metal Rock Films)

An informative and interesting archive of the early days of the Los Angeles music scene - Read More

JADED STAR – Memories From The Future (Sensory/The Laser’s Edge)

Memories From The Future’ is an exciting and effervescent offering which eschews the obvious in favour of a heavier, more dynamic approach. - Read More