Reviews
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...ANN MY GUARD – She Of The Sea And Stars (independent)
On ‘She Of The Sea And Stars’ she and her band revisit some of the material from their previous four albums and, with the addition of a few new compositions, the result is pretty much the perfect collection... - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...SQUADRON – Squadron (Golden Core)
I’ve been hoping to hear more from Squadron since they piqued my interest with their appearance on Golden Core’s ‘Sound And Action – Volume 4’ compilation last year. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...VOLA – Friend Of A Phantom (Mascot Records)
Three years on from their breakthrough album – May 2021’s ‘Witness’ – Danish-Swedish progressive metallers Vola are back in the racks with a follow-up that can do nothing but further enhance their reputation. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...VIRON – NWOGHM and Ferrum Gravis (Golden Core)
Theirs was a fresh and dynamic approach and the album is a real gem. Played blind you’d easily expect it to come from the US underground of forty years back, but it still has a modern-day cutting edge. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...ETHEREAL – Downfall (independent)
‘Downfall’ is a rich and expansive album. Its seven songs embrace a wide variety of styles... - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...NIGHT DEMON – Curse Of The Damned / Darkness Remains re-issues (SPV)
‘A Frame Of Mind’ is pretty much the perfect album. - Read More
Reviews Round-Up September 2024
WINTERHAWK – ‘There And Back Again’ / TURBOKILL – ‘Champion’ / SERIOUS BLACK – ‘Rise Of Akhenaton’ / CHAOS PATH – ‘The Last Sign Of Eden’ / ATTAXE – ‘Braving The Tempest’ - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...KALANDRA – A Frame Of Mind (By Norse Music)
‘A Frame Of Mind’ is pretty much the perfect album. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...BLITZKRIEG – Blitzkrieg (Mighty Music)
Born in Leicester in 1980 and reborn in Newcastle five years later Blitzkrieg are surely one of those bands to whom the tag ‘legendary’ can be applied. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...LEPROUS – Melodies Of Atonement (InsideOut)
It was legendary Hollywood movie mogul San Goldwyn who once claimed he wanted a film that started with an earthquake and built up to a climax, but in effect that’s exactly what Leprous have done. - Read More