Reviews
HALLATAR – No Stars Upon The Bridge (Svart Records)
‘No Stars Upon The Bridge’ is an engaging and challenging album, devoid of mawkish sentimentality yet imbued with a sense of urgency and longing. - Read More
GIN LADY – Electric Earth (Kozmik Artifactz)
Following on from last year’s highly-acclaimed ‘Call the Nation’ ‘Electric Earth’ is another grandiose slice of good, old-fashioned hard rock. - Read More
VARIOUS – British Steel – The Rising Force Of Heavy Metal (Dissonance/Back On Black)
‘British Steel…’ is not perfect, but it doesn’t have to be. It’s gritty and exciting, and that’s what counts. - Read More
DAYDREAM XI – The Circus Of The Tattered And Torn (Sensory/The Laser’s Edge)
Unashamedly progressive in both outlook and delivery, ‘The Circus Of The Tattered And Torn’ is an exciting and grandiose offering from a youngish band with masses of talent and truckloads of potential. - Read More
ALPHA TIGER – Alpha Tiger (SPV)
Those who feared that Alpha Tiger would become an endangered species when their vocalist Stephan Dietrich left in 2015, just after the release of their previous album ‘iDentity’, can breathe a sigh of relief once more. - Read More
FOR THE SAKE OF HEAVINESS – THE HISTORY OF METAL BLADE – Brian Slagel and Mark Eglinton (BMG)
Most metal fans have an epiphany, and for Slagel it was hearing ‘Machine Head’ as an eleven-year-old living in southern California, followed swiftly by ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’. - Read More
PROSPEKT – The Illuminated Sky (Sensory/The Laser’s Edge)
This band should be huge. This band deserves to be huge. - Read More
BURNT OUT WRECK – Swallow (Cherry Red)
Pulling a page out of the AC/DC songbook Burnt Out Wreck’s debut album is a paean to good time rock ‘n’ roll, and stomps and swaggers like the best of the Young brothers’ back catalogue. - Read More
42 DECIBEL – Overloaded (SPV)
‘Overloaded’ (perhaps as the title suggests) is a high-energy offering that crackles with vitality and holds the attention from start to finish. - Read More