Reviews

DARKWELL – Moloch (Massacre Records)

DARKWELL – Moloch (Massacre Records)

A band resurrected, an album of sublime beauty… What more could you ask for? - Read More

VICIOUS RUMORS – Concussion Protocol (SPV)

VICIOUS RUMORS – Concussion Protocol (SPV)

So, if you’ve got a massive asteroid heading towards the Earth, who’re you gonna call? Vicious Rumors, that’s who. - Read More

STORMTROOPER – Pride Before A Fall – The Lost Album (Bristol Archive Records)

STORMTROOPER – Pride Before A Fall – The Lost Album (Bristol Archive Records)

Famous for their sole, highly-prized 1980 single ‘Pride Before A Fall’ Stormtrooper battled their way out of the arse end of Bristol at the height of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal to record an album’s worth of material over three sessions. - Read More

BLOODY HAMMERS – Lovely Sort Of Death (Napalm Records)

BLOODY HAMMERS – Lovely Sort Of Death (Napalm Records)

Bloody Hammers’ third ‘real’ studio release‘Lovely Sort Of Death’ sees main man Anders Manga taking his ghoulish musical vehicle firmly into goth metal territory once dominated by Sisters Of Mercy. - Read More

WOLVERINE – Machina Viva (Sensory/The Laser’s Edge)

WOLVERINE – Machina Viva (Sensory/The Laser’s Edge)

You can never accuse Wolverine of bashing out material and flooding the market to satisfy contractual demands. - Read More

INFINITE SPECTRUM – Haunter Of The Dark (Sensory/The Laser’s Edge)

INFINITE SPECTRUM – Haunter Of The Dark (Sensory/The Laser’s Edge)

Exciting, talented, and unashamed to proclaim their progressive metal influences, the New York City-based band – if you want a point of reference – are probably closest to Symphony X, in particular when they really let go. - Read More

TICKET TO THE MOON – AE Sense Of Life (Independent)

TICKET TO THE MOON – AE Sense Of Life (Independent)

Progressive by name and hugely progressive by nature, Ticket To the Moon are a four-piece band from Basel, and their recently-released second album ‘AE Sense Of Life’ is an exceptionally moving body of work. - Read More

PREACHER – Aftermath (Independent)

PREACHER – Aftermath (Independent)

An eight-piece progressive band from Scotland, Preacher neatly straddle the divide between old-school progressive rock and contemporary progressive metal. - Read More

VARDIS – Red Eye (SPV)

VARDIS – Red Eye (SPV)

‘Red Eye’ marks the band’s first album of new material since ‘Vigilante', and Steve Zodiac and bandmates Terry Horbury and Joe Clancy have put a vast amount of effort into ensuring that it’s a worthy addition to the Vardis catalogue. - Read More

ROBIN GEORGE AND DANGEROUS MUSIC – Painful Kiss (Angel Air)

ROBIN GEORGE AND DANGEROUS MUSIC – Painful Kiss (Angel Air)

Singer, songwriter, guitarist producer… All hats worn by Robin George, but somehow – despite even being on the cover of Kerrang! way back when – the Midlands wonderkid never really got the breaks he deserved. - Read More