Reviews

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

‘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)

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

GIN LADY – Call The Nation (Bilocation Records)

‘Call The Nation’, Gin Lady’s third album, sees the band in almost obscenely good health. - Read More

COMEDY OF ERRORS – Spirit (Independent Release)

In essence, what you have this time round is a one-track album, as ‘Spirit’ is dominated by its title cut. - Read More

ACE FREHLEY – Origins Vol.1 (SPV)

Somewhere in the cosmos there must be an alternate universe in which Ace Frehley is huge. Face it, the Space Ace was always the coolest member of Kiss. - Read More