Reviews

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...FARGO – The Early Years (Steamhammer / SPV)

The band was the brainchild of vocalist Peter Knorn, and, as is usually the way, a number of musicians came and went – including one Matthias Jabs – until Crystal, an imprint of EMI-Electrola, offered a pen and the dotted line. - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...CALIGULA’S Horse – Charcoal Grace (InsideOut Music)

2024 sees the release of their sixth album, the roundly ambitious ‘Charcoal Grace’, which sees the band, having weathered the Covid storms, moving on in style and subject matter. - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...LUCIFER – Lucifer V (Nuclear Blast)

With a very retro approach Lucifer are magnificently doomy and resplendently trippy, and all the more glorious for it. - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...METALITE – Expedition One (AFM)

‘Expedition One’ is Eurometal at its best. - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...THE RODS – Rattle The Cage (Massacre)

It’s fair to say that The Rods’ career can be divided into two: their early days, from 1980 to 1987 or so, when they made great albums; and their reformation, since when they, well, continue to make great albums... - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...MAGNUM – Here Comes The Rain (Steamhammer / SPV)

Here Comes The Rain’ could well rank as the best thing the band have released since their reformation back in 2001... - Read More

Reviews Round-Up December 2023

EVIL BLIZZARD – ‘Rotting In The Belly Of The Whale’ / HYPERIA – ‘The Serpent’s Cycle’ / INFERNO – ‘Psychic Distance’ / PARADOGMATA – ‘Endetid’ - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...DIMMU BORGIR Inspiratio Profanus (Nuclear Blast)

With ‘Inspiratio Profanus’ – or profane inspiration, not that you need a Latin GCSE for that one – the Norwegian black metal masters celebrate their 30th birthday by serving up a collection of eight covers. - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...ORPHANED LAND A Heaven You May Create (Century Media)

‘A Heaven You May Create’ is a DVD/CD package chronicling a hometown show the band (backed by an orchestra, choir and guests) played at the Heichal HaTarbut in Tel Aviv in 2021. - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...PARADISE LOST Icon 30 (Paradise Lost)

A great album is a great album, and there’s no denying that ‘Icon’ is indeed a great album. - Read More