Reviews

INSIDE METAL: THE PIONEERS OF LOS ANGELES HARD ROCK AND METAL (Metal Rock Films)

An informative and interesting archive of the early days of the Los Angeles music scene - Read More

JADED STAR – Memories From The Future (Sensory/The Laser’s Edge)

Memories From The Future’ is an exciting and effervescent offering which eschews the obvious in favour of a heavier, more dynamic approach. - Read More

TYSONDOG – Cry Havoc (Rocksector Records)

Back in the day, Tysondog “could have been a contender”, as Marlon Brandon once said. - Read More

CALATRILLOZ – Psalms Of Zahyin (independent Release)

Weird and wonderful in equal measure, London’s CalatrilloZ serve up a delightful set of highly inventive progressive metal while looking like a bunch of vaudeville shock-jocks from Mevagissey. - Read More

NERGARD – Fall From Grace & On Through The Storm (Pug-Nose Records)

What we have here is a pair of download singles taken as tasters from the forthcoming album ‘A Bit Closer To Heaven’ - Read More

RAVEN – ExtermiNation (SPV)

Raven are true originals. Despite a few ups and downs along the way they’ve never given up, never surrendered, but stayed true to their own beliefs. - Read More

IRIS DIVINE Karma Sown (Sensory/The Laser’s Edge)

It’s not often a band comes up with a flawless debut, but, ladies and gentlemen, please say hello to Iris Divine. - Read More

AVENGER - The Slaughter Never Stops (Rocksector Records)

Not so much an album as a statement of intent that they’re back in business once more. Let the blood sports commence! - Read More

STORMQUEEN – Raising the Roof (High Roller Records)

Stormqueen's was a short-lived but exciting career and ‘Raising The Roof’ rounds up all their recordings, laid down at four sessions over the period December 1981 to October 1983. - Read More

ARCANE – Known-Learned (Sensory/The Laser’s Edge)

As vast, sprawling and diverse as Arcane’s homeland, the Australian band’s third album is huge body of work. - Read More