Reviews
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...THE HAND OF DOOM Poisonoise (On The Dole Records)
In November 1979, while most of us were getting worked up about a bunch of Londoners called Iron Maiden, a young German band with an intriguing name and a bucketload of attitude were locked away in the studio working on their debut album, ‘Poisonoise’. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...CULT OF LUNA A Dawn To Fear (Metal Blade)
‘A Dawn To Fear’ is a hugely expansive and challenging body of work, seventy-nine minutes of epic metal spread over eight, thought-provoking, grandiose compositions. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...DEAD KOSMONAUT Rekviem (High Roller Records)
A new four-track EP ‘Rekviem’ heralds the return of Dead Kosmonaut, whose debut album 'Expect Nothing' was one of 2017’s more exciting releases. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...ETHEL THE FROG Ethel The Frog (High Roller Records)
This little blast from the past has been knocking around for a while now – High Roller re-issued it on vinyl and CD last September – but it’s been a regular visitor to the turntable lately so worth a mention. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...SOLDIER Storm Rider (Starhaven Records)
Richard Frost, Ian Dick, Miles Goodman, Steve Barlow and Tim Churchman, we salute you! - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...25 YARD SCREAMER Natural Satellite (White Knight Music)
Our own natural satellite – the moon – is so familiar yet still enigmatic, and the same can be said of ‘Natural Satellite’, the seventh studio outing by 25 Yard Screamer. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...SAXON The Eagle Has Landed 40 Live (Silver Lining)
Forty years... - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...NORTHTALE Welcome To Paradise and TWILIGHT FORCE Dawn Of the Dragonstar (Nuclear Blast)
A good power metal album should be like a Pixar movie. It should be well crafted, uplifting, gritty and powerful, but still able to tug a heartstring or two and yet leave you with a smile on your face. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO......THE HOLEUM Sublime Emptiness (Lifeforce Records)
‘Sublime Emptiness’ has a heart as black as night, but therein lies its splendour. - Read More
THIS WEEK I'M LISTENING TO...IAMTHEMORNING The Bell (Kscope)
Rather like Alice in Wonderland, Russian duet Iamthemorning’s world is a place where nothing is quite as it seems. - Read More