Reviews

Reviews Round-Up December 2022

GAUPA – ‘Myriad’ / ROOK ROAD – ‘Rook Road’ / TARJA - ‘Best Of: Living The Dream’ / BARABBAS – ‘La Mort Appelle Tous Les Vivants’ - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...HEI’AN Imago (SAOL)

To misquote Shakespeare, some albums are born great, some albums achieve greatness and some albums have greatness thrust upon them. ‘Imago’ falls into the first category. It is a truly remarkable release... - Read More

Reviews Round-Up November 2022

LEATHERWOLF – ‘Kill The Hunted’ / EPICA – ‘The Alchemy Project’ / U.D.O. – ‘The Legacy’ / LEATHER – ‘We Are The Chosen’ - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...OSYRON Momentous (independent)

Probably one of the most significant – and certainly one of the most exciting – releases of the year... - Read More

Reviews Round-Up Oct 2022 Nuclear Blast Special

DIMMU BORGIR – ‘Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia’ / THERION – ‘Leviathan’ / FEAR FACTORY – ‘Recoded’ - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...CELTIC FROST Danse Macabre (BMG)

'Danse Macabre' is excessive, expansive and experimental, and is, therefore, the very essence of Celtic Frost itself. - Read More

Reviews Round-Up October 2022

ELEINE – ‘Acoustic In Hell’ / SMASHED GLADYS – ‘Raw’ / AMPYRE – ‘Ampyre’ (CD version) - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...CHEZ KANE Powerzone (Frontiers)

‘Powerzone’ is an album of driving hard rock, heavy on the melody and with a healthy dose of saccharine sprinkled over the top, enveloped with overtly eye-catching imagery. - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...QUEENSRŸCHE Digital Noise Alliance (Century Media)

An album which not just complements the band’s back catalogue but which is a worthy addition to it. - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...RAVEN Leave ’Em Bleeding (SPV)

Essentially a stroll down SPV’s memory lane, ‘Leave ’Em Bleeding’ rounds up the highlights of Raven’s past twelve years and rounds them out with some odds and ends that might have escaped the average Raven lunatic. - Read More