Reviews
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
Reviews Round-Up July 2022
DEREK SHERINIAN – ‘Vortex’ / SIEGES EVEN – ‘Life Cycle’ / AMPYRE – ‘Ampyre’ / SINNER – ‘Brotherhood’ - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...IVY GOLD Live At The Jovel (Golden Ivy Records)
Their debut album appeared last year, a bluesy blast of fresh air which garnered a number of accolades both in the metal and blues press, and in November 2021 they took the decision to record their show at The Jovel in Münster for video and audio release. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...STORMHUNTERS Eye Of The Storm (SMC)
Starling and Milson certainly haven’t lost sight of the need to create music that’s both heavy and hummable at the same time... - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...QUARTZ On The Edge Of No Tomorrow (Hear No Evil)
In one of those amazing twists of synchronicity, ‘On The Edge Of No Tomorrow’ is set for release on 22 May – 45 years to the very day that Quartz’s self-titled debut first appeared in the shops. - Read More