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After the brilliant “Condolences” in 2017, spook horror band Wednesday 13 return with another slab of Halloween infested rock that even more so than ever, further combines the horror film aspect with the heavy […]
What Guns N’ Roses did with their first album in 1987, a lot of bands whose catalogs span multiple decades can’t do with a greatest hits collection. It’s a fortunate thing for Guns N’ […]
For those that loved Gothenburg’s Sister Sin who produced six cracking albums between 2002 and their split in 2015 a new album by vocalist Liv Jagrell under the moniker Liv Sin is bound to cause […]
The Train has arrived….. and it’s time to get on….doors are closing. From the opening riff of the title track ‘Subway to the Stars’ your getting low heavy groove ridden guitar tones that sets the […]
The one minute and seventeen seconds of gentle acoustic guitar that opens this second release from Perth’s own Sister Switchblade reminds me of the intro to Icon’s mighty ‘Hungry for Love’ a deep cut of […]
Sometimes albums are just released out of time, think of all the great records being made today that would have ridden high in the charts in years gone by. Roxy Blue’s 1992 debut – […]
San Diego Deathcore masters Carnifex return for another round of annihilation in the form of new album WORLD WAR X and by hell below, it is a triumpant return. The overall theme of […]
Forged within the picturesque landscapes of regional New South Wales, I instantly fell in love with Stone Sovereign’s long awaited debut Folk-Metal album “Tales of Myth And Madness” which has only just been independently […]
Three years have passed since the Suicidal Angels swept across the Metal landscape with their latest Thrash hurricane. “Division Of Blood” left nothing but bone splinters and stormed uncompromisingly into the top 100 of […]
Lindsay Schoolcraft found fame with Cradle of Filth as backing vocalist and keyboardist, but in case you missed it, she has a solo career as a singer/songwriter, pianist and harpist. Lindsay Schoolcraft’s new album […]
There are just ten songs on the latest from the Black Star Riders ‘Another State of Grace’, now I don’t know about you but I’d take ten great songs over an overstuffed and overblown offering […]
17 studio albums in and veteran thrash metal legends Destruction are showing no signs of slowing down. Their latest album “Born To Perish” is further proof that if you have something good that you […]
Hatriot are back with a new album featuring grim, nefarious lyrics with subjects including the end of the world, conspiracy theories, horror icons, and a new world order. That sentence summarises “From Days Unto […]
I’m almost at the stage now after ten years where I’m not going to review any more albums that start with a minute of music slap a title on it and add it to the […]
Sludgehammer may not be a name familiar to most out there and admittedly, not a name that will stick in too many brains for the most part but these guys are a force to […]
Stripped back Blues Rock opener ‘Bullet Proof’ is just part of the story of the new album from genre-bending and genre-blending guitarist, singer, and songwriter Samantha Fish. It’s a great song and certainly one […]
The press release said: “American Rock ‘n Roll band, WHITE BOY AND THE AVERAGE RAT BAND, have announced the release of their first full-length album in over 39-years.” Sadly I’m afraid a pre-teen me missed […]
What sort of name is Grosh? No me neither, but fear not the bio reveals that it’s a name made up of the combination the forenames of Grace Lougen (guitar) and Josh English (drums). The […]
It seems that Tyler Bryant has learnt a lot over the raise of his band over the last few years, most of all it’s about winning over audiences and what he refers to as “the […]
There are times when you just can’t beat some dirty sleazy hard and heavy Rock and Roll. ‘Hell’s Addiction’ is that band, but hopefully also a name that you’ll be familiar with, having two fine […]
I must admit that The New Roses are one of my favorite bands of the last few years, so it’s great to see a new album about to drop after 2017’s wonderful ‘One More […]
Instrumental rock and metal is not always considered a popular style of music outside of the mainstream successes of such acts as Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. But words, particularly vocals and especially in […]
Formed in 2017 the oddly named ‘Mollo Rilla’ produce some wonderful noise that isn’t your usual fare, and while some ‘experimental’ outfits can lose you in their sonic clutter, in this case that experimentation is […]
It’s been a while since we last heard from this wonderfully named band of reprobates, far too long in fact and in a world where everything is being painted nice neutral colours and we’re being […]
Sweden may be laying down the benchmark for 80’s styled Rock but the UK has had its fair share of great bands that plow that same fertile ground over the last few years, from those […]
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