Reviews
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...VOLA – Friend Of A Phantom (Mascot Records)
Three years on from their breakthrough album – May 2021’s ‘Witness’ – Danish-Swedish progressive metallers Vola are back in the racks with a follow-up that can do nothing but further enhance their reputation. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...VIRON – NWOGHM and Ferrum Gravis (Golden Core)
Theirs was a fresh and dynamic approach and the album is a real gem. Played blind you’d easily expect it to come from the US underground of forty years back, but it still has a modern-day cutting edge. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...ETHEREAL – Downfall (independent)
‘Downfall’ is a rich and expansive album. Its seven songs embrace a wide variety of styles... - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...NIGHT DEMON – Curse Of The Damned / Darkness Remains re-issues (SPV)
‘A Frame Of Mind’ is pretty much the perfect album. - Read More
Reviews Round-Up September 2024
WINTERHAWK – ‘There And Back Again’ / TURBOKILL – ‘Champion’ / SERIOUS BLACK – ‘Rise Of Akhenaton’ / CHAOS PATH – ‘The Last Sign Of Eden’ / ATTAXE – ‘Braving The Tempest’ - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...KALANDRA – A Frame Of Mind (By Norse Music)
‘A Frame Of Mind’ is pretty much the perfect album. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...BLITZKRIEG – Blitzkrieg (Mighty Music)
Born in Leicester in 1980 and reborn in Newcastle five years later Blitzkrieg are surely one of those bands to whom the tag ‘legendary’ can be applied. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...LEPROUS – Melodies Of Atonement (InsideOut)
It was legendary Hollywood movie mogul San Goldwyn who once claimed he wanted a film that started with an earthquake and built up to a climax, but in effect that’s exactly what Leprous have done. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...SIMONE SIMONS – Vermillion (Nuclear Blast)
‘Vermillion’ is a truly great album. In fact, it’s more than just an album. It’s a celebration. It’s a work of art. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...TOX – Prince Of Darkness (Golden Core)
The fact that Discogs lists 53 compilations on which the band have appeared over the years says something about their inherent cult status. - Read More