Reviews

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...QUARTZ – Six (Independent)

The opening chugging riff to ‘Insomnia’ – a great choice to kick things off – gives way to a fifty-minute rollercoaster ride of elaborate and beautifully executed metal... - Read More

Reviews Round-Up March 2025

SEVEN SISTERS – ‘Shadow Of A Fallen Star Pt.2’ / ERJA LYYTINEN – ‘Smell the Roses’ / ABRAXAS - ‘Shattered By A Terrible Prediction’ / BLACK & DAMNED – ‘Resurrection’ - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...VETO – Carthago/Veto (Golden Core)

By the time of album number two the band had become serious contenders, as the Eastern-tinged epic title track is keen to demonstrate... - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...SOREN ANDERSEN – Live In The Homeland (Mighty Music)

With the guitarist ably supported by bassist Michael Gersdorff and drummer Allan Tschicaja the trio rip through eleven superbly constructed and supremely executed instrumentals (plus intro and outro tracks), including the ‘Guilty Pleasures’ album in its entirety... - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...ANN MY GUARD – She Of The Sea And Stars (independent)

On ‘She Of The Sea And Stars’ she and her band revisit some of the material from their previous four albums and, with the addition of a few new compositions, the result is pretty much the perfect collection... - Read More

THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...SQUADRON – Squadron (Golden Core)

I’ve been hoping to hear more from Squadron since they piqued my interest with their appearance on Golden Core’s ‘Sound And Action – Volume 4’ compilation last year. - Read More

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