Reviews
Reviews Round-Up July 2021
NIGHTWISH – ‘Once’ / NEMOPHILA – ‘Oiran – Extended Version’ / PARADISE LOST – ‘At The Mill’ / QUARTZ – ‘Satan’s Serenade / Nantucket Sleighride’ / DARKTHRONE – ‘Eternal Hails’ - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...SOLDIER Live Forces 2 (Starhaven Records)
‘Live Forces 2’ showcases a great spread of material old and new... - Read More
Reviews Round-Up June 2021
INTERLOPER – ‘Search Party’ / FEAR FACTORY – ‘Aggression Continuum’ / LIVING DEAD GIRL – ‘Exorcism’ / MOUNTAIN CALLER – ‘Chronicle: Prologue’ / LEGEND – ‘Legend 40th Anniversary Edition’ / ELIXIR – ‘Drink To The Devil’ - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M READING... MARC BOLAN On Track (Sonicbond Publishing)
Although – as might well be expected – praise is lavished on the best of the glamster’s output the author doesn’t shy from highlighting his subject’s slide into egomania, self-obsession and mediocrity. - Read More
Reviews Round-Up May 2021
HANGING GARDEN – ‘Skeleton Lake’ / KLONE – ‘Alive’ / CIRITH UNGOL – ‘Half Past Human’ / BURNING WITCHES – ‘The Witch Of The North’ / JAMESON RAID – ‘Raiderstronomy’ / AMORPHIS – ‘Live At Helsinki Ice Hall’ / ESA HOLOPAINEN – ‘Silver Lake’ - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO... BLACK SABBATH Sabotage Super Deluxe Edition (BMG)
‘Sabotage’ was the last great Black Sabbath album of the Seventies. - Read More
Reviews Round-Up – Golden Core Special
Not content with putting out exciting new albums from the likes of reformed NWOBHM acts Rhabstallion and Warrior, the label has been doing a really good job of re-issuing lost gems from the Seventies and Eighties... - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO... BRIDEAR Bloody Bride (Setsuzoku Records)
Bridear are all about substance, rather than style, and craft heavy, frenzied songs with an ear for melody and an eye on the finish line. - Read More
Reviews Round-Up April 2021
CROWN – ‘The End Of All Things’ / BRUIT – ‘The Machine Is Burning And Now Everyone Knows It Could Happen Again’ / HERMAN FRANK – ‘Two For A Lie’ / BLOODBOUND – ‘Creatures Of The Dark Realm’ - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO... RHABSTALLION Back In The Saddle (Golden Core/ZYX Music)
Rhabstallion’s strengths are a combination of virtuoso playing and a clutch of really, really catchy songs. That’s not to say that’s they’ve sacrificed heaviness for melody; not at all. - Read More