Reviews
WHITE WILLOW – Future Hopes (The Laser’s Edge)
In the world of progressive music where pretty much nothing is ever what it seems, White Willow remain seemingly indefinable – for starters, it’s not heavy enough for progressive metal, nor does it sit comfortably on the shelf marked progressive rock. - Read More
DAMNATIONS DAY – A World Awakens (Sensory/The Lasers Edge)
Purely as a point of reference, if you draw a Venn diagram with Evergrey, Fates Warning and Megadeth in as subsets the intersection – the part where everything overlaps – will sound something like Damnations Day. - Read More
DEVIOUS – Open (Bristol Archive Records download)
Devious were one of the Bristol bands which – the way I remember it, at least – helped the headbangin’ parts of the city hold out against fads and fashions and fly the flag for traditional hard rock. - Read More
DESOLATION ANGELS – Desolation Angels (Independent)
Following their well-received 1983 7” ‘Valhalla’ London’s Desolation Angels recorded their self-titled debut album in 1984, the year Venom headlined Hammersmith Odeon; - Read More
VARIOUS – The Bristol Heavy Rock Explosion (Bristol Archive Records)
Bristol developed a vibrant scene through the Seventies and Eighties with a host of bands that never became rich but whose impact led them to be filed under ‘inspirational’, and ‘The Bristol Heavy Rock Explosion’ does a superb job of rounding them up. - Read More
IAN TOOMEY – Masters Of Light (Independent)
In August 1980 Ian Toomey first stepped into a recording studio with Bitches Sin. Almost thirty-five years to the day later the guitarist was back in the studio once more. - Read More
ANGEL NATION – Do It Anyway (Independent)
What’s in a name? You may recall Enkelination, the Finnish band who released the ‘Tears Of Lust’ album back in 2014. - Read More
ODDLAND – Origin (Sensory)
From the heavier end of the progressive metal spectrum, with weighty, thrashing riffs that assault the senses and demand attention, Oddland come more from the point of view that progressive music should be stimulating and aggressive. - Read More
EDENSONG – Years In The Garden Of Years (The Laser’s Edge)
I’ll probably get shot down for this, but I can’t think of too many recent American progressive rock bands. - Read More