Reviews
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...BARYON – Hypnos (independent release)
It’s a beautifully crafted collection of soundscapes, soaring and multi-layered and packed full of imagery and imagination... - Read More
ROAR FROM THE CORE (Golden Core Records)
WAR MACHINE – ‘Unknown Soldier’ / RHABSTALLION – ‘Bat Shit Crazy’ / UNKNOWN – ‘Vanishing Point’ - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...LOUISE PATRICIA CRANE – Netherworld (Peculiar Doll Records)
Intriguing and beguiling, with its atmosphere of ambiguity and deeply intricate material, ‘Netherworld’ is a slow-burner. - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...NORDIC GIANTS – Origins (independent release)
‘Origins’ is a compilation of their earliest material, pulling together the tracks from their debut 2010 EP ‘A Tree As Old As Me’, the singles ‘Speed The Crows Nest’ and ‘Shine’ and a bonus reworking of ‘Dark Clouds Mean War’... - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...WYTCH PYCKNYCK – Wytch Pycknyck (Property Of The Lost)
Crawling out of the sewers of Hastings to feast on the carcass of mediocrity, Wytch Pycknyk go out of their way to defy convention and definition... - Read More
Reviews Round-Up June 2024
AXEL RUDI PELL – ‘Risen Symbol’ / NIGHTMARE – ‘Encrypted’ / RENDEZVOUS POINT – ‘Dream Chaser’ / THE MOURNING – ‘Hush’ / NIGHT LASER – ‘Call Me What You Want’ - Read More
Reviews Round-Up May 2024
RIOT V – ‘Mean Streets’ / ANETTE OLZON – ‘Rapture’ / HAUNTED PLASMA – ‘I’ / KATI RÁN - Sálá - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...HADES / NON FICTION / PATRIARCHS IN BLACK (Golden Core)
All the best things come in threes, as these linked releases from Golden Core ably prove... - Read More
THIS WEEK I’M LISTENING TO...MOB RULES – Celebration Day – 30 Years Of Mob Rules’ (Steamhammer / SPV)
What better way can there be to celebrate your thirtieth birthday than issuing a jumbo, career-spanning double CD? - Read More
Reviews Round-Up April 2024
TYGERS OF PAN TANG – ‘Live Blood’ / MOONSPELL – ‘Under The Moonspell (The Early Years Collection)’ / LAURI PORRA’ – ‘Matter And Time’ / MY DYING BRIDE – ‘A Mortal Binding’ - Read More