I will be upfront with you and start by saying that I’m a HUGE Fates Warning fan. When all my buddies in high school were squeaking and awing about Van Halen, I was in my dark room listening to the … Continue reading &rarr […]

You can skip this ad in 3,2,1, etc., but a worthy shout out must go to Esoteric Recordings and label manager Mark Powell for finding and presenting stuff that to many have been consigned to dusty lofts or car boot sales. The concept of the “remaster” with bonus tracks and restored artwork would have been [&am […]

Debuting in 2015 with their critically acclaimed album Hyedology, Symphony of Pain (vocalist Tracie Laws and classically trained multi-instrumentalist Pam Chowhan) return with their follow up album, Virology, a darker, harder and more powerful beast of an album. This time, along for the ride are acclaimed drummer Johanne James (who needs no introduction, his drum [&am […]

Sometimes life gets in the way of completing reviews, the growing pile needing your attention, but in this case just playing the album, enjoying it, means kind of forgetting that you need to make some notes. Yep that’s the case here, so I finally get to putting down some words on this excellent album, which [&am […]

Allegaeon has somehow survived lack of finances and band turnover to release great album after great album. “Apoptosis” is their last and one of their greatest. The first big change was vocalist Riley McShane who stepped in on 2016’s “Proponent … Continue reading &rarr […]

In this update we feature: > O.R.k. – Ramagehead > Moonpedro And The Goldfish – The White Album (Revisited) > frostlake – Ice & Bone > Paolo Siani ft. Nuova Idea – The Leprechaun’s Pot Of Gold > Fervent Mind – Tranquilize > Kev Hopper – Corbyn Sceptic Club O.R.k. – Ramagehead Roger Trenwith The [&am […]

Symphony Hall, Birmingham Thursday 11th April 2019 The City of Birmingham has a long history of recognising its famous sons and daughters on the Walk of Stars along Broad Street in the city centre. Carl Palmer and John Lodge are the latest in a long line of Birmingham’s musical greats to be honoured and were [&am […]

Shortly before his double headliner with the lovely Doris Brendel, Tony Colvill caught up with Joe Payne and put a few questions to him about his forthcoming album and also his recent collaborations. How are you? I’m not too bad, thank you for asking! Glad to be out there performing again. Definitely good for the [&am […]

It’s interesting when you dive into the murky corners of Facebook Groups and see endless debates about how nothing of any musical value has been produced since the mid 1970’s, and how people say no-one is producing music of progressive intentions anymore. Now while I appreciate the classics and like delving back, it’s nice to [&am […]

Here’s some cool news about a new band featuring current & former Spock’s Beard members Ted Leonard, Jimmy Keegan & Dave Meros as well as long-time contributing songwriter-producer John Boegehold. PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS is the brand new quartet featuring the talents … Continue reading &rarr […]