Matt Smith's World: Into The Light (2023) I must confess that I am sent a lot of music which can take time to get inside, whether it be avant-garde, technical death metal, jazz or prog, so […]

Madre Vaca: Knights of the Round Table (2023) When I was young, I was fascinated by the stories of King Arthur, Galahad, Guinevere and others, and I am sure this is why I named my first GSD, Merlin. […]

Mac Gollehon & the Hispanic Mechanics: Bite of the Street (2023) Trumpeter Mac Gollehon is one of the most in-demand musicians around, having played on literally thousands of records, including more than two hundred […]

South for Winter: Wintersleep (Southern Lights) (2023) single Here we have the third single from South For Winter’s forthcoming second album, ‘Of Sea and Sky’, this time telling of the coming back to Aotearoa after […]

Just One Fix: Gods & Devils (2024) single Here we have the single from Auckland-based outfit Just One Fix, which is the first new material from the band since 2017’s single “Death In The Fam […]

Doro: Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud (2023) There is no doubt that Doro Pesch will always be viewed as a metal icon, having been at the top of the German scene for some four decades, first with […]

Demons of Noon: Death Machine (2023) A few years ago I was fortunate to experience the solid slab of metal which is Beastwars in concert, and one of the support acts that night was Demons of […]

Deacon Street Project: One + Two (2023) What we have here is a double CD release which is the first from the new Pride & Joy Music Classixx label, who are reissuing albums they feel fit that […]

Cromlech: Cold and Stiff (2023) Many will be aware of the German Black Metal band Dies Ater, who were around between 1994 and 2014, releasing five albums and numerous singles during […]

Constantine Alexander: Firetet (2023) ‘Firetet’ is both the name of the album and the band which originally grew out of a jam session held by Alexander in a Chicago Pizzeria back in 2017. Ini […]

Colin Carter: Tracks In Space (2023) It would take ages to list all the bands and musicians Colin has been involved with in the last 50+ years, but many will recognise his name from being […]

Aeternus: Philosopher (2023) Aeternus was formed by Ares (vocals, guitars) in 1993 in Bergen, Norway, since when the band have combined Black and Death Metal in the genre known as […]

St. Madness: Last Rites. The Final Blessing (2022) Even though I am seemingly incapable of remembering the names of people I see every day, I do have this weird ability to look at a band name and know if […]

Speech Act Theory: Speech Act Theory (2023) Speech Act Theory is a project by New Zealand producer and musician Pete Hickman which allows him to explore his vulnerable side, putting his […]

Sigir: Rainmaker (2023) Although Finnish quartet Sigir were only formed in 2019, three of the four had previously been in Ritual of Terror together so already knew how they […]

Russ Spiegel: Caribbean Blue (2023) On this album Russ Spiegel (electric and acoustic guitars), Jim Gasior (organ), and Lucas Apostoleris (drums) are joined on some tracks by multi-Grammy […]

Peine Kapital: Peine Kapital (2023) This sludge/doom trio hail from Strasbourg, and comprise of Thibault Bru on drums, Benjamin Simon on bass/vocals, and Renaud Deschamps on guitars/vocals. […]

Paul McLaney: As The North Attracts The Needle (2023) Over the last few years I have been fortunate enough to have been able to hear Gramsci’s two most recent albums, ‘Inheritance’ and ‘The Hinterl […]

Mike DiRubbo: Inner Light (2023) DiRubbo is back with his tenth album as band leader, this time with a new quartet featuring organist Brian Charette, drummer Jongkuk Kim, and guitarist […]

Lynch Mob: Babylon (2023) Here we have the eighth album from Lynch Mob, the first since 2017’s ‘The Brotherhood’, and apparently is the last one as George Lynch has decided to c […]