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 […]

Left to Rot: Breath of the Tomb (2023) Left To Rot (LTR) is an Austin, Texas-based death metal band formed in 2021 by guitarist/vocalist Jason Dahlke and drummer Justin Olejnik who soon […]

Joe Wittman: Trio Works Sol (2023) Here we have the debut album from guitarist Joe Wittman, who has been accompanied by bassist Daniel Duke and drummer Keith Balla, who together have […]

Frozen Wreath: Mea Culpa (2023) Everything about this release screams old school atmospheric black metal from the logo through the album art and the obligatory black and white promo […]

Felonie: De S​è​ve et de Sang (2023) One-man Black Metal bands can be quite hit and miss, as for each one that works there are many that totally miss the mark, but this debut never comes […]

Dave Stryker: Groove Street (2024) Here we find guitarist Dave Stryker with Jared Gold (organ) and McClenty Hunter (drums) along with guest Bob Mintzer (saxophone). The trio plus Mintzer […]