Sweet & Lynch: Heart & Sacrifice (2023) Sweet & Lynch, the musical union of vocalist/guitarist Michael Sweet (Stryper, Iconic) and guitarist George Lynch (Lynch Mob, The End Machine, […]

Cryptopsy: As Gomorrah Burns (2023) It has taken 11 years for Canadian Death Metallers Cryptopsy to return with their eighth full-length album, and it is interesting to read the differing […]

Cavalera Conspiracy: Bestial Devastation (2023) In August 1985 Sepultura went into the studio to record tracks that would appear on a split EP with Overdose. At the time the band were just a trio, […]

Cavalera Conspiracy: Morbid Visions (2023) Following on from ‘Bestial Devastation’, the trio of Max Cavalera (vocals, rhythm guitar), Jairo Guedz (lead guitar, bass), and Igor Cavalera (drums, per […]

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons: Kings Of The Asylum (2023) Back with their third studio album, Phil Campbell (guitars) and his sons Todd (guitars), Tyla (bass), and Dane (drums) have welcomed in new singer Joel […]

Air Raid: Freedom Ring (2021) If it wasn’t for the fact that I know this album was only recorded in 2020, I would swear it was lost tapes from the Seventies, but in some ways it p […]

Carla Fuchs: Songbird (2023) This is quite an extraordinary release, both in terms of its quality but also how it came about. Back in 2010 when Phil Lloyd Smee was designing artwork […]

Written By Wolves: Goddess (2023) single According to singer Michael Murphy, “Goddess is love, it’s lust, sex, desire, devotion, adoration and hopeless, eternal connection. It’s both crippling a […]

Munch: Munch (1987) The debut Munch album was originally released in Norway in 1987, and then reissued the following year on the German Dossier label, featuring a different […]

Neal Schon: Journey Through Time (2023) Here we have a live concert recorded on February 9th, 2018, at The Independent In San Francisco, CA. This is the show where Neal Schon first debuted […]

Nuclear Remains: Dawn Of Eternal Suffering (2023) Here we have the debut album from Phoenix-based brutal death metal outfit Nuclear Remains who comprise Aiden Santelli (vocals), Anthony Fazio (guitars, […]

Jag Panzer: The Hallowed (2023) It seems like Jag Panzer have been around forever, but given that John Tetley (bass), Mark Briody (guitars, keyboards) and Harry Conklin (vocals) formed […]

Randy George – Beyond Words – Review – Steve Bonino – House Of Prog Randy George – Beyond Words Threshing Floor Media – 2023 Five out of Five stars Randy George had to have been influenced by many of the same […]

Phil Lynott's Grand Slam: Slam Anthems (2023) I was 15 years old when I bought my first hard rock album, ‘Live and Dangerous’ by Thin Lizzy, and there is no doubt that this album, combined with the […]

Antonio Adolfo: Bossa 65. Celebrating Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal (2023) It has been 65 years since Bossa Nova was born on the south side of Rio, and on his newest album, Adolfo turns his attention to two composers who were on […]