Ricky Warwick: When Patsy Cline Was Crazy (And Guy Mitchell Sang The Blues) / Hearts On Trees (2016) In 2015 Ricky Warwick was a very busy man in that not only was he fronting Thin Lizzy, but he also somehow found the time to record and tour the second […]

Spektr: The Art To Disappear (2016) Formed in 2000, this French act (who combine industrial with harsh ambient and Black Metal) have been a duo for most of their career, kl.K. (drums, […]

Tax the Heat: Fed To The Lions (2016) Formed in 2013, it did not take long for this Bristol quartet to come to the attention of Chris Goss (Kyuss, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Cult) who […]

Usurpress: The Regal Tribe (2016) At the time of recording their third album in 2016 the band were still a quartet of Stefan Pettersson (vocals), Påhl Sundström (guitars), Daniel E […]

Varathron: The Confessional of the Black Penitents (2015) Released at the end of 2015, this seven-track EP from Greek black metal quintet Varathron was released ahead of their sixth full-length album (which did […]

Vivaldi Metal Project: The Four Seasons (2022) The Vivaldi Metal Project is a music creation born from an idea conceived and developed by Italian keyboard player, composer and producer Mistheria (solo […]

Operation Paperclip: On the Streets / Unhoused (2022) The debut album from Operation:Paperclip, a project put together by bassist Bob Madsen, was ‘The Return Of The Stanislaus County Kid’ and was built aro […]

The Slambovian Circus of Dreams: A Very Unusual Head (2022) Bands and albums like this should have no right whatsoever to exist in the current tines when individuality and musicianship no longer seem to be […]

Sleepyard: Head Values (2022) If ever a band was aptly named then this it is this one, as what we have here is music which is designed to send you to the land of nod and should come […]

Strange Horizon: Beyond The Strange Horizon (2022) The idea behind this Norwegian doom project can be traced all the way back to 2009 when Stig V. Kviljo (vocals, guitar) began to write music inspired by […]

Su Andersson: Brave (2022) There are times when one falls in love with an album the very first time it is played and that relationship only deepens, which is exactly what we have […]

The Upland Band – Living In Paradise (2023) The Upland Band – Living In Paradise (2023) GermanyLP / CD / digital – Kutter 063 Label: Kapitän Platte, Rating 90/100 Although newly re […]

Ravenhall: Live at Brebs Bar (2023) Guitarist Joe Ravenhall and singer Chris Brebner formed Ravenhall back in 2015, writing more than 100 songs together before recruiting drummer Damian […]

Rehaab: Fat Boy (State Highway Queen) (2023) single That is not a typo above, as the band’s name actually is Rehaab, taken from what was referred to as the traditional Blues “AAB” format, and they feel t […]

Jazmine Mary: Wet Mouth (2023) single I have been fortunate enough to see Jazmine Mary play twice, and if one wonders what their musical style is like then it would not be too far into left […]

Tom Knowles: My People (2023) single It does not take very much to recognise one of Tom’s main inspirations, as this has the stamp of Troy Kingi all over it, although one must say this is d […]

Speaking the King's: Carousel (2015) One issue with choosing a name like this is that it can be pretty hard to find out information, but having tracked down their Facebook account I am […]

Temple of Baal: Mysterium (2015) Originally formed at the end of the 90’s by Amduscias (vocals, guitars), this Parisian-based Black Metal outfit soon became a band, and at the time of t […]

Orangefarm: Inheritance (2023) single This is the second single from the forthcoming album of the same name, where frontman Nigel Mitchell was convinced by old friend and producer Rob Mayes […]

Arcana 13: Danza Macabra (2016) The depth of music coming out of Italy inspired by the Seventies never ceases to amaze me. They have had such an impact within progressive rock that they […]