Drop Off Point: People Die (2023) single Hamilton-based hardcore crew Drop Off Point have been making quite a name for themselves recently, playing with the likes of Comeback Kid, Evergreen […]

Ekko Park: Outrun the Rain (2023) single I first saw Ekko Park many years ago, but in the last year or so I have managed to see them a few times, and my only question to myself is why have I not […]

Be'lakor: Vessels (2016) Melbourne-based melodic death quintet Be’Lakor (the name was taken from a character in the Warhammer franchise and was the first mortal to become a D […]

Discharge: End of Days (2016) There is no doubt whatsoever that the diversity in the British metal and punk scene in the late Seventies is what led to the genre fracturing into so […]

GWLT: Stein & Eisen (2016) This 2016 album by German band GWLT is, I think, their only album but for some reason it is difficult to find out much information about them and their […]

Messa: Belfry (2016) This 2016 release was the debut album from Italian stoner/doom/drone quartet Messa, who comprised Mistyr (drums), Alberto (lead guitars), Mark Sade […]

Aro: Know How (2023) single Here we have the latest release from husband-and-wife duo Charles (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Te Ata, Te Ati Awa) and Emily Looker (née Rice). Ch […]

Kerrs Pink :Mellom Oss (2023 Reissue of 1981 album) Norway (Pottittskiver Label) 44 mins Rating 85/100 Note: This CD reissue includes all tracks (1 to 7) from the second album Mellom Oss […]

Holloway: Crush (2023) single I first came across the live monster which is Holloway at CrushFest last year at Tuning Fork when Lou Valentine (vocals, guitar), Max Long (guitar) and […]

Anderson Rocio: You, The Sea and I (2023) single One never knows what quite to expect from Anderson Rocio, as she keeps changing her style, so while one can always be guaranteed a wonderful vocal […]

Bangbakc: Lot Lizards (2015) From what I can gather, this Portland-based band released two albums, of which this was the second, in 2014 and 2015, and although they are no longer in […]

Blaze of Perdition: Near Death Revelations (2015) Blaze of Perdition are a Polish black metal outfit formed in 2004, originally as Perdition. This was their third full length release, from 2015, and was […]

For Today: Wake (2015) For Today was an American Christian metalcore band from Sioux City, Iowa, formed in 2005. They released two EPs and six full-length albums, of which this […]

Gentlemans Pistols: Hustler's Row (2015) This is my first experience of Gentlemans Pistols, their 2015 release on Nuclear Blast, which I think is still their latest and I am not sure if they are […]

Graveyard: Innocence & Decadence (2015) I was a big fan of this Swedish band’s previous album, 2012’s ‘Lights Out’, so was pleased to come across the next release, 2015’s ‘Innocence & Decadence […]

Luca Turilli's Rhapsody: Prometheus [Symphonia Ignis Divinus] (2015) Back in 1993, the band Thundercross was formed by guitarist Luca Turilli and keyboard player Alex Staropoli, changing their name to Rhapsody in the early […]

Nyx: Home (2015) While it is not uncommon for Black Metal bands to be duos, I cannot think of any others where both members are female, with this 2015 album comprising […]

Orymus: Miracles (2015) Orymus were a melodic rock band from Switzerland with a few prog and prog metal tendencies here and there, and this was their second (and last) album, […]