Corey Taylor: CMFB …Sides (2022) Corey Taylor is probably one of metal’s most under-rated actual singers, as while we all know him as the masked frontman of Slipknot, spitting venom, o […]

FM: Thirteen (2022) FM formed in 1984 when singer Steve Overland and his brother, guitarist Chris (both formerly of Wildlife), teamed up with drummer Pete Jupp (ex-Wildlife […]

Týr: A Night at the Nordic House [Live with the Symphony Orchestra of the Faroe Islands] (2022) Týr are recognised as one of the most important bands of any genre ever to come out of the Faroe Islands, and for more than 20 years have been telling […]

The Hu: Rumble of Thunder (2022) It is incredibly difficult to come up with a new sound, no matter the genre, so bands often find themselves being likened to others, but that was not the […]

Agony Street: Italian Whisky (2023)Last year I was fortunate enough to hear the CD reissue of Agony Street’s 1993 second album, ‘Songs For William’, which was recorded by just two peopl […]

Light Engineering: The Flagging Career of a Semaphore Signaller (2022) I have come across Tim Hunter primarily for his work with Thierry Sportouche (of Acid Dragon fame) as half of Silver Hunter, but here we find him taking […]

Chip Z'Nuff: Perfectly Imperfect (2022) Chip Z’Nuff will always be associated with the band he formed nearly 40 years ago, Enuff Z’Nuff, with whom he has released more than 20 albums since the […]

Enuff Z'Nuff: Finer Than Sin (2022) Releasing a solo album towards the beginning of 2022 obviously was not enough for bassist/singer Chip Z’Nuff, as in November the band released their 1 […]

Dead Favours: Riffing & Yelling [Part 2] (2023) In 2021, Dead Favours released the first half of their album to great acclaim, winning the Rock category at the Aotearoa Music Awards, and finally we now […]

Written by Wolves: Give Em Hell [Alt Version] (2023) Having only recently released their first single from the new album, here we have Written By Wolves back with a very different take on that song, which […]

Sabaton: The War to End All Wars [History Edition] (2022) Sabaton’s tenth studio album finds them again revisiting World War I, which was referred to as “the war to end all wars”, and the version I am liste […]

Scorpions: Rock Believer (2022) When I was 16, Scorpions released the album ‘Lovedrive’ and I immediately fell in love with their music, and not only sought out both ‘Animal Magne […]

Wonderlove: All Of The Nightmares (2022) I really enjoyed both Perfect Beings albums, so when I heard Jesse Nason (keyboards on all releases) and Dicki Fliszar (drums on ‘Perfect Beings’ and ‘Pe […]

Ygodeh: Hush (2022) Released at the beginning of 2022, this is the final album to feature singer Reverend Jeyzus, who has since been replaced by Chronic Procrastinator , […]

Kazia: Seven Foot Wall (2023) single Earlier this year I caught up with Kazia for the first time, a band which comprises people who are all involved in other outfits, so we have singer […]

On Tick: Planet Chrome (2023) When On Tick released their debut album, Nothing New, towards the end of 2021 they were already in a state of change as it had been recorded as a trio of […]

The Traditional Aliens: What World Will You Live In (2023) I think from the cover that The Traditional Aliens inhabit a world which contains knitted female dwarves, although I could well be wrong. This is both […]

BAkeR: Eternal Now (2023) Mike Baker has been involved in both the Australian and NZ music scenes since the Eighties, running the import/export operations for Australia’s Hot R […]