There is no doubt whatsoever that Alien Weaponry have captured the imagination not only of the New Zealand public, but metalheads worldwide, with their combination of groove and thrash metal mixing with their […]

Although there is always a very Cuban base to his music, Domingo has covered many different styles, as he transcends culture and language: music is about expressing emotions honestly and he tries to be as unique […]

Here we have the debut solo album from Glenn Bodger, who provided most of the instrumentation himself, although he has also been assisted by former Braintree bandmate Darryn Harkness, who helped with additional […]

This six-track EP is less than 13 minutes long, but in many ways that makes total sense, as there is a feeling within this that we are being allowed into a secret and very personal world and that it would be […]

Obon is the debut album from alternative metal band {Secrets of the Sun}, a quartet based in Wellington. It has been a while in the making, in that the first single, Suffer With The Moon, was actually released a […]

The very first time I looked at the cover of this album I was reminded of Deep Purple’s In Rock, as even though that was a stylised version of Mount Rushmore, there we had dudes with long hair playing Seventies h […]

{Empress} were formed by guitarist/singer Lora Thompson and drummer Craig Gilliver after the demise of their previous project, {Cheshire Grimm} with whom they toured the length of NZ, played with international […]

It has been a few years since Northland quartet {Tempist Fujit} (yes, the spelling is quite deliberate) have released a single, but they are back with Fallen, which is a great introduction to the band for anyone […]

One may be able to discern from the title that the latest release from Roulettes (they dropped the “The” a while back) is taken from a series of demoes and home recordings. Since forming the band in the early 200 […]

Venom Dolls are an all-female indie punk trio who formed at the end of last year, and comprise lead guitarist Carawai Gao, drummer Summah Auvae, and vocalist/bassist Jessica Frank. From looking at their photos I […]

Originally released in 2009, then remastered and reissued with some additional tracks some ten years later, here we find Ben fairly early in his recording career. These days Ben can be found during the day at […]

2017 saw Ben Ruegg start another project, Manon Peak, where he brought in other guests and musicians such as Sio Andrews. Daniella Kriek, Royce Dawson, and Sophie Hamer. When Ben sent this to me it actually filled […]

As I have said previously, 2020 was a breakthrough year for {Channeled}, as Ben Ruegg recorded the second album and formed an operational live band to make it more than just a studio project. They made it through […]

This cannot be right. According to the information I have in front of me, this Wellington-based band was formed from a group of music students in 2017, started performing live in 2018, and their ages now range […]

One of the absolute highlights of the Auckland Folk Festival this year were Aro, the husband-and-wife team of Charles (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Te Ata, Te Ati Awa) and Emily Looker (nee Rice). At that event C […]

Bevan is a lo-fi alternative indie pop musician from Morrinsville, and Weekend is taken from his third full-length album, which is due out later this year. He says he is inspired by all forms of music from Fraggle […]

Just one look at the band name, song, and font, and one knows that here we have an act aiming to be on the heavy side. A quick look at Encylopaedia Metallum and one can see they have another nine bands listed with […]

The picture on the album cover is a picture, neat! That got me thinking the guys probably had a sense of humour and when I saw they describe themselves as a perfect fruit salad; filled with juicy melodies, tasty […]

Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to see Sol3 Mio at Spark Arena, and I came away as suitably impressed as one would expect, not only from the main act, but also by the support who impressed everyone with […]

Stephen Galvin is a multi-instrumentalist who was invited to teach at the New Zealand Guitar Academy at the tender age of 23, before opening his own teaching studio in 1984. Since then, he has performed in bands […]