US band SCAPHISM has been around in one form or another since 2007, exploring their particular brand of extreme metal on a number of EPs/demo tapes as well as on two studio albums. The most recent sign of recorded […]

Back in 1985 some guys together in Cleveland, Ohio, to form a band heavily inspired by the NWOBHM movement out of the UK. A year later they released their first demo tape, and then followed the usual pattern of […]

Atavist features Winterfylleth guitarist and vocalist, Chris Naughton, along with bassist Shane Ryan, drummer Callum Cox and vocalist Toby Bradshaw. They went on an extended hiatus after their second album, […]

I have no idea how long I have been in contact with Steve Mann at Backwater Records, but it has been quite a few years, and one thing that delights me is that he continuously strives to find great singers and give […]

Polish band Black Altar and Norwegian act Kirkebrann (which apparently means “church burning”) have both been releasing split albums in recent years, with the former not releasing an album of their own since 200 […]

Berit Hagen is best known as being a shredder, but here she has gone for a totally different approach where she accompanies herself on either acoustic guitar or piano. Here she can be found bringing together both […]

This 2016 album is a compilation of material stretching all the way back to her second EP ‘Battle for the Mind’, plus a few new songs and some with re-recorded guitars. Here Berit performs in a very different sty […]

Subtitled ‘The Classical Crossover Album’, this 2014 release finds Berit Hagen on electric guitar and Craig Ogden on classical, and they work their way through a series of pieces, showing that a classical aco […]

Originally released on Rhino Records in 2014, I came across this on a promotional music site I have been given access to (giving a music addict access to a major label promo site which contains albums going back […]

Here is the latest single from Auckland-based band Investigator who are based around the songs of Adrian Drew (guitar, vocals). Adrian paid his dues by playing acoustically wherever he could get a gig, but these […]

Here we have the third single from Wellington singer-songwriter Cathy Alexander, and this time around we see her working in a reggae style. Now to be fair this isn’t my favourite genre, and I would be hard p […]