Pestilence: Levels of Perception (2024)

Pestilence: Levels of Perception (2024)

by | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews

I must confess to have never seen an album so universally slammed as this one, and while I do understand where the reviewers are coming from, I do believe it has been somewhat over the top. Encyclopaedia Metallum has had 11 reviews for this album, average rating 0%. I...
Medicine Head: Heartwork (2024)

Medicine Head: Heartwork (2024)

by | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews

Back in 1973, one programme I would never miss was Top of the Pops, as it was the best way to discover music at the time (at least through TV), and this was where I first came across the duo of John Fiddler (vocals, guitar, piano, drums) and Peter Hope-Evans...
Mazlyn Jones: Planet For $ale (2021)

Mazlyn Jones: Planet For $ale (2021)

by | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews

Nigel contacted me via email recently and of course we started reminiscing about music and how long we had known each other (30 years), and it was only then that I discovered he had released an album of very different styles back in 2007. I always think of Nigel as...
Hour Of Penance: Devotion (2024)

Hour Of Penance: Devotion (2024)

by | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews

Originally formed in 1999, the still features guitarist Giulio Moschini who joined in time for their second album, 2004’s ‘Pageantry of Martyrs’, while Paolo Pieri (vocals & guitars) joined in 2010 and bassist Marco Mastrobuono (bass) in 2013, and they have now...
The Hollywood Stars: Starstruck (2024)

The Hollywood Stars: Starstruck (2024)

by | Aug 18, 2024 | Reviews

Originally brought together by music svengali Kim Fowley in 1973, The Hollywood Stars recorded three albums during the 1970’s, although only one was released during that decade. The original line-up broke up in 1974, at which point Fowley offered two songs to producer...