Teraset: Bones of Contention (2022)

Teraset: Bones of Contention (2022)

Back in 2018, drummer Will Stairmand was undertaking interviews for Angie’s Gunroom Sessions, when he came across a demo by a band called Teraset. He enjoyed it, so arranged an interview with those involved and discovered that it was guitarist Lee Mallett’s...
Jack Robertson: Dim Lights (2022) single

Jack Robertson: Dim Lights (2022) single

I must confess that I know nothing about singer songwriter singer songwriter Jack Robertson apart from the fact he released his debut album Broke and Broken back in 2019, and then released some singles earlier this year. When I think of a singer songwriter, I think of...
Reece Milton: Elixir (2022)

Reece Milton: Elixir (2022)

Here we have the debut album from Wellington-born and Nelson-raised singer songwriter Reece Milton. As with many other young Kiwi musicians, Reece was involved with Smokefree Rockquest, where his band won their regional heats in 2018. In that same year he won a...
The Damned: A Night of a Thousand Vampires (2022)

The Damned: A Night of a Thousand Vampires (2022)

When the punk scene first exploded in the UK back in 1976, I always felt that while Sex Pistols were iconic and many bands followed in their wake, there were others which were way more polished and had so much more to offer and ended up in the scene almost by accident...
Trivium: In the Court of the Dragon (2021)

Trivium: In the Court of the Dragon (2021)

I first came across Trivium when I was asked to review their second album, 2005’s ‘Ascendancy’ which just blew me away. A few years later I was fortunate enough to see them headline a gig in Auckland (supported by Whitechapel, what a night) and then went to see...