Kev Rowland

Just One Fix: Submit or Death (2024)

by Kev Rowland | Jun 2, 2024 | Reviews

One of my favourite NZ metal bands in Just One Fix, and it is way too long since they released an EP. We have been getting tasters with singles, but at least we have six tracks, 26 minutes in length and the only real issue is that it is not enough, where is the album?...

John Michaelz and the Black Brothers Band: Soul Exodus (2023)

by Kev Rowland | Jun 2, 2024 | Reviews

Towards the end of 2022 I was asked to review the ‘Limited Edition’ EP by this band, and to be honest I was not too sure about undertaking it as this is a reggae act, a genre I confess to knowing virtually nothing about. I found I really enjoyed it, although I was...

Fiffdimension: Acoustic [Yin] / Electric [Yang] (2023)

by Kev Rowland | Jun 2, 2024 | Reviews

What we have here is a double CD set from Dave Edwards to celebrate 25 years of Fiffdimension, with one disc acoustic and the other electric, both housed in the same digipak so by turning it over one has the correct artwork and track listing for one style and by...

Dronestool: DeathHawk (2023)

by Kev Rowland | Jun 2, 2024 | Reviews

I have now been reviewing music for more than 35 years, which means it is somewhat embedded in me so if I head to a gig I find it difficult not to review it, and when someone sends me an album just for me to listen to, not to review, then it always ends up on my list....

Distressed: Nothing For No One (2023)

by Kev Rowland | Jun 2, 2024 | Reviews

Here we have the debut album from Finnish quintet Distressed, and anyone expecting something of the melodic rock or progressive genre, given the label they are signed to, are going to be in for something of a surprise. Nick Katona just said to me that the band were...