by Kev Rowland | Sep 1, 2024 | Reviews
Given the title, one might expect Schwartz to be leading a saxophone quartet, and in some ways, one is correct but also very wrong. Schwartz is an organist, as well as a composer and arranger, so here we have an album with his name on the front cover, but he does not...
by Kev Rowland | Sep 1, 2024 | Reviews
Pathology are back with their twelfth studio album, and their third with the same line-up of Dave Astor (drums), Daniel Richardson (guitars), Richard Jackson (bass) and Obie Flett (vocals). Astor is the only person who has been there since the beginning and is also...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 28, 2024 | Reviews
I must confess the reason I picked up this promo was due to the label these guys are signed to. I first came across HMR all the way back in 1981 when I bought “Sweeties” by The Handsome Beasts, soon to be followed by their album (which has one of the most disturbing...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 28, 2024 | Reviews
I have been reviewing music for more than 35 years now, which means I am offered a lot of material to write about, way more than I can ever work through (unless I win the lottery or someone wants to pay me for this), so when I look at an email offering me a band I...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 28, 2024 | Reviews
Over the years there have been a few bands who have seemingly shot out of nowhere with a strong tie-in with their own culture and then mixing that with metal. The first was probably Sepultura and the mighty ‘Roots’ which is still an epic album, and close to my heart...