by Kev Rowland | Nov 28, 2021 | Reviews
I know I am not the only person who felt that Therion’s previous album, ‘Beloved Antichrist’, was just too clever for its own good. A triple CD opera with a running time of more than 3 hours it was certainly ambitious, and a million miles away from what the band were...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 28, 2021 | Reviews
Tommy Bolin had already achieved a great deal by the time of his death at the tender age of 25, and one can only wonder what he might have gone onto in later life. I personally always thought that ‘Come Taste The Band’ was, and is, a vastly overlooked album in...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 28, 2021 | Reviews
It is safe to say that the London-based trio of Tom Bradfield (guitars, vocals), Tom Carter (bass) and Mauro Hammerition (drums) have had a rather slow burn, but with the release of their second album, 2020’s ‘A Resting Place For The Wrathful’, they have definitely...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 28, 2021 | Reviews
This is the third album from Polish black metal/folk metal act Varmia, who have a somewhat unusual line-up. The first three guys are relatively normal in what they provide, with Ćwiara on bass, Emil on drums, and Lasota providing vocals and guitars. It is when we get...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 28, 2021 | Reviews
I guess it is my age, but I still like physical releases as opposed to digital, and when someone puts effort into it then all the better. Here we have the second in what may well be a three-volume series by Albare, and in the digipak we get information from Albare...