by Kev Rowland | Mar 29, 2024 | Reviews
Sadistic Force describe themselves as a blackened speed metal band who hail from Austin, Texas. Formed in 2020 by lead vocalist and guitarist, James Oliver, the band is completed by bassist Blaine Dismukes and drummer Jose Alcaraz. They say combine the subgenres of...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 29, 2024 | Reviews
Looking over at my music DVDs I can see Autopsy’s ‘Dark Crusades’, a rough and raw set of cuts dating all the way back to 1988. Back when this was released in 2006, Autopsy were a band who had been replaced by Abscess, no-one ever daring to believe that one of the...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 29, 2024 | Reviews
Imperial Slave was formed by vocalist and former Sinate and 8 Foot Sativa drummer Sam Sheppard in 2020, with local Palmerston North musicians Anthony Hati (guitar), Isaac Lundy (guitar) and Achillies Manley (bass). Sam is well-known in Aotearoa, renowned for his...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 29, 2024 | Reviews
One can probably guess all one needs to know about this album just from the band name and the album title. Yes, here we have a jazz big band (10 musicians) who are fusing together different styles of world music into a new form of jazz. There is something about music...
by Kev Rowland | Nov 29, 2023 | Reviews
Shaun Jones (vocals, guitar), Kieran Williams (lead guitar, backing vocals), Jonatan Jaworski (Bass) and Sunil Jolly (drums) are back with their third single of the year and a very nice romp it is too. They have managed to combine thumping drums, over the top...