Kerry King: From Hell I Rise (2024)

Kerry King: From Hell I Rise (2024)

King needs no introduction whatsoever, and with the ending of Slayer there was no way he was just going to sit at home and retire gracefully, but instead he has pulled together some of his mates, recorded an album and soon will be back out on the road. All those...
Jazz at the Ballroom: Flying High (2024)

Jazz at the Ballroom: Flying High (2024)

Here is another jazz album which caused me to have a smile on my face from beginning to end. My dad was into jazz, and I remember our first family car had an eight-track cartridge player and we would often listen to big band classics whilst out for a drive. This...
Jake Hertzog: Longing to Meet You (2024)

Jake Hertzog: Longing to Meet You (2024)

There are times when one comes across an album which is so perfectly curated and brought together that one feels there is no single leader of the band, and that everyone is truly being given their chance to shine, and that is very much the case here in what is...
Eric Frazier: That Place (2024)

Eric Frazier: That Place (2024)

Here we have the latest release from Brooklyn-based percussionist, drummer, vocalist, composer and bandleader Eric Frazier. His main instrument on this album is congas and while there is a core band of Gene Ghee (tenor, soprano sax), Wayne Jeffrey (guitar), Mamiko...
Downcross: White Tower (2024)

Downcross: White Tower (2024)

I get offered multiple albums every day, and the vast number of emails just get filed away, but for some reason I took a second look at this one. I had never heard of this Belarus-based black metal duo prior to the email, but there was something about this which made...