by Kev Rowland | Jun 30, 2024 | Reviews
It is strange to realise that Deicide will soon be celebrating their 40th anniversary, being formed back in 1987, with bassist vocalist/Glen Benton and drummer Steve Asheim still around. There have been a few changes in guitarists over the years, but Kevin Quirion has...
by Kev Rowland | Jun 30, 2024 | Reviews
In 1997, two of England’s’ most famous folk melodeon players got together for a laugh to record ‘Two’s Up’. Simon Care (Albion Band/Banter) and Gareth Turner (Little Johnny England/Phil Beer Band) musical careers were interlinked and often crisscrossing, as...
by Kev Rowland | Jun 30, 2024 | Reviews
Banter are back with their fourth album, and it is easy to see why they have been making such a name for themselves on the UK folk scene, and I have no doubt that if I was still living there that I would be following these guys around on tour as this is stunning from...
by Kev Rowland | Jun 30, 2024 | Reviews
Here we have the second full-length album from Texan metal act Under A Spell, and when I saw the press release raving over the singer and saying they were for fans of King Diamond I knew I had to hear what it sounded like. It commences with a riffing guitar in one...
by Kev Rowland | Jun 30, 2024 | Reviews
When I started running Feedback in 1990 I soon found myself deep in the underground, not only in the prog scene but investigating metal and many other styles of music where people were just not getting the publicity they deserved. I was also soon writing for the...
by Kev Rowland | Jun 30, 2024 | Reviews
I must confess I have known of this band for years but this is the first time I have come across their music. I was 19 when Manowar released their debut album, ‘Battle Hymns’, and like many interested in the metal scene in the UK we thought they were great. I did some...