by Kev Rowland | Aug 6, 2026 | Reviews
I have known Thierry Sportouche for more years than either of us would probably like to admit, and I have been a contributor to his Acid Dragon for more than 30 years. There are times when he sends me some French CDs he is sure I would like to review, which is how I...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 6, 2026 | Reviews
The Finns are back with their second album, with the same line-up as 2023’s ‘Nothing For No One’ debut, namely Petri Lindström (guitar), Jarno Törns (guitar), Jari Penttinen (bass), and Juha Säpsä (drums) and Jarrno Virtanen (vocals). As I said last time, anyone who...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 6, 2026 | Reviews
Hecate Enthroned have never been the most prolific of bands, and the last of theirs I heard, the excellent ‘Virulent Rapture’ (2013) came out some 9 years after the previous one. Since then lead singer Elliott Beaver has left to be replaced by Joe Stamp, which means...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 6, 2026 | Reviews
I am probably one of the few writers who really enjoyed their last album, 2018’s ‘Eonion’, but even I was bemoaning the loss of ICS Vortex and now the band is down to just two official members with Shagrath and Silenoz, as Galder, who had been guitarist with the band...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 6, 2026 | Reviews
The second release from the happy clappy couple is a 24-minute-long piece broken into four parts, constructed around a bleak and grating improvised dual-guitar drone recorded while the duo was still constructing ‘The Unnamable’. This time around, Dave Brenner provides...
by Kev Rowland | Aug 6, 2026 | Reviews
I am offered more music to review each week than would be humanly possible for a single individual to get through, so I tend to make decisions really quickly on what to take and what not to take. Depending on how much I have outstanding I may not even properly read...
