by rogue | Apr 4, 2026 | Reviews
One more Polish discovery, as that bustling scene keeps dishing out quality material, leaning heavily on past/current stalwarts like Collage, Quidam, Believe and Albion, a slew of finely chiseled whose legacy has found a new younger set of musicians to keep the...
by rogue | Apr 4, 2026 | Reviews
Celtic-tinged Prog is alive and well, especially ever since the demise of the magnificent Iona back in 2000. Guitarist Dave Bainbridge has gone onto a solo career with a slew of nine releases, that have garnered glowing reviews. The other Dave, our Dave, has...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 31, 2026 | Reviews
I have been a fan of this wonderful vocal group since I first saw them perform at a festival some decades ago, and it is no surprise whatsoever to realise that this year is their 30th anniversary. Led by the wonderful Katharine Blake, who also writes all the material,...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 31, 2026 | Reviews
British slam/brutal death metal outfit Engorgement having finally delivered their second album, some 14 years on from their debut, ‘Excruciating Intestinal Lacerations’. There have been some line-up shifts over the years, but founders Richard (bass) and singer Stu...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 31, 2026 | Reviews
Death Dealer are back with their fourth studio album, the second with the line-up of singer Sean Peck (Cage, The Three Tremors, Denner Shermann), guitarists Ross “The Boss” Friedman (Manowar, The Dictators, Shakin’ Street, Ross The Boss Band) and Stu Marshall...
by Kev Rowland | Mar 31, 2026 | Reviews
The guys from Long Island felt that death metal was not brutal enough for them back at the end of the Eighties, and they created their own version, ‘slam’ metal, a version of death metal featuring characteristic ‘breakdowns’ that often prefaced a furious...
