Watain: Die in Fire – Live in Hell (2023)

Watain: Die in Fire – Live in Hell (2023)

To commemorate their 25th anniversary as a band, Swedish black metal collective Watain released this live album, recorded in Stockholm in October 2022, which is why it is subtitled ‘Agony And Ecstasy Over Stockholm’. The band have been incredibly stable over the...
Tom Portman: Daughter of the Willow Tree (2023)

Tom Portman: Daughter of the Willow Tree (2023)

Tom Portman is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, recording artist and composer based in the west of Ireland. He specializes in guitar, Dobro®, lap steel and other strings. Although he has released multiple other albums, this is the first time I have come across...
Just One Fix: Your Own God Now (2024) single

Just One Fix: Your Own God Now (2024) single

New Zealand’s answer to Testament are back with the second single from their forthcoming ‘Submit or Death’ EP, something which I am definitely looking forward to with bated breath. I have been fortunate enough to see these guys play a few times over the years and...
The Dukes of 1987: Retroderelict (2016)

The Dukes of 1987: Retroderelict (2016)

This 2016 album is another care of Jerry and Dave, with this album featuring the former only. From what I can ascertain, this was either a side project of The Lizardz or an attempt to break through using a different name as it includes all the members of that band in...
Necroticgorebeast: Repugnant (2023)

Necroticgorebeast: Repugnant (2023)

Due to being massively overloaded with material it has been quite some time since I have taken anything from Imperative PR, and I had forgotten just how much I enjoy their press releases. This one starts, “I am faceless and I am empty. You could fall into the hollow...
George Gee Swing Orchestra: Winter Wonderland (2023)

George Gee Swing Orchestra: Winter Wonderland (2023)

George Gee has been leading his own swing orchestra since 1980, and after returning to New York in the early Nineties secured a residency at Times Square’s SWING46 Jazz Club which is now in its 26th year. This album features ten Christmas songs which have been...