by Kev Rowland | Oct 22, 2023 | Reviews
According to such notable magazines as Rolling Stone and GQ, the worst song of all time is Starship’s “We Built This City”, so one can only wonder what they would think of the title track which opens this album, played in the background in a twisted manner with plenty...
by Kev Rowland | Oct 22, 2023 | Reviews
I received a package from Nick Katona recently, and it included this CD which is on BW Records but distributed by MRR. It is actually an album which was originally released back in 1992, featuring Don Mularz (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards, backing vocals), Amund...
by Kev Rowland | Oct 22, 2023 | Reviews
When people think of Brazilian music, the first thing that comes to mind is bossa nova. But Ted Falcon (violin, mandolin) fell in love with a different style of Brazilian music called “choro.” He not only became a devotee of the music, but he also pushed its musical...
by Kev Rowland | Oct 22, 2023 | Reviews
It may have taken Cadaver 16 years to return with their fifth album, but the same line-up of Neddo (vocals, guitar, bass) and Dirk Verbeuren (drums) have produced the sixth after only three. I was quite a fan of ‘Edder & Bile’ and was intrigued to hear what the...
by Kev Rowland | Oct 17, 2023 | Reviews
Back in May 2021 I went to The Powerstation to see the mighty Beastwars celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut album, and every song felt like a melodic sledgehammer to the cranium. This was sludge/stoner metal being taken in new directions, with riffs and...
by Kev Rowland | Oct 17, 2023 | Reviews
It is difficult to believe that Evile have been going for nearly 20 years now, but here they are back with their sixth album. There have been some changes over the years of course, with original bassist Mike Alexander dying from a pulmonary embolism back in 2009,...