Kev Rowland

Fjall: Helt (2026) Without looking at the press release I had it in my mind that these guys were probably Norwegian, little did I know they were somewhat closer to home and […]

Lynch Mob: The Final Ride [Live] (2026) Here we have the live album recorded on their ‘The Final Ride’ tour, and although they released what was supposed to be their last ever studio album at […]

Faustian: Parable Of The Sewer (2026) Since forming in 2019 the three members of Melbourne-based outfit Werewolves have not been hanging around in that they have released seven albums, while […]

Bloodcog: Musics for the Savage Planet (2026) I am truly fortunate that I enjoy the music I do, as it allows me to experience levels of nerdvana I would never otherwise come across, and given I work […]

Acolythus: Unearthly Kingdoms 'Neath Lifeless Stars (2026) This is quite an interesting release in that all the guys are also founder members of Sargassus, a progressive post-metal act who have been around since […]

Emerald Moon: The Sky's The Limit Tour (2026) 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 […]

Distressed: Made Of Stone (2026) 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 […]

Hecate Enthroned: The Corpse of a Titan, A Lament Long Buried (2026) 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 yea […]

Dimmu Borgir: Grand Serpent Rising (2026) 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 b […]

Diminishing: The Outcome (2026) 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 […]

Diminishing: The Unnamable (2023) 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 […]

Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables [2022 Mix] (2022) This is the Cherry Red reissue of the 2022 remix (by Grammy winning producer Chris Lord-Alge) of the 1980 debut from San Francisco’s Dead Kennedys, w […]

Hannah Juanita: The Magnolia Sessions (2026) Juanita’s debut record ‘Hardliner’ established her reputation as a full-hearted, free-spirited, and irresistibly genuine honky-tonk angel while her secon […]

Steve Austin: The Magnolia Sessions (2026) There are eight songs on this set which have been taken from ‘Marked Cards And Loaded Dice’, but here they sound very different indeed. Honest and rea […]

Steve Austin: Marked Cards and Loaded Dice (2026) This is the debut album from Steve Austin in his new form of classic outlaw country/bluegrass, yet he has been on the music scene for more than 30 years […]

Martyrs Saint: From Strength To Strength (2026) This is the debut four-track EP from Bristol-based metalheads Martyrs Saint and comprise Brandon Goodair (guitar/vocals), Amaré Hurley (lead […]

Rahul Mukerji: Mridhangit (2026) What we have here is an absolutely fascinating album which makes me want to go out and discover more music by Rahul, as somehow, he has managed to […]

Triumph: The Best of Triumph (2026) Unless you have been under a rock somewhere you will know that Rush are not the only Canadians making an unexpected comeback in 2026, as the original […]

Maxwell Hutchinson & Judge Smith: The Kibbo Kift [The 1976 Rock Musical] (2026) After Judge Smith left Van Der Graaf Generator he formed Heebalob with his friend Maxwell Hutchinson, which also included future VDGG saxophonist David […]

The Guildmaster: Gathering Of Souls (2025) This is the third album from a band who are in many ways an offshoot of The Samurai of Prog, and their second since the departure of keyboard player Ton […]