Vicious Blade / Blasted Heath / The Gauntlet / Bastard Cröss: Faster Than the Devil 2 (2023) I have always enjoyed albums where it is possible to discover unknown bands. The first I purchased was ‘Private Pleasures’ in 1978 which introduced me […]

Alice Cooper: Road (2023) Coming across Alice in the Seventies was nothing short of a revelation, and like many of my generation we had all his early albums while his first live […]

The Griots Speak: Destiny Calling (2023) The complete credit for this album is Charlie Apicella & Iron City meet The Griots Speak, and the concept was to bring together two sets of musicians […]

Doug MacDonald Trio: Edwin Alley (2023) Here we have the latest release from jazz guitarist Doug MacDonald and his trio. ‘Edwin Alley’, named after a historic location in Old Town Pasadena, whe […]

Albi & the Wolves: Light After the Dark (2023) Back in 2015 I was fortunate enough to attend The Big Nui festival, and one of the bands I saw that day impressed me tremendously was Albi & The Wolves, […]

Dewar: Rudiment (2023) Last year I reviewed the six-track EP ‘Influence’ by Kirsty Dewar, and now she has returned with her debut album and a slight change in name. Two of the […]

The Larry Normans: Dirty Living (2023) The Larry Normans formed at the turn of the century and went through the usual revolving door of musicians before releasing their debut album back in […]

Marduk: Memento Mori (2023) In some ways Marduk have been incredibly stable in that founder guitarist Evil (Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson) has been at the helm for more than 20 years […]

Noisepoetnobody: This City (2023) 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 […]

Split Decision: Radio Hearts (1992) 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 […]

Ted Falcon: Tô Chegando – Almost There (2023) 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 […]

Cadaver: The Age Of The Offended (2023) 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 […]

Beastwars: Tyranny of Distance (2023) 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 […]

Evile: The Unknown (2023) 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 […]

Graham Parker: Last Chance To Learn The Twist (2023) In an ideal world Graham Parker would be as feted and recognised as both Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson, two other singers from the New Wave with whom he […]

GraveRipper: Seasons Dreaming Death (2023) Just a quick check of the year, yes, it is 2023, as what we have here is something running back time the best part of 40 years to give us good […]

Gwar: Battle Maximus [10th Anniversary Edition] (2013) The 13th GWAR studio album, released in 2013, was the first to feature new guitarist Brent Purgason (of Cannabis Corpse), portraying the new character […]

Hiems: Stranger in a Wasteland (2023) Hiems was started in 1996 by Italian songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Alessandro “Algol” Comerio, but in recent years he put the project on hold to ins […]

Immortal: War Against All (2023) I don’t have the energy to try and encapsulate everything which has happened with Immortal over the years and the legal battles which have taken place, b […]

Skeleton Crew: Lazy Fifty (2023) single Here we have the latest single from blues rockers Lazy Fifty, where Adrian Athy is discovering his inner Savoy Brown/Foghat with some filthy distorted […]