Kev Rowland

Rzwd: Gaps (2024) This is the second album from Polish band RZWD who comprise Ski (drums, electronics), Krzystof Rogalski (bass), Cezary Rosiński (dubs, synths, mod, […]

Marko Hietala: Roses from the Deep (2025) Although this is Marko’s second solo album, it is the first since he left Nightwish at the end of 2020, citing mental illness as the reason. He has m […]

Faunch: 10 Minutes Before Sunrise (2025) So, we finally get to Andy’s latest release where he again brings in people he has worked with previously such as Michael McClure, Anthony ‘Bones’ B […]

Faunch: Peppermint (2023) This 2023 album finds Andy with a lot of guests, including many he has played with often before such as Michael McClure and Dave Blackburn, but only […]

Faunch: Magical Electric Llama Ride (2022) Whereas Andy’s previous albums had been heavy on bass and keyboards, particularly when playing totally solo, in 2021 he had a new custom guitar built w […]

Faunch: The Ghost of Glyndowr (2021) Andy is totally solo on this four-track release, which is somewhat unusual as this is an extended song, broken into three, plus a remix of the first. […]

Faunch: The Vig (2021) ‘The Vig’ is a five-track release which also came out in 2021, the same year as ‘Sodium Vapor’, but again it is a very different release indeed. This ti […]

Faunch: Sodium Vapor (2021) This album is a huge departure from ’80 Spheres’, even though it was the next release, not only in musical style but in the way it was approached by And […]

Faunch: 80 Spheres (2020) It has been some years since I last heard Faunch, reviewing the first two albums back in 2017, but producer and sometime bandmate Michael McClure got in […]

Factory of Art: Back To Life (2024) German power metal outfit Factory Of Art broke up at some point after the second album with their last gig being in 2006, but in 2019 they decided to get […]

Drugs of Faith: Asymmetrical (2025) Formed in 2002, Drugs Of Faith quickly released several demos and a song on a Terrorizer Magazine compilation CD before signing with Selfmadegod Records […]

Skyhooks: Living in the 70's [2024 Remaster] (1974) Back in 1978 I was in my local record store and was intrigued by a single by an Australian band I had never heard of, Skyhooks. The single was “Women I […]

Brian Kingsland: Translation (2025) I must confess to not playing nearly as much classical music as I should, while I have very few classical guitar albums in my collection, and given just […]

And Did Those Feet: I Am God Of Einstein (2025) Not only is this the first time I have come across the band And Did Those Feet (although this is their sixth album), but it is also the first time I have […]

Venom: Blackened Priests (2025) – 3CD Deluxe Digipack Although there is no doubt that Venom are one of the most important and influential metal bands to ever come out of the North East, they have had a […]

Alan Chaubert: Just the Three of Us (2025) One might expect the title to refer to the musicians involved on this recording, but it is subtitled “Me, Myself and the Piano”. Chaubert provides pia […]

Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson: What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow (2025) I was perusing a site one night when this album cover and title caught my attention. I then realised it was subtitled ‘Fiddle and Banjo music of North C […]

The GPs: In 1981 There Was… The GPs (2025) In 1981 four guys decided to play a few gigs together, gigs which have gone down in folk rock folklore as Ralph McTell joined forces with three […]

Behemoth: The Shit Ov God (2025) Behemoth have been punishing the ears of the masses for more than 30 years, with the trio of Nergal (vocals, guitars), Inferno (drum, percussion, […]

Willi Carlisle: The Magnolia Sessions (2024) Something which will always get me excited is a new album in ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ series as I know it is going to be vibrant, exciting, and tot […]