Kev Rowland

Vincenzo Virgillito: Precondition (2024) Sometimes one comes across an album and can only wonder why it has taken so long to be released. Apparently it was recorded all the way back in May 2017, […]

Storace: Crossfire (2024) Marc spent 2023 and 2024 writing and producing his new album “Crossfire”, with songwriting shared between Marc Storace, guitar player Tommy Henriksen (Al […]

Marc Storace: Live and Let Live (2024) Back in 1980, there is no doubt the most important radio programme In the UK was Tommy Vance’s Friday Rock Show, where a 17-year old Kev eagerly l […]

Skunk Anansie: The Painful Truth (2025) I must confess I was very surprised indeed when I saw this album was being released, as while Skunk Anansie were one of the most important British rock […]

Petri Lindström Project: Imaginary Soundtrack (2020) As well as being the founder and bassist of Progeland and playing in both Corvus Stone and Voice of The Enslaved, multi-instrumentalist Petri Lindström […]

Paths to Deliverance: Ten (2025) My understanding is that Paths to Deiverance are now a full band, but at the time of recording it was just A.S.A (Alkhemia, Azziard) on vocals, guitar […]

Jim Sadler: Hunting Harmony (2024) What do you do when you’re in your eighties and approaching the end of the line? You make your first album, which is exactly what Jim Sadler did. Jim is […]

Echolyn: TimeSilentRadio II (2025) For fairly obvious reasons, the first two paragraphs of this review are the same as for another Echolyn release, but it does change from there on, […]

Echolyn: TimeSilentRadio VII (2025) For fairly obvious reasons, the first two paragraphs of this review are the same as for another Echolyn release, but it does change from there on, […]

Neverland Ranch Davidians: Shout It On The Mountain (2025) Formed in Hollywood in 2019, The Davidians’ lineup features vocalist/guitarist Tex Mosley (vocals, guitar), Will Bentley (guitar, backing vocals), and M […]

Myrholt: Blandede Meninger Og Aforismer (2024) It has been quite a while since I last reviewed Ole Alexander Myrholt, in fact it was his 2017 second album, ‘Med Samme Naal, Under Samme Maane’, and thi […]

Mefitis: The Skorian // The Greyleer (2024) Oakland-based death/black metal duo Mefitis were formed by Pendath (drums, guitars, bass) and Vatha (vocals, guitars, bass) all the way back in 2007, but […]

Liz Cole: I Want to Be Happy (2025) On her debut album, jazz singer Liz Cole is joined on various selections by guitarist Larry Koonse, Otmaro Ruiz or Jacob Mann on piano, Darek Oles, Edwin […]

Kir: L'appel Du Vide (2024) Here we have the debut album from Polish Black Metal outfit Kir. At the time of recording, they were just a duo of Harvest (vocals) and Ferment (guitars, […]

Kent Nielsen: Too Many Train Rides (2025) Kent first made his name with Danish hardcore band L.U.L.L. some 40 years ago, before both forming Leroys and One Bar Town, which is when I think I first […]

Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet: Secret Message (2024) Recorded over three days in May 2023, drummer and bandleader Joe Syrian brought together his band to record a series of well-known numbers such as Ray […]

Khors: Letters To The Future Self (2024) Here we have yet another black metal act from Ukraine, the second I have reviewed this week, but while the album by Deus Sabaoth was their debut, this is […]

Deus Sabaoth: Cycle Of Death (2025) It never ceases to amaze me that there is still a music scene in Ukraine and that music will always find a way to survive and flourish no matter what is […]

Crossbone Skully: Evil World Machine (2024) I did not recognise the name of this band when it came into my emails, but the cover art fascinated me, so I started reading the press release and when I […]

Cliff Korman: Urban Tracks (2024) Pianist Cliff Korman has spent his career playing both high-quality jazz and Brazilian music, often combining the two, and here he has brought in bassist […]