Herakleion: Necroverse (2024) Here we have the second EP from New Orleans-based death thrash trio Herakleion who were formed in 2020 when drummer Speed Wilson met guitarist/vocalist […]

Forgotten Tomb: Nightfloating (2024) Ferdinando “Herr Morbid” Marchisio (vocals, guitars, synths) first came to prominence in black metal outfit Sacrater, but after that band broke up in […]

Atom Stone: Take Me To The Fire (2024) Atom Stone (KRYR, Voyager, Metallic Green) hails from New York and on this album he provides lead vocals and then has brought in a slew of well-known […]

Demon: Invincible (2024) It is strange to think that Demon have been on the scene for more than 40 years, releasing their debut single all the way back in 1979 as part of the […]

Ben Lloyd: Leap of Faith (2024) Ben Lloyd is a New Zealand based singer-songwriter who has been writing acoustic guitar-based rock songs for over 30 years, both in bands and also […]

Amber Weekes: A Lady With A Song (2024) The latest album from Amber Weekes finds her paying tribute to Nancy Wilson, the singer discovered by Cannonball Adderley (with whom she made a classic […]

Paul Di'Anno's Warhorse: Paul Di'Anno's Warhorse (2024) In 1979 I was 16, and there is no doubt that NWOBHM was a major part of my daily listening. It was exciting and vibrant, and with bands like Iron Maiden, […]

Vain: Disintegrate Together (2024) Vain are probably one of those Eighties glam metal bands which many have heard of, but few have actually heard. Originally working as a producer, singer […]

U.K. Subs: The Last Will And Testament of UK Subs [Live] (2024) Apparently, the band announced that their 2022 studio album ‘Reverse Engineering’ would be their last and the 2023 tour in support of the album would be […]

Exodus: British Disaster. The Battle of '89 (Live At The Astoria) (2024) The full title of this album is ‘British Disaster! The Battle of ’89 Live At The Astoria’, from which one might guess this is a live recording from 35 ye […]

Sonata Arctica: Clear Cold Beyond (2024) Over the years there is no doubt that Sonata Arctica have released some really powerful melodic metal albums, but it is also true they have released some […]

Shawn Maxwell: J Town Suite (2023) On his twelfth album as band leader, Shawn Maxwell (alto & soprano saxophones, flute) takes us back to his hometown, Joliet, Illinois. It is not a very […]

Sebastian Bach: Child Within The Man (2024) I am not going to go over Sebastian Bach’s history, as he is quite a controversial figure in some ways, but no matter what anyone thinks about him t […]

Sarah Prodan: Little Bird (2023) One morning I was working through my emails and came across one from Play MPE informing me of an album by Sarah Prodan, someone I had not previously come […]

Riot V: Mean Streets (2024) Riot were a band who appeared in many ways to get more praise in the UK than they did in their home of New York, with both ‘Rock City’ and ‘Na […]

Randy Weinstein: HarmoniMonk (2024) Even before playing this album I was a little bit in love with it, as not only does it feature seven compositions by the mighty Thelonious Monk, but the […]

Radam Schwartz: Saxophone Quartet Music (2024) Given the title, one might expect Schwartz to be leading a saxophone quartet, and in some ways, one is correct but also very wrong. Schwartz is an […]

Pathology: Unholy Descent (2024) Pathology are back with their twelfth studio album, and their third with the same line-up of Dave Astor (drums), Daniel Richardson (guitars), Richard […]

Immortal Sÿnn: Hellspawn (2024) I must confess the reason I picked up this promo was due to the label these guys are signed to. I first came across HMR all the way back in 1981 when I […]

Locusts and Honey: Teach Me To Live That I Dread The Grave As Little As My Bed (2024) I have been reviewing music for more than 35 years now, which means I am offered a lot of material to write about, way more than I can ever work through […]