Bruce Dickinson: The Mandrake Project (2024) Back in 1980 I turned 17, and NWOBHM was everywhere: I was in my element. I grabbed Sounds when it came out every week to find out about new bands, and […]

Alice Cooper: Breadcrumbs (2019) A few months ago Alice Cooper reissued his 2019 EP, ‘Breadcrumbs’, with two additional tracks, “Don’t Give Up” (his message of hope during the COVID […]

Alison O'Donnell: Hark The Voice That Sings For All (2022) Born in Dublin, Alison recorded her first single, “Feeling High” for SNP’s Simon Napier Bell and David Hemmings at the age of 15 with the cult folk- […]

Wormwitch and Sadistic Ritual: Wormwitch and Sadistic Ritual (2024) I don’t grab all the music which is sent to me for review, but there was something about the cover which made me think of the 90’s underground metal sce […]

Steve Hunter: The Deacon Speaks (2024) When it comes to being a guitarist’s guitarist, then Steve ‘The Deacon’ Hunter would probably top many lists, having worked with the likes of Gabri […]

Pete Ham: Gwent Gardens (2023) One can only imagine what music the world would have heard from Pete Ham if he had not succumbed to his mental illness and committed suicide when he was […]

Motu: Acceding To The Apocalypse (2024) Dr Richard Michelson (stage name: MOTU which stands for Music Of The Universe), is back with his 23rd album. On this he provides vocals, slide dobro, […]

Maryen Cairns: One Woman Band (2024) I first came across Maryen more than 30 years ago when Progressive International sent me ‘The Pictures Within’ to review, but that was back in the day […]

Acts of Swine: Pork Grind Vol. 1 (2023) When I saw that this EP was a mix of death metal and pork grind, and that the band said they were influenced by bands like Toto, Cardiacs, Fishbone, and […]

Lazy Fifty: Sitting In The Shadows (2024) single“Sitting In the Shadows” is the fourth single off Lazy Fifty’s upcoming album ‘Neighbour of the Beast’. This album is the second collaboration between A […]

Brutalism: Solace in Absurdity (2024) “…a seething mass of chaos, of endless gaping maws, slathering tongues and thrashing limbs, chattering teeth and sibilant whispers of lunacy and o […]

BlissBliss: Horizons (2022) Over the last 35+ years I have reviewed many thousands of albums, but while I cover a wide variety of genres, it must be said that soul and pop are not […]

Deicide: Banished by Sin (2024) It is strange to realise that Deicide will soon be celebrating their 40th anniversary, being formed back in 1987, with bassist vocalist/Glen Benton and […]

Gareth Turner and Simon Care: Two's Up Two (2024) In 1997, two of England’s’ most famous folk melodeon players got together for a laugh to record ‘Two’s Up’. Simon Care (Albion Band/Banter) and Gareth […]

Banter: Heroes (2024) Banter are back with their fourth album, and it is easy to see why they have been making such a name for themselves on the UK folk scene, and I have no […]

Under A Spell: Freya (2023) Here we have the second full-length album from Texan metal act Under A Spell, and when I saw the press release raving over the singer and saying they […]

Ukes of Tomorrow: Seconds Of Our Lives (2022) When I started running Feedback in 1990 I soon found myself deep in the underground, not only in the prog scene but investigating metal and many other […]

Shakin Street: Scarlet. The Old Waldorf August 1979 (2024) I must confess I have known of this band for years but this is the first time I have come across their music. I was 19 when Manowar released their debut […]

Ravenhall: Brother (2024) Ravenhall were formed by guitarist Joe Ravenhall and singer Chris Brebner in 2015. I have been fortunate enough to hear their debut EP and live album, […]

Pearl Harbour: Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost Too (1980) Here we have another reissue from Liberation Hall, on both vinyl and CD, this time of the album recorded by Pearl Harbour in 1980. The vocalist began her […]