Kev Rowland

Carolyn Trowbridge: Found Memories (2026) The vibraphone is an instrument which has never gained as much popularity as one might expect and is certainly not something I come across a great deal […]

Blake Carpenter: Out Of The Darkness (2025) Before I sat down to write this review I wondered what I had said when I reviewed his last album, ‘Roads’, so I checked it out and I gave a small smi […]

Lloth: Archees Legeones [Ancient Legions] (2025) Like many bands who have been around for any length of time, Lloth have had multiple line-ups, but their history includes a change of name, a sad […]

Auburn: Behind the Scenes (2026) The cover artwork is exceptionally clever, showing just how many sides there are to Liz Lenten, all of them different to the persona perceived by many […]

Mediaeval Baebes: The Spinning Wheel (2026) I have been a fan of this wonderful vocal group since I first saw them perform at a festival some decades ago, and it is no surprise whatsoever to […]

Engorgement: They Rot Beneath Our Floor (2026) British slam/brutal death metal outfit Engorgement having finally delivered their second album, some 14 years on from their debut, ‘Excruciating I […]

Death Dealer: Reign of Steel (2026) Death Dealer are back with their fourth studio album, the second with the line-up of singer Sean Peck (Cage, The Three Tremors, Denner Shermann), […]

Suffocation: Jesus Wept – The Roadrunner Years (2026) The guys from Long Island felt that death metal was not brutal enough for them back at the end of the Eighties, and they created their own version, […]

Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Himself (1957) Originally released in 1957, this was actually Monk’s second solo piano album, although it was the first to be recorded for an American label ( […]

Rome: The Hierophant (2025) A hierophant is “a person, especially a priest, who interprets sacred mysteries or esoteric principles”. Yes, I had to look it up as the only other tim […]

Rome: The Tower (2025) It was only last year that I came across Jerome Reuter a.k.a ROME when I reviewed his excellent ‘Civitas Solis’, yet he has been going for two dec […]

Peter Goalby: Don't Think This Is Over (2025) It is somewhat strange to think that at one point in their very lengthy career Uriah Heep were down to just one member, Mick Box. Lee Kerslake came back […]

Gridfailure: Live At Darsombra Presents Transmission – A Celebration For Ann Everton (2026) On Feb 28th and March 1st this year, a two-day festival took place at The Ottobar in Baltimore. Maryland, to honour the life and art of Darsombra’s Ann E […]

Squeaky Bones: The Magnolia Sessions (2026) As I have said multiple times within my reviews, I rarely read press releases until after I have listened to the music, and I was stunned by the emotion, […]

The Bandit Queen of Sorrows: The Magnolia Sessions (2026) The Bandit Queen Of Sorrows is the dark folk output of storyteller, singer/songwriter, poet, and multi-instrumentalist Leslie Fox-Humphreys, featuring […]

Inkubus Sukkubus: Eternal Monsters (2026) On August 7th, 1993, I drove into deepest Oxfordshire to see my first ever Legend gig, but before I experienced Debbie, Steve et al, I was treated to the […]

Fanga: Nie Polecam (2025) When I come across an album from Polish label Lynx Music I generally expect it to be Prog, but here we have an album which is mixing together a great […]

Ernie Mansfield: Color Drops (1985) This 1985 album was originally released on Catero Records and is now available through Ernie’s Bandcamp site. Here, Ernie provides flute, keyboards and p […]

Ernie Mansfield: Live at St. Jerome (2025) Ellen Hoffman and Ernie Mansfield first met in the early 70’s while studying at University of Illinois School of Music, before losing touch and then r […]

Ernie Mansfield: French Impressions & Latin Themes (2020) This 2020 collection of Ernie Mansfield compositions and arrangements is based on time spent in France and Spain. There are two different line-ups within […]