Released in 2018, this three-track 20+ minute long EP is much more interesting from my viewpoint. ‘Qomolangma’ is based on Everest and George Mallory, and is much more in the realms of Mike Oldfield, Vangelis and […]

In March 2019, Tyketto went out on the road to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their second album, ‘Strength in Numbers’. They recorded every night on the tour and then put together a seamless recording fea […]

It is safe to say I have been a fan of Gary and his music for more than quarter of a century, from the infamous Whisky Priests to his more recent material (and if you haven’t heard ‘Mad Martins’ then you owe it to […]

Since first coming across Cadabra Records and their releases a few years ago, I have continually been intrigued and drawn to their albums. Here we see them visit H.P Lovecraft again, but this time it is not to […]

This five-track EP is the first release by The Hidden Flame, The Hidden Flame a collaboration between singer Marianne Holland and multi-instrumentalist Martin Eve (4th Eden). There are a few additional guests with […]

This Italian band may have no original members left, but guitarist Giulio Moschini has been there since before their second album, 2005’s ‘Pageantry For Martyrs’, and everyone on this their eighth album all playe […]

Karyn Crisis first made her name as the frontwoman for Crisis, who frequently played at CBGB’s as well as undertaking numerous tours and releasing albums. They were also a breeding ground for other bands, with m […]

KXM is comprised of dUg Pinnick of King’s X on vocals/bass, George Lynch of Lynch Mob/Dokken on guitars while Korn’s drum maestro, Ray Luzier, rounds out the powerhouse trio. The band takes its name from the com […]

Lacuna Coil are back with their ninth studio album and I for one am very pleased indeed. There has been another change in line-up, in that drummer Ryan Folden has departed after four years in the seat to be […]

It is strange to realise that this is the first official live album from Lee Aaron, given that she has been fairly constant on the live circuit and released the anthem ‘Metal Queen’ back in 1984! During her 201 […]

This is the latest in a series of recordings by Lyn Stanley focussing on the songs made famous by Julie London, along with two songs she feels Julie would have recorded if she had been around. A lot of play is […]

If someone had played me this album and asked me to pick out the band leader, I am pretty sure I would not have said it was the bassist, but here we have eight original songs by Matthew Snow on this his debut […]

Mediæval Bæbes surely need little in the way of introduction as by this point in their career they are a full-blown British institution. Formed in 1996 by Dorothy Carter and Katharine Blake, it initially i […]

Everyone knows when Iron Maiden are due to take the stage, as the song played through the PA immediately before they do so is “Doctor Doctor” by UFO, taken from one of the most important live albums of all tim […]

ImageI have no idea whatsoever of how many albums I have been sent to review over the years, and they have come through in many forms. Back in the day I was often sent white label cassettes or demo tapes and even […]

When I saw this album I was immediately intrigued, as Uriah Heep singer Bernie Shaw hasn’t released much material at all outside the bands he has been involved with at the time, and I have always loved his v […]

It is fair to safe that I’m not a massive fan of the only other release I have heard from Botanist, and I’m still not too sure about this one, but my mind is slowly starting to get around to understand what thi […]

It is bad form to copy sentences from press releases, for obvious reasons, but I love the introduction to this band: “Born under the vast skies of the Norfolk countryside, in the solitude of the secretive w […]

Winnipeg-based Cell are back with their second album, following on from 2016’s ‘The Frozen Moon of Erebath’. Hyperion (guitar, vocals) and Deimos (bass, backing vocals) have been joined for this album by drumm […]

Crusade of Bards are based in Madrid, and this is the debut album from the symphonic metal band. They include cello as one of their instruments, not something normally associated with a metal act, and consist of […]