Paul McLaney: As The North Attracts The Needle (2023) Over the last few years I have been fortunate enough to have been able to hear Gramsci’s two most recent albums, ‘Inheritance’ and ‘The Hinterl […]

Mike DiRubbo: Inner Light (2023) DiRubbo is back with his tenth album as band leader, this time with a new quartet featuring organist Brian Charette, drummer Jongkuk Kim, and guitarist […]

Lynch Mob: Babylon (2023) Here we have the eighth album from Lynch Mob, the first since 2017’s ‘The Brotherhood’, and apparently is the last one as George Lynch has decided to c […]

Left to Rot: Breath of the Tomb (2023) Left To Rot (LTR) is an Austin, Texas-based death metal band formed in 2021 by guitarist/vocalist Jason Dahlke and drummer Justin Olejnik who soon […]

Joe Wittman: Trio Works Sol (2023) Here we have the debut album from guitarist Joe Wittman, who has been accompanied by bassist Daniel Duke and drummer Keith Balla, who together have […]

Frozen Wreath: Mea Culpa (2023) Everything about this release screams old school atmospheric black metal from the logo through the album art and the obligatory black and white promo […]

Felonie: De S​è​ve et de Sang (2023) One-man Black Metal bands can be quite hit and miss, as for each one that works there are many that totally miss the mark, but this debut never comes […]

Dave Stryker: Groove Street (2024) Here we find guitarist Dave Stryker with Jared Gold (organ) and McClenty Hunter (drums) along with guest Bob Mintzer (saxophone). The trio plus Mintzer […]

Carsten Sindvald: Laura Bell (2023) This is not really an album I would ever have expected from Carsten, and indeed his name is in rather small print at the bottom of the cover showing he […]

Carsten Sindvald: A Flamboyance of Flamingos (2023) Over the last decade or so I have reviewed Carsten’s solo albums, having first come across him when he was working with Robin Taylor, and I have always e […]

Various Artists: Frets Of Yore (2017) I was somewhat surprised to see this album is from 2017, as the thought process behind it make me think very much of some of the projects which came out […]

Jimmy Keegan – 2024 – Jimmy Keegan Like many others, I first became aware of Jimmy when he joined Spock’s Beard as their live drummer so Nick could concentrate on vocals when he took o […]

Foghat: Slow Ride – Live In Concert (2024) This may be somewhat difficult for our American friends to understand, but Foghat never made much of an impression in their home country of England, even […]

Watain: Die in Fire – Live in Hell (2023) To commemorate their 25th anniversary as a band, Swedish black metal collective Watain released this live album, recorded in Stockholm in October 2022, […]

Tom Portman: Daughter of the Willow Tree (2023) Tom Portman is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, recording artist and composer based in the west of Ireland. He specializes in guitar, Dobro®, lap […]

Just One Fix: Your Own God Now (2024) single New Zealand’s answer to Testament are back with the second single from their forthcoming ‘Submit or Death’ EP, something which I am definitely looki […]

The Dukes of 1987: Retroderelict (2016) This 2016 album is another care of Jerry and Dave, with this album featuring the former only. From what I can ascertain, this was either a side project […]

Necroticgorebeast: Repugnant (2023) Due to being massively overloaded with material it has been quite some time since I have taken anything from Imperative PR, and I had forgotten just how […]

George Gee Swing Orchestra: Winter Wonderland (2023) George Gee has been leading his own swing orchestra since 1980, and after returning to New York in the early Nineties secured a residency at Times […]

Freya: Fight As One (2023) It is strange to think it is now 20 years since Freya burst onto the scene with ‘As The Light Drains’, but now they are back with their seventh ful […]