Impellitteri: War Machine (2024) Surely everyone has heard of Impellitteri, even if they haven’t heard their music. Formed all the way back in 1987 by Chris Impellitteri (guitars) and s […]

Diego Amador & Jose Maria Bandera: Paqueando (2024) Everyone who knows the wonderful Leonardo Pavkovic understands that not only has he introduced the world to some amazing fusion artists , but he has been […]

Deadspace: The Dark Enlightenment (2024) Here we have the eighth album from Perth’s black/gothic metal masters Deadspace. I’ve only made it to Perth once (it takes longer to fly there from Syd […]

Dave Stryker: Stryker with Strings Goes to the Movies (2025) Although guitarist Dave Stryker and arranger and conductor Brent Wallarab are both faculty members of Indiana University in their Jazz Studies Program, […]

Daria Kulesh: MotherLand (2025) Daria is back with her fourth album, her first since 2019’s excellent ‘Earthly Delights’, although there have been other works including the excel […]

Gridfailre: When The Lights Go Out Vol. IV (2024) If it wasn’t for the fact that I have being reviewing David Brenner for years, and know he is genuinely a really nice guy who worries about cleaning h […]

Schëppe Siwen: Richtung Fraiheet (2024) Luxembourg-based folk-punk outfit Schëppe Siwen are new to me, but I believe this is their fourth studio album and is a blast from start to finish. […]

Pony Boy All-Star Big Band: This Is Now [Live At Boxley's] (2024) The Seattle-based Pony Boy All-Star Big Band was formed together by drummer/arranger Greg Williamson, and within the ranks of the 18 musicians on this […]

Gravethorn: Atrocitas (2024) I admit it, I only grabbed this because I loved the cover but the more I listened to this the more I realised I had stumbled upon something really […]

Greybeards: Out of the Red (2025) Originally four schoolfriends came together for a one-off gig in Gävle, Sweden, but it went so well they kept playing and since then they have played […]

Trash Panda & Lazuli Vane: Appalachian Seafoam (2024) The band Trash Panda began in 2015 as the recording project of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Taylor, gradually turning into a band. They […]

Liljevars Brann: Helja Kor (2024) Here we have the debut album from Liljevars Brann, a black metal outfit formed by drummer Kristjan and singer/guitarist Sjelvindur, who also play […]

Laird Jackson: Life (2024) Jazz singer Laird Jackson released her debut album in 1994, her second in 2002 and this her third in 2024 so she is not one of the most prolific artists […]

Kings of Mercia: Battle Scars (2024) When guitarist Jim Matheos (Fates Warning) made it known he was writing songs for a brand-new project, word got to English journalist Dave Ling, who put […]

Gunhild Carling: Jazz Is My Lifestyle (2024) Gunhild’s latest album is credited to Gunhild Carling’s Big Band with Strings. There are 20 musicians listed in the big band, six soloists and the str […]

Gunhild Carling: Good Evening Cats (2022) Gunhild literally grew up surrounded by music as her father Hans formed The Carling Family Band in the 1980’s and they are still very active in the j […]

Drusuna: Beyond the Green Realm (2024) I first came across Portuguese Pagan Folk outfit Drusuna back in 2020 when I reviewed one of their singles, but this is the first time I have come across […]

Fit for an Autopsy: The Nothing That Is (2024) Here we have the seventh album from New Jersey deathcore outfit Fit For An Autopsy. They have had a remarkably stable line-up wit this being the third […]

Flamin' Groovies: Let It Rock. Live From The San Francisco Civic Center 1980 (2024) I must confess that although I had heard the name, this is the first time I have actually heard this San Francisco institution, who were formed in 1965 […]

Mundy-Turner: Millard Pop-Top '74 (2024) A little over thirty years ago myself and a mate went to see Fairport Convention on one of their Winter Tours, and the support that night was a solo […]