Ask any metalhead who follows the festival circuit in Europe to name a New Zealand metal act, and they will probably respond with Alien Weaponry who have made a huge impact internationally while having their debut album reach #1 in the NZ local charts and their...

I must admit, it has been a few years since I last came across an album by Cattle Decapitation, and to say I was surprised when I played this is something of an understatement. This is their eighth studio album, their second with the five-piece line-up of Travis Ryan...

This 2022 release was the third album from this Finnish surf rock band who comprise Mika Jämsä (lead guitar), Rasmus Tammik (rhythm guitar), Mauri Haapamäki (bass guitar) and Janne Torvikoski (drums). This is music which really takes me back to my youth, as while...

Anyone who follows my writing will know I am a long-time fan of Dave Brenner and his Gridfailure project, and from time to time he works with other like-minded individuals. These collaborations are not always as effective as his solo works, which is down to my own...

It is strange to think this band have been around for more than 30 years now, with guitarists Mats Hallstensson and Anders Lundström there since the very beginning, and while this is the fifth album since Andreas Novak (vocals) and Martin Larsson (drums) joined there...

After producing over 50 albums for other artists in Puerto Rico, Colombia and the U.S., participating as pianist-arranger in more than 100 recordings and writing music for feature films, theatre and television, as well as jingles and video games, Israel Tanenbaum...

Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007) was an Indian spiritual leader who became famous for teaching meditation in the West after moving to New York in 1964. He was a prolific author, poet and musician who played flute and wrote thousands of songs. Among his followers at various...

This quartet was put together by vibraphonist Eldad Tarmu along with alto saxophonist Adam Hutcheson, bassist Sam Bevan, and drummer Cengiz Baysal, and in his tenth album as band leader or co-leader Tarmu shows why he is one of the most highly regarded players in his...