Put the name “Billy” into a New York hardcore context and it can only mean one man, Billy Graziadei, who is now back with the second album from his BillyBio project. Biohazard have not released an album since 2012’s ‘Reborn In Defiance’ but given they have not...

Corey Taylor is probably one of metal’s most under-rated actual singers, as while we all know him as the masked frontman of Slipknot, spitting venom, obscenities and growls, how many actually think of him as a singer? This is why he has other projects, which also led...

FM formed in 1984 when singer Steve Overland and his brother, guitarist Chris (both formerly of Wildlife), teamed up with drummer Pete Jupp (ex-Wildlife and Samson) and bassist Merv Goldsworthy (ex-Diamond Head and Samson). They were joined by Didge Digital on...

Týr are recognised as one of the most important bands of any genre ever to come out of the Faroe Islands, and for more than 20 years have been telling the tales of their Viking ancestry. This live album was recorded on February 8th, 2020, at The Nordic House in...

It is incredibly difficult to come up with a new sound, no matter the genre, so bands often find themselves being likened to others, but that was not the case when Mongolian band The Hu burst onto the scene with their video for “Wolf Totem” (85 million views)....

Last year I was fortunate enough to hear the CD reissue of Agony Street’s 1993 second album, ‘Songs For William’, which was recorded by just two people, multi-instrumentalist Klas Qvist playing most of the instruments and harmonizing together with his Agony Street...

I have come across Tim Hunter primarily for his work with Thierry Sportouche (of Acid Dragon fame) as half of Silver Hunter, but here we find him taking a different approach in a concept album which is firmly rooted in Eighties synth pop. Interestingly though, as well...

Chip Z’Nuff will always be associated with the band he formed nearly 40 years ago, Enuff Z’Nuff, with whom he has released more than 20 albums since their debut in 1989. These days he is not only the lead singer in that band, a role he only took on a few years back,...