I have been a fan of Ten ever since I heard their debut album more than 25 years ago. Back then they were deliberately following a musical path quite different to the rest of the compatriots, produced song-based melodic rock heavily reliant on the vocals of Gary...

Just 11 months on from their fifteenth studio album and the band were back with their sixteenth, which was recorded at the same time as their fifteenth, although according to the press release this only had two guitarists with the departure of John Halliwell, who had...

This six-track, 31-minute-long release is the follow-up to ‘Ember Days’, and Weingarten says he wanted to continue on from where that one left off, and also explore a much wider musical palette instead of restricting himself mostly to guitar. While he provides...

Most of the sessions recorded under the magnolia tree at the Anti-Corporate Music/Black Matter Mastering headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, by owner Dan Emery are individual artists or duos, but here we have a trio. Douglas Francisco provides steel guitar...

Over the last 12 months I have been fortunate enough to catch Hamilton hardcore outfit Brawler N.Z.H.C. a few times, and although I have always been a little concerned that singer Joe Steiner is going to pass out before he finally removes the balaclava, I always know...

When it comes to different cultures and music there is no doubt we are incredibly blessed in Aotearoa, and surely anyone into metal, wherever they are in the world, are aware of Alien Weaponry and the way they blend groove metal and their Maori roots. However, what...

When I saw this turn up I had a massive smile on my face, and was originally transported back to producing Feedback using an electronic typewriter as I reviewed this album when it first came out in 1997, and now here it is back again! This was the debut release from...

As with the vast majority of releases in this series, the artist is unknown to me, but I know I will be keeping an eye out for the name Jade Brodie in future as this is a delight from beginning to end. Her style is country, with some smattering of bluegrass and alt...

Originally released in 1981, this album was reissued in 2022 on vinyl by Cleopatra, and it is wonderful to have the opportunity to hear it. When it comes to British blues there are few who have the reputation of this man, yet as well as being behind one of the most...

Although Sabreen is young, and is currently studying at the University of Auckland, she has been involved in the arts for some time, both in music and poetry and performed at The Others Way Festival as far back as 2018. To date she has released a few singles, the most...

I enjoyed Behemoth’s last studio album, 2018’s ‘I Loved You At Your Darkest’, but did not exactly warrant it as essential, while I was also not exactly gushing about their more recent live ‘In Absentia Dei’, so what would I think of the latest effort? With a Latin...

I don’t think I will ever get used to just how much amazing music there is out there for people willing to look and forego popular radio stations. Last year I was asked if I would like to review a duo I had not previously come across, who were over here from America...

Abby Christo first came to prominence when, in 2015, she appeared on X- Factor NZ as part of duo Mae Valley who has significant success with their debut EP and played alongside country stars such as Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Kelsea Ballerini. She released her...

Mel Parsons has built a strong reputation since the release of her debut album in 2009, and here she is back with her fifth which debuted at #3 in the Official Top 40 album charts and #2 in the Top 20 NZ album charts when it was released in September last year. For...

It has been a few years now since I first came across Matt Joe Gow, a proud Dunedin son who now lives in Melbourne. Since then, I have reviewed all three of his albums, and have managed to see him twice on his solo jaunts to New Zealand and will soon be catching him...

2023 promises to be an incredible year for New Zealand metal and rock, and one album everyone is looking forward to is the forthcoming Rejecting Obliteration from Christchurch’s very own BALTTW. The first time I saw these guys play was supporting Death Angel and...

A few years ago I was at Dead Witch when someone came up to and introduced themselves as Lex, and that he was bassist in a band called Living State and would I like to hear their single? I agreed, but to be honest never expected to hear from him again as that is the...