Private Press Double Abum Rock Pop Electronica Rating 80/100 https://www.facebook.com/majorparkinson ‘Valesa’ Chapter One is the fifth studio album from Major Parkinson and is a far and out excursion away from their previous enterprises. Of course, the whacky lyrical...

This is the debut single from Christchurch-based rock group Electric Temples, and the thing which impresses me most right from the off is the use of space. When a band starts, it is easy to throw the kitchen sink into a recording instead of understanding that often...

During lockdown Ada was unable to regularly meet with her long-time musical director Jamieson Trotter, so instead they turned their endeavours towards writing songs. Ada would write the lyrics and melody, and then over zoom Jamieson would work on the arrangements. The...

There are times when one reads a press release in utter disbelief. I normally play the album before reading about it, so I am not affected by anything contained within, and while I was pretty sure this was not a late Sixties album and not British, I was convinced this...

There are a few bands in the world where one can see there is a new release and pretty much have a good guarantee of what it is going to sound like and what the lyrical content is going to be about. One of these is Sabaton, and another is the mighty Amon Amarth. They...

Here we have the latest release from Brazilian jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Antonio Adolfo, with the word ‘Octet’ referring to the size of the band while ‘Originals’ is in the title as unlike his most recent works, this album consists only of material from...

There are surely no words left with which to describe the icon who is Ashley Hutchings, but even he could never have thought that one day he would release his 100th album as a band leader or member (as opposed to a straight session musician), but here it is. Recorded...

It has been five years since Austrian Black Metal band Belphegor released their last album, ‘Totenritual, since when drummer Simon Schilling has departed. So, for this release they have brought in session man David Diepold while founder Helmeth provides guitar and...

When The Black Noodle Project first started many years ago it was in many ways a one-man project, that of Jérémie Grima, and now here we have their latest studio album and, in many ways, it has reverted back to that, just with a different person at the helm. Jérémie...

Apparently, this album is a collection of new songs, a new extended remix, and previously released singles, remixes and recordings contributed to compilations. The band themselves are a trio of Jim Abrahams (guitar, effects), Marc Lockett (drums, percussion) and...

The very first gig I attended on behalf of muzic.net.nz a little over two years ago was to see Coridian, who were supported that night by Outside In. While I knew the proggers as I had written the press release for their debut ‘Karmatrain’, I had no idea who Coridian...

Record Label: Private Press Country of Origin: U.K. Date of Release: 15th July 2022 62 mins LINKS Fearful Symmetry – Website | Facebook | Bandcamp | YouTube Rating 90/100 The quality of the music on this album is so good, so wonderfully assembled and confidently...

Only nine months since their last album, and Adam and the band are back with the first single from the next, Bug Eyes, which is due out in November. Salt clearly shows that here we have a band who have paid their dues by working the circuit since they released their...

Just a week after the band kicked off the tour to support ‘Aeromantic’ Covid hit, everyone got sick, and dates were cancelled. They soon realised the lockdowns were going to be there for a while but instead of sitting there feeling sorry for themselves the band went...

Like quite a few other bands, Paradise Lost decided to make the best of a poor situation by recording a set with no audience present, filming and recording it for a Blu-ray and CD release. I only have the audio, so don’t know if the band had any additional guests at...

In summer 2020 Rage frontman Peavy Wagner presented the group’s new line-up featuring two guitarists, announcing a return to the configuration that had recorded albums such as ‘Black In Mind’ and ‘End Of All Days’. He has brought in guitarists Stefan Weber (ex-Axxis)...

When the pandemic hit Sepultura, like many other bands, found they had an album out and were unable to tour. To prevent themselves from going stir crazy they set up a weekly event where they could play music and talk to people from throughout the world, and this in...

When it comes to mixing uncompromising rock and metal with pop there is no doubt that there is one band who stand head and shoulders above the rest, The Wildhearts. In Ginger they have a songwriter who delivers album after album, while their live shows are a mess of...