Although there is no doubt that Venom are one of the most important and influential metal bands to ever come out of the North East, they have had a rather chequered career both in terms of line-up and album quality. The classic line-up will always be Cronos, Abaddon,...

One might expect the title to refer to the musicians involved on this recording, but it is subtitled “Me, Myself and the Piano”. Chaubert provides piano and trumpet, playing both at the same time, and is accompanied by bassist Belden Bullock and drummer Jon Di Fiore,...

I was perusing a site one night when this album cover and title caught my attention. I then realised it was subtitled ‘Fiddle and Banjo music of North Carolina’, and I knew I had to hear more. Rhiannon and Justin were both previously members of Carolina Chocolate...

In 1981 four guys decided to play a few gigs together, gigs which have gone down in folk rock folklore as Ralph McTell joined forces with three ex-Fairporters, Richard Thompson, Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks to perform gigs which comprised classic rock ‘n’ roll,...

Behemoth have been punishing the ears of the masses for more than 30 years, with the trio of Nergal (vocals, guitars), Inferno (drum, percussion, orchestrations samples) and Orion (bass, vocals, keyboards, samples) coming together in time for 2004’s ‘Demigod’ and have...

Something which will always get me excited is a new album in ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ series as I know it is going to be vibrant, exciting, and totally honest bluegrass/country/folk music which restores my faith in the music industry. That there are still musicians out...

Sometimes one comes across an album and can only wonder why it has taken so long to be released. Apparently it was recorded all the way back in May 2017, but was only released this year, which is nothing short of criminal. Perhaps that is because of the...