Here we have the third single from South For Winter’s forthcoming second album, ‘Of Sea and Sky’, this time telling of the coming back to Aotearoa after the Covid isolations. Formed by New Zealander Nick Stone, Colorado native Dani Cichon, and Michigander Alex...

Here we have the single from Auckland-based outfit Just One Fix, which is the first new material from the band since 2017’s single “Death In The Family” and the first to feature ‘new’ drummer Ross Curtain (ex-Enoch & Silent Torture). The rest of the band are of...

There is no doubt that Doro Pesch will always be viewed as a metal icon, having been at the top of the German scene for some four decades, first with Warlock and then as a solo artist. To celebrate we have a new album, which in its full form actually includes some...

A few years ago I was fortunate to experience the solid slab of metal which is Beastwars in concert, and one of the support acts that night was Demons of Noon, who have now released their debut album. Given I had already seen them in concert and had enjoyed the first...

What we have here is a double CD release which is the first from the new Pride & Joy Music Classixx label, who are reissuing albums they feel fit that mould. To kick things off they have gone back Deacon Street Project, which was put together by Swedish musician,...

Many will be aware of the German Black Metal band Dies Ater, who were around between 1994 and 2014, releasing five albums and numerous singles during that period. The drummer throughout was Impurus (Eugen Herbst), who since then has been involved with Albez Duz. What...

‘Firetet’ is both the name of the album and the band which originally grew out of a jam session held by Alexander in a Chicago Pizzeria back in 2017. Initially inspired by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and trumpeters Clifford Brown, Nicholas Payton, and Sean...

It would take ages to list all the bands and musicians Colin has been involved with in the last 50+ years, but many will recognise his name from being co-founder of Flash with Peter Banks. Five years on from his debut as a solo artist, ‘One’, he is now back with this...

Aeternus was formed by Ares (vocals, guitars) in 1993 in Bergen, Norway, since when the band have combined Black and Death Metal in the genre known as Dark Metal, which also bring in elements of classical and folk music. They have had multiple different line-ups over...

Even though I am seemingly incapable of remembering the names of people I see every day, I do have this weird ability to look at a band name and know if I have ever reviewed them in the past. So when I was offered this release, the bells went off, and a quick trawl...