I have only come across one other of Ken’s albums, 2014’s ‘Jazz Horn Redux’ and this is a totally different beast both in terms of personnel and style. Much of this album feels incredibly Latin and Cuban, and Wiley shares the lead voices with Mark Leggett (acoustic...

Here we have a trio comprising Mike Bogle (Hammond B3, vocals), Richard McClure (guitar) and Ivan Torres (drums) with a five-track album which is 34 minutes long. I see this has been given a 5* review on Amazon, but I can only believe that the person who did so is...

I still remember hearing ‘In A Reverie’, ‘Unleashed Memories’ and ‘Comalies’ when they were released – three albums that made a huge impact and certainly launched this Italian dual vocal Gothic inspired act straight into the big time. I hadn’t heard any of their...

To celebrate twenty years, Lacuna Coil played a special sold-out show at O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on 19th January 2018, which has now been made available in multiple formats. After the release of their 2014 album ‘Broken Crown Halo’ the band went through some...

Apparently this metalcore quartet started off life as Coldsight in 2014, only changing the name when founding guitarist Florent Salfati switched to lead vocals. They self-released their debut, ‘Hollow’, in 2016 and have now signed to Arising Empire Records for their...

I probably first came across Mick Magic some 25 years or so ago when he was not only running an underground cassette label Music & Elsewhere, which released nearly 600 albums between 1987 and 2003, but also had a band called Magic Moments at Twilight Time. It is...

To say I was surprised when this arrived recently was something of an understatement. Although Mick and I have been in contact quite a bit over recent years as he delves back into the Music & Elsewhere back catalogue and his own MMATT, all that has been digital....

Following on from the success of their two albums with Nuclear Blast, the label has now released the other two albums, which were originally put out through Italian label Coroner Records. The origins of the band can be traced back to an American tour in 2007, when...

The reason for artwork showing just two people, is because this is a project put together by current Nightwish singer Floor Jansen and Pagan's Mind guitarist Jorn Viggo Lofstad who were both involved with the 'All Star Jam' at Progpower USA Festival in 2007, and felt...

Some eight years ago I was contacted by Otrebor (drums) who asked if I would be interested in reviewing their debut album, which was recorded by three musicians who had never actually met. I certainly enjoyed their raw sound, saying “If you miss the “good old days”...