Herakleion: Necroverse (2024)
Here we have the second EP from New Orleans-based death thrash trio Herakleion who were formed in 2020 when drummer Speed Wilson met guitarist/vocalist Apollo Xydias, with bassist, Christian Woerner, rounding out the lineup in April of the following year. The band...
Forgotten Tomb: Nightfloating (2024)
Ferdinando "Herr Morbid" Marchisio (vocals, guitars, synths) first came to prominence in black metal outfit Sacrater, but after that band broke up in 1999, he formed Forgotten Tomb which quickly became a one-man outfit. After the first few albums in that manner he...
Atom Stone: Take Me To The Fire (2024)
Atom Stone (KRYR, Voyager, Metallic Green) hails from New York and on this album he provides lead vocals and then has brought in a slew of well-known guests whose background sounds almost like a who’s who of the music industry: Dan Tracey (Alan Parsons, Steve Nevers,...
Demon: Invincible (2024)
It is strange to think that Demon have been on the scene for more than 40 years, releasing their debut single all the way back in 1979 as part of the NWOBHM movement, and although there have been line-up changes over the years, singer Dave Hill has been there since...
Ben Lloyd: Leap of Faith (2024)
Ben Lloyd is a New Zealand based singer-songwriter who has been writing acoustic guitar-based rock songs for over 30 years, both in bands and also playing solo gigs. ‘Leap of Faith’, recorded with producer Tim Julian is his second album, following on from 2013’s...
Amber Weekes: A Lady With A Song (2024)
The latest album from Amber Weekes finds her paying tribute to Nancy Wilson, the singer discovered by Cannonball Adderley (with whom she made a classic album), who recorded a string of jazz-inspired albums for Capitol in the 1960s, had great success in the pop world,...
Paul Di’Anno’s Warhorse: Paul Di’Anno’s Warhorse (2024)
In 1979 I was 16, and there is no doubt that NWOBHM was a major part of my daily listening. It was exciting and vibrant, and with bands like Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Saxon, Samson, Angel Witch, Raven, Venom, Tygers of Pan Tang, Bitches Sin, Mythra, Witchfynde, and so...
Vain: Disintegrate Together (2024)
Vain are probably one of those Eighties glam metal bands which many have heard of, but few have actually heard. Originally working as a producer, singer Davy Vain produced the monster debut by Death Angel, ‘The Ultra-Violence’ (still a great album to this day) before...
U.K. Subs: The Last Will And Testament of UK Subs [Live] (2024)
Apparently, the band announced that their 2022 studio album ‘Reverse Engineering’ would be their last and the 2023 tour in support of the album would be their final tour. They ended the tour with five consecutive sold out shows at London’s 100 Club, from which this...
Exodus: British Disaster. The Battle of ’89 (Live At The Astoria) (2024)
The full title of this album is ‘British Disaster! The Battle of ’89 Live At The Astoria’, from which one might guess this is a live recording from 35 years ago when the band were promoting their third album, ‘Fabulous Disaster’. They may have lost Kirk Hammett to...