Review: STEVE AND VIRGIL HOWE – Nexus
Even before listening to this album, there’s a tinge of sadness involved because, soon after the album was completed, Virgil Howe, son of Yes...
Review: STORMBRINGER – Born a Dying Breed
Stormbringer are a band from Northants who’ve been making waves at gigs for a few years and building a name for themselves in the...
Review: Broken Witt Rebels – Debut Album
The darlings of a certain UK ‘Classic’ Rock station release their eponymous debut album, Broken Witt Rebels in late November. This 10-track CD combines the six...
TARJA – From spirits and ghosts (score for a dark xmas)
Since leaving Nightwish under a cloud in 2005, an event which even saw the Finnish Prime Minister being asked his opinion about it, Tarja...
BROWN ACID – The Fifth Trip
Another release from the always reliable Brown Acid series, ten more slices of the weird, the wonderful and the occasionally quirky. If the digital revolution...
The Infernal Sea – Agents of Satan
It’s safe to say that The Infernal Sea in their years have caused a stir, forming less than a decade ago, they have made...
Review: KANSAS – Leftoverture Live & Beyond
Kansas made their name as one of the mainstays of the 70’s and 80’s AOR genre, alongside bands like REO Speedwagon and Foreigner. They’re...
Review: Michael Crimson – Medusa
Medusa is a new release by Swedish born Michael Crimson. He is a new name to me and his website assures us he is...
Review: Whitesnake 1987 – 30th Anniversary Edition
It is 30 years since Whitesnake graced us with the album that became known as 1987 (or, in Japan as Serpens Albus). To celebrate,...
Review: Electric Eye – From the Poisonous Tree
Electric Eye are a Norwegian band and From The Poisonous Tree is their third album. Formed in 2012 by Øystein Braut, Njål Clementsen, Anders Bjelland and...