TWILIGHT’S EMBRACE reveal Penance, with highly captivating yet utterly bleak sound and expression
The British doom metallers Twilight's Embrace are an interesting outfit with a highly captivating yet utterly bleak sound and expression that perfectly encapsulates what gloom...
Trifecta – The New Normal
The coming together of stellar musicians to make an album doesn’t always mean the end result will be something to salivate over, but Trifecta...
Velvet Revolver by Ross Halfin (Rufus Rock ‘n Roll Publishing)
Velvet Revolver came together at a time when, according to Duff McKagan, “there wasn’t much rock ‘n roll happening out there in the world,...
Review: Broker – Quixota
'Talk' is a real vehement track with its mathcore haunting every angle. The deliberating melody is quick to add in an unusual flavour along...
Danny Bryant – Temperature Rising
Danny Bryant’s guitar starts wailing straight out the box, his rough breathy voice promising that the woman before him will get the ‘Best of...
Gleb Kolyadin – Mobula
Gleb Kolyadin is a highly esteemed Russian musician with classical training, known for being one half of the duo Iamthemorning, alongside Mariana Semkina. His...
Review: Diet Cig — Swear I’m Good At This
The New York pop-punk duo DIET CIG have announced their debut album Swear I’m Good At This will be released via Frenchkiss Records on April...
Review: Electric Six – Fresh Blood For Tired Vampyres
SEX! DISCO! GORE! MORE SEX! GUITAR SOLOS! NEAR-EXTRATERRESTRIAL KEYBOARDS!
That’s right ladies and gents, the only band to convincingly replicate the sound of a LSD-fuelled-disco-rock-orgy...
Ritual Clearing – Penitence
The Connecticut-based outfit known as Ritual Clearing impressed this scribe greatly with their self-titled demo release three years ago, and this upcoming six-track full-length...
Bloodstock 2016 Highlights: Saturday
It's funny to think by Saturday morning you are halfway through a festival. The fun keeps coming as the sun keeps on shining over...




























