Review: Barb Wire Dolls – Desperate
To say that the past year has been a mixed bag for the world of alternative music is a bit of an understatement. For...
Review: Bad Pollyanna – The Broken Toys
We were lucky enough to see West Yorkshire’s Bad Pollyanna featuring vocalist Olivia Hyde at this year’s Dames of Darkness festival. Their enthusiasm, potency...
Review: Eisregen – Marschmusik
Marschmusik - Never wanting to compare bands but it isn’t possible here as Eisregen is translated as Ice Rain sound not dissimilar to Rammstein,...
Review: Snailking – Storm
Over in Jönköping/Kalmar, Sweden, 3 peice doom/sludge band SNAILKING lay waste to pleasantry and positivity with their unique sound of sludge. Hints and edges...
Review: Arch Enemy – Will to Power
There has been considerable pressure put on Swedish melodic death metal legends Arch Enemy over the past few years particularly since the departure of...
Ayreon ‘The Theory Of Everything’
Ayreon is the flagship musical project by Dutch composer and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen.
As with every Ayreon album, 'The Theory Of Everything' is a...
blanket ‘How To Let Go’ is out now via Music For Nations
Labelling themselves as a cinematic rock band, Blackpool’s blanket (always a lower case ‘b’ apparently) release their debut, full-length album entitled How To Let...
Gravehuffer keep kicking ass on new record, NecroEclosion
I've not long discovered the crust-laden, sludge-fueled doom machine that is Gravehuffer but I'm glad I did as they have a new release on...
Ash look back at their stunning career with ‘Teenage Wildlife’ best of.
Ash is one of those bands that everyone knows, likes, listens to, etc. yet they have never been over-played or overrated. In theory, everyone...
Joe Bonamassa – Live At Carnegie Hall – An Acoustic Evening
In January 2016 Grammy nominated blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa packed his platinum selling albums away and headed off to Carnegie Hall where he...
