Richard West may be a writer as he pens his life in ‘Threshold’
Threshold, for anyone who doesn’t know, are a prog/metal band that combines thoughtful lyrics and propulsive melodies alongside some quite intricate song arrangements and...
Wanderer ‘Into the Abyss’ Album Review
From the deep depths of nowhere, Wanderer has been re-released from its 2005 release to capture the ‘rare recording of dark and atmospheric black...
Mike Tramp compiled Trampthology
After eleven solo albums over 25 years, I guess White Lion/Freak of Nature frontman Mike Tramp is entitled to release a ‘best of’… it’s...
Reviews: Vagabond Specter – Mirrors
Well when I first pressed play on the new Vagabond Specter album Mirrors I must admit, it’s not the kind of thing I’d usually...
Evile Bring the Riffs to Manchester Rebellion
Huddersfield thrashers, Evile, hit Manchester's Rebellion with ferocity! Support came from Reaper and Xenith, both doing solid work, warming up a crowd hungry for...
Larkin Poe release Self Made Man
Named after their great-great great grandfather and genuine descendants of the great Edgar Allan Poe, the sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell follow up the...
Review: Wolfmother – Victorious
The Grammy Award-winning Australian hard rock band Wolfmother first captured the attention of the record-buying public when they moved from their New South Wales...
HRH Metal 2017 in Photos
February 2017 we sent a photographer along to HRH Metal at the O2 Academy Birmingham to capture the mania. Skindred always manage to conquer any...
Steve Hackett – Surrender Of Silence
Like his previous album, Under A Mediterranean Sky, this new album was also recorded under lockdown conditions, but there the similarity ends. Whereas ‘...
Colder Suns Yesterday Is All I Want Review
Colder Suns are a four piece London based rock band whose influences are an eclectic mix, drawn from across a wide range of genres....




























