Monday, January 12, 2026

Review: Barb Wire Dolls – Desperate

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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

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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

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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

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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...
Arch Enemy - Will to Power

Review: Arch Enemy – Will to Power

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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’

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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

blanket ‘How To Let Go’ is out now via Music For Nations

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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.

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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

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In January 2016 Grammy nominated blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa packed his platinum selling albums away and headed off to Carnegie Hall where he...