Nephila weave a web on self-titled album
Nephilia is the Latin name for the orb weaver spider and suits the band of that name perfectly, as they also weave a complicated...
Periphery’s IV Hail Stan pushes the boundaries of progressive alternative metal
The latest iteration from Periphery’s numerical albums offers up nine new tracks for it’s forth chapter, Hail Stan. This sixth studio album by the...
Dirty Streets release Distractions
A three-piece blues rock band is usually my goblet of wine and although onto their 5thalbum, new to me band Dirty Streets are now firmly...
Review: Donnie Vie – The White Album
Former Enuff Z’nuff lead vocalist Donnie Vie takes his infatuation with The Beatles to extremes with The White Album, not least in paying homage...
IAmFire packs one hell of a punch with debut From Ashes
From Ashes is the debut released from Danish based stoner rock band IAmFire and, evidently, was recorded as far back as 2014. I’m unclear...
Bowling For Soup prove there is no stopping them after decades of touring –...
Venue: Academy, Newcastle. Support: Army Of Freshmen, The Aquabats.
Way back in 2013, Bowling For Soup announced they were calling it a day in terms...
Lunatic Soul’s Transition II: folk-forest melancholy
Earlier in 2026, Mariusz Duda stunned everyone in the prog community by walking away from Polish progmeisters, Riverside, and as he was co-founder, vocalist,...
Quinn Sullivan offers us Salvation
Guitar prodigy Quinn Sullivan is back with another carefully crafted and performed blend of soul and blues with the odd funky interjection. The new...
Review: Varg – Das Ende aller Lugen
With a rumble and a German sampled voice the album is underway. I love the German lingo – it really gives your tongue a...
Cattle Decapitation – Terrasite, a new height of misanthropic hostility
Cattle Decapitation exploded onto the scene in the late 90s and the early 2000s with a breed of socially conscious Death Metal that could...
