ALIZARIN play scintillating prog-metal and create a sonic soundscape
'The Last Semblance' is the second album from LA band Alizarin, whose debut album 'Cast Zenith' was a wholly instrumental piece of work. Guitar...
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...
Deicide take a detour in Manchester on their way to Hell
Deicide have a history of announcing shows that don't happen and for the most part, that's not their fault but it does make the...
Review: Decipher – Blame Yourself EP
Track-by-Track review of Blame Yourself by Decipher:
Prelude
Lulls the listener into a false sense of security offering a dream-like fantasy of music but with the...
Lorna Shore: Pains Remains in Manchester
On a bitterly cold December day, a sold-out crowd congregates in Manchester for what could be the biggest metal show of the year, Lorna...
Six Songs From The Seventies – 1970s
Select six songs from the seventies was the brief. A seemingly impossible task, as that decade saw the growth of heavy rock, glam rock,...
Savoy Brown – City Night
I’ve no idea how old Kim Simmonds is but he’s spent over 50 years rocking the blues and doesn’t appear to be letting up...
Steve Hackett – Foxtrot at Fifty, plus Hackett Highlights ‘live’ in Brighton
Steve Hackett joined Genesis in time to play on their 1971 Nursery Cryme album, replacing founding member Anthony Phillips on guitar, and he remained...
Laughing Stock: Life in Seven Dreams Review
Norwegian prog rockers Laughing Stock have been immensely productive these past few years, and their latest offering, the intriguingly titled Life in Seven Dreams,...
Faetooth Live in Cologne: Fairy Doom Comes Alive
When I first stumbled across Faetooth through Spotify's gloriously unpredictable Radio algorithm, I was immediately hooked by 'La Sorcière'. One song was all it...
