Sunday, January 12, 2025

Review: Horrendous – Ecdysis

3
When I pressed play on this album, I was hoping the band name was not intended as a pre-description of what was to come....

Review: Joanne Shaw Taylor – The Dirty Truth

3
Four studio albums in and this time round were getting The Dirty Truth. So what’s the rap sheet say so far about Joanne Shaw...

Review: Another Dead Hero – Dystopia

3
It may be more than a decade since the heyday of nu-metal, but the tremors from its impact are still being felt. While most...

Review: Yellowcard – Lift A Sail

Yellowcard are back with their 7th new album 'Lift A Sail', which is breaking new boundaries for the band. “We Really feel like we got...

Review: Meshuggah – The Ophidian Trek

3
Creating a brilliant live album is a tricky game to play.  For every ‘Kiss Alive’ or Thin Lizzy’s ‘Live and Dangerous’, there are dozens...

Review: Blackberry Smoke – Leave A Scar, Live In North Carolina

4
If you are looking for something fun, something a bit jazzy, with a sprinkle of blues and country, and predominantly southern rock, then I would...

Review: Snailking – Storm

2
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: Unaussprechlichen Kulten – Baphomet Pan Shub Niggurath

3
Genre: Death Metal Established as a band in 1999 in Santiago, Chile, it is conceptually and spiritually focused on exploring and experiencing the dark side...

Review: Trascëndental – Nothingness

4
Genre: Death Metal Spanish death metal act TRASCËNDENTAL formed back in 1991 with the release of their first demo entitled ‘Uncertain Future’ being released in...

Review: Chelsea Grin – Ashes To Ashes

6
Heavy fucking metal all the way from Salt Lake City. In 2012 Chelsea Grin made a huge impression across the shore with their EP...