Review: Blackberry Smoke – Like an Arrow
If you hear the word “Americana” and your face turns sour and your eyes come-over all glassy — Wait a minute. Figure this: Americana...
Live: Ugly Kid Joe, Riverside, Newcastle
Some see Ugly Kid Joe as an oddity of the grungey, post-glam metal scene. A one-hit wonder even. They will for sure be remembered...
Review: Sonic Syndicate — Confessions
The heavy metal outfit SONIC SYNDICATE from Falkenberg in Sweden recently underwent a sonic change. They also switched personnel. Out went bass player Karin...
Barb Wire Dolls — Live at the Camden Assembly
They shuffled onto stage at London's Camden London Assembly (former Barfly) with an attitude that seemed rather apathetic if not lackadaisical.
Running 15 minutes late...
Review: Norma Jean – Polar Similar
Norma Jean is a pretty unique band. There are very few bands that can produce something new over the course of seven albums, inventive...
Review: Aghast – Something Else, Something Rotten
Opening track ‘King Bitch’ is one good way of opening up an album - razor edged guitar riffs, a thunderous beat and raspy vocals. If you...
Review: Demon – Cemetery Junction
Demon Formed in 1979 - I remember that year so well being the year I left school and got my first job, so I...
Review: Echelon – Brimstone Aggrandizement
Getting down to the nitty gritty of getting your ears around some classic death metal is always a good thing for me. Feeling the...
Review: Exist Immortal – Breathe
Sometimes, the right band comes along at just the right time. I was listening to Textures when Exist Immortal’s latest offering appeared in my...
Review: Electric Six – Fresh Blood For Tired Vampyres
SEX! DISCO! GORE! MORE SEX! GUITAR SOLOS! NEAR-EXTRATERRESTRIAL KEYBOARDS!
That’s right ladies and gents, the only band to convincingly replicate the sound of a LSD-fuelled-disco-rock-orgy...
